Arsenal v Birmingham City, 17 October 2009
| Score | 3-1 to Arsenal |
| Referee | Lee Probert |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Emirates Stadium |
| Attendance | 60,082 |
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3 Arsenal
Manager: Arsene Wenger
Goals:
| Robin van Persie | 16 |
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| Abou Diaby | 18 |
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| Andrei Arshavin | 84 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Vito Mannone
Defender
William Gallas
Defender
Thomas Vermaelen
Defender/Midfielder
Emmanuel Eboué
Defender/Midfielder
Kieran Gibbs
Defender/Midfielder
Alex Song
Midfielder
Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder
Abou Diaby
Midfielder
Tomáš Rosický
Midfielder/Forward
Theo Walcott
Forward
Robin van Persie
Substitutions:
| Andrei Arshavin for Theo Walcott | 33 |
| Bakary Sagna for Tomáš Rosický | 72 |
| Jack Wilshere for Emmanuel Eboué | 90 |
Cards:
| Alex Song | 73 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Manuel Almunia
Defender
Bakary Sagna
Defender
Mikaël Silvestre
Defender/Midfielder
Armand Traoré
Midfielder
Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder
Jack Wilshere
Forward
Andrei Arshavin
Comments:
League position: 4thGoals:
| Lee Bowyer | 38 |
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Starting lineup:
Joe Hart
Goalkeeper
Stephen Carr
Defender
Scott Dann
Defender
Roger Johnson
Defender/Centre back
Liam Ridgewell
Defender/Midfielder
Lee Bowyer
Midfielder
Lee Carsley
Midfielder
Barry Ferguson
Midfielder
Seb Larsson
Midfielder
Cameron Jerome
Forward
James McFadden
Forward
Substitutions:
| Garry O'Connor for Cameron Jerome | 61 |
| Gary McSheffrey for James McFadden | 70 |
| Kevin Phillips for Lee Carsley | 79 |
Cards:
| Joe Hart | 58 | Y |
| Liam Ridgewell | 63 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Maik Taylor
Midfielder
Damien Johnson
Midfielder
Jay O'Shea
Forward
Marcus Bent
Forward
Gary McSheffrey
Forward
Garry O'Connor
Forward
Kevin Phillips
Comments:
League position: 4thComments:
League position: 16th