Check out our exclusive player ratings and Opta match stats from Aston Villa's Premier League match with Arsenal.
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Like Rio Ferdinand earlier in the day, Johan Djourou pulled out of the match in the warm-up meaning Kolo Toure returned to the first XI partnering William Gallas in the centre of defence.
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| Aston Villa |
2 |
Arsenal |
2 |
| Brad Friedel |
7 |
Manuel Almunia |
6 |
| Nigel Reo-Coker |
6.5 |
Bacary Sagna |
7.5 |
| Curtis Davies |
6.5 |
Kolo Toure |
5.5 |
| Zat Knight |
7 |
William Gallas |
6 |
| Luke Young |
6 |
Mikael Silvestre |
6 |
| James Milner |
7 |
Emmanuel Eboue |
6.5 |
| Steve Sidwell |
*8.5 |
Alexandre Song (off 43) |
6.5 |
| Stiliyan Petrov |
6.5 |
Denilson |
7 |
| Gareth Barry |
7.5 |
Samir Nasri (off 82) |
5.5 |
| Ashley Young |
7.5 |
Abou Diaby |
8 |
| Gabriel Adbonlahor |
7 |
Robin Van Persie |
6 |
| Substitutes |
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Substitutes |
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| Brad Guzan |
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Lukasz Fabianski |
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| Marlon Harewood |
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Carlos Vela |
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| Nathan Delfouneso |
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Aaron Ramsey (on 43) |
6 |
| Moustapha Salifou |
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Jack Wilshere |
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| Nicky Shorey |
|
Gael Clichy (on 82) |
6.5 |
| Craig Gardner |
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Nicklas Bendtner |
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| Isaiah Osbourne |
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| Aston Villa |
Team Statistics |
Arsenal |
| 2 |
Goals |
2 |
| 0 |
1st Half Goals |
1 |
| 6 |
Shots on Target |
3 |
| 4 |
Shots off Target |
3 |
| 7 |
Blocked Shots |
3 |
| 7 |
Corners |
6 |
| 11 |
Fouls |
10 |
| 3 |
Offsides |
0 |
| 4 |
Yellow Cards |
4 |
| 0 |
Red Cards |
0 |
| 67.9 |
Passing Success |
68.6 |
| 39 |
Tackles |
30 |
| 71.8 |
Tackles Success |
86.7 |
| 45.6 |
Possession |
54.4 |
| 53.6 |
Territorial Advantage |
46.4 |
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