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HALF TIME Arsenal's dominance is rewarded by two goals late on in the first half, but don't forget they were 2-0 up last week at the break against Spurs. Villa have been rotten, and are booed off.
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 GOAL But Villa's reprieve is only temporary as Nasri's volley from the corner is deflected into the net.
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What a save! Incredible point blank stop from Friedel as Chamakh meets Sagna's cross from six yards but is denied by a superb reflex save.
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Houllier needs to do something at half time because this could turn into a rout if Villa continue to be so submissive.
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Villa are all over the place at the back. Dunne and Collins showed Arshavin inside and allowed him to get a shot off for the goal, then Warnock gambled on an offside call and allowed Nasri in.
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Oh dear it should be two! Arsenal get hold of the ball, Nasri springs the offside trap and rounds Friedel but off balance, hits his shot into the side netting, That should have been game over!
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 GOAL Finally, a decent shot on goal brings Arsenal a goal. Arshavin cuts in from the right and beats Friedel with a low shot.
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Bannan robs Song after a slip and tries to find Carew but the pass was too near Squillaci.
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Now a stray arm from Wilshere blocks Bannan's cross and that could easily have been a pen.
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Decent move from Villa as Bannan slides in Warnock but his cross is cleared by Koscielny.
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Arshavin skips past Pires and Chamakh lays his cross off to Nasri but his shot hits his own team-mate.
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A lovely turn of pace from Pires. Yes, you read that right. He skips past two and launches a counter but Young's eventual cross is cleared.
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Nearly another Richard Dunne own goal as Nasri hammers a ball across the face. Dunne's shank goes over the bar and behind for a corner.
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Eight Arsenal shots on goal to one from Villa.
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Comment from Kevin Palmer at Villa Park: Typical Arsenal here. Pretty passing, lots of chances, no goals. Then the opposition come closest to scoring.
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Now Wilshere gets in the area and pulls the ball back but no-one is there to profit.
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A poor pass from Clark sets Arsenal off again but after more pretty passing they end up with another throw.
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Friedel punches Arshavin's inswinger away at the near post.
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One Arsenal corner on the right leads to another Arsenal corner on the left.
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More lovely stuff from Arsenal but no cutting edge as Arshavin and Chamakh look to combine.
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Finally a chance for Villa as Downing crosses and Young knocks it over the bar at the far post. Difficult opening but he should have done better.
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Arsenal need to score in this patch because Villa surely can't get any worse?
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A pathetic dive from Arshavin as Bannan nudged him. Get up.
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Another silky move ends with an Arsenal corner.
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A lovely spell of passing from Arsenal breaks down when Sagna's lay off is miscontrolled by Rosicky.
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A Villa corner is wasted as the home side give the ball away.
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The corner is cleared to Rosicky, who feeds Nasri but his effort from outside the box is poor and well wide.
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Now Arshavin's shot is blocked inside the area. Its a matter of time this.
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Now Arshavin gets into the box and squares it for Chamakh but he can't collect it.
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Decent defending from Clark as Nasri tried to skip to the byline.
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Chamakh wins a flick and Rosicky is round the back but his effort from the edge of the box is weak and easily claimed by Friedel.
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Koscielny is back on with a plain shirt now, as a Villa attack is interrupted for an offside decision.
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Another misplaced pass from Bannan.
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It was an arm I think but no malice involved.
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Koscielny has some blood round his mouth after an aerial challenge with Carew.
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A rare spell of possession for Villa ends with an overhit Banna pass.
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Song is hoovering up the scraps whenever a long ball up to Carew falls loose. Villa's gameplan all wrong at the minute.
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A rare break downfield ends with Warnock sliding in on Squillaci and squealing in pain. He looks ok to carry on though.
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Another wave of Arsenal possession ends with a scuffed shot wide from Chamakh.
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Sagna's cross from the right is met by Chamakh but the ball then flicks off Luke Young and Arsenal have a throw on the left.
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Carew looks very isolated up front on his own so far. Villa can't get hold of the ball.
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Now Rosicky goes close with an angled drive after Wilshere's lay off. Its all Arsenal.
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Now Nasri gets in down the right side and Warnock redeems himself with a good block on the attempted cross.
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Chamakh nearly scores inside 15 seconds! Warnock gives the ball away, Arshavin turns it into the box and Friedel comes out to save from the striker.
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We're off..
