| Score | 2-1 to Arsenal |
| Referee | Jonathan Moss |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Villa Park |
| Attendance | 35,818 |
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| Marc Albrighton | 54 |
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| Barry Bannan for Stephen Ireland | 45 |
| Nathan Delfouneso for Marc Albrighton | 88 |
| Ciaran Clark | 38 | Y |
| Alan Hutton | 90 | Y |
| Alan Hutton | 90 | Y |
| Alan Hutton | 90 | R |
Manager: Arsene Wenger
| Robin van Persie | penalty | 17 |
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| Yossi Benayoun | 87 |
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| Tomáš Rosický for Emmanuel Frimpong | 66 |
| Andrei Arshavin for Gervinho | 80 |
| Yossi Benayoun for Aaron Ramsey | 81 |
| Francis Coquelin | 27 | Y |
| Per Mertesacker | 45 | Y |
| Robin van Persie | 78 | Y |
Comments:
League position: 12thComments:
League position: 5th The Dubious Goals Committee has ruled on the following: - Arsenal's second goal against Aston Villa on 21st December has been confirmed as a Yossi Benayoun goal.