Aston Villa v Arsenal, 13 December 2015

Score2-0 to Arsenal
RefereeKevin Friend
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance33,285

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Aston Villa remained without a win against Arsenal at Villa Park in 17 Premier League games since this day in 1998 when the visiting Gunners also led 2-0 at half-time. Kick-off: 1.30pm

0 Aston Villa

2 Arsenal

Goals:

Goals:

Olivier Giroud penalty 8 P
Aaron Ramsey 38 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan
Defender Alan Hutton
Defender Jores Okore
Defender/Centre back Joleon Lescott
Defender/Midfielder Leandro Bacuna
Midfielder Idrissa Gueye
Midfielder Carlos Sánchez
Midfielder Jordan Veretout
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Rudy Gestede
Forward Scott Sinclair

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender Per Mertesacker
Defender Nacho Monreal
Midfielder Mathieu Flamini
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Joel Campbell
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Olivier Giroud

Substitutions:

Carles Gil for Rudy Gestede 57
Jack Grealish for Idrissa Gueye 78
Adama Traoré for Scott Sinclair 87

Substitutions:

Kieran Gibbs for Joel Campbell 64
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Theo Walcott 64
Calum Chambers for Mesut Özil 86

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Bunn
Defender Jordan Lyden
Defender/Midfielder Ciaran Clark
Defender/Midfielder Ashley R Westwood
Midfielder Carles Gil
Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Mathieu Debuchy
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi

Comments:

League position: 20th Aston Villa extended their club record to 15 league games without a win (lost 12). They also created a new club record of nine home league games without a win. The previous eight-game record had stood since March 1921 Villa had now scored more than one goal in only one of their last eight Premier League and kept only two clean sheets in their 16 league games so far in this season. Their recently-appointed manager Remi Garde made 42 league and cup appearances for Arsenal between October 1996 and February 1999. This was Villa's 500th home defeat in their league history.

Comments:

League position: 1st In their 2,000th away game in the top division, Arsenal returned to the top of the table with their 11th victory in their last 15 Premier League away games (lost two). Olivier Giroud's penalty was his 50th Premier League goal for Arsenal. He became the seventh Gunner to reach this landmark after Thierry Henry (175), Ian Wright (104), Robin Van Persie (96), Dennis Bergkamp (87), Robert Pires (62) and Theo Walcott (52 to date). This was the 169th clean sheet of keeper Petr Cech's Premier League career, so equalling the competition record set by David James.