Aston Villa vs Arsenal

1. 90'

   They may have had a helping hand from the referee, but it was a regulation win for Arsenal. They never really stepped up into second gear and return to the top of the Premiership table

2. 90'

   And there goes the final whistle

3. 90'

   Henry breaks forward, cuts inside for the shot - easy for Sorensen

4. 90'

   Cygan brings down Angel, and there's the chance for a consolation. Angel takes it himself but only hits the wall

5. 90'

   Two minutes to be added on

6. 89'

   "Two nil to the referee", chant the Villa faithful

7. 88'

   Ridgewell finds space on the left. His hanging cross finds Angel, but the Colombian canot get power on the header and it's easy for Lehmann

8. 87'

   Toure bursts into the Villa half and creates a chance, only for his powerful effort to held by Sorensen

9. 86'

   Free-kick to Villa. Hitzlsperger drifts it into the box, Campbell heads clear

10. 85'

    Hitzlsperger takes a quick free-kick but, on the stretch, Mellberg can't direct his header

11. 84'

    Toure breaks through the centre - but the offside flag has gone up

12. 83'

    Villa make a triple change themselves. Gareth Barry is off for Peter Crouch. Lee Hendrie is replaced by Ulises de la Cruz. And Liam Ridgewell is on for Marcus Allback

13. 82'

    Parlous looks for the run of Toure - playing up front, only for Mellberg to make the interception

14. 81'

    Edu drags back Delaney - a chance for Villa. Hendrie delivers from the left flank, but his cross is headed clear

15. 80'

    Both sides now look ready for the final whistle. Villa beaten, Arsenal happy with the 2-0 scoreline

16. 79'

    Whittingham's shot is blocked by Gilberto

17. 78'

    Time is running our for Aston Villa now, they don't look like many an inroad into Arsenal's advantage

18. 77'

    Parlour unleashes an effort from the angle of the box and it flies inches wide of the upright, oh so close to a third for Arsenal

19. 76'

    Hitzlsperger tries one from the edge of the box, but fires wide

20. 75'

    Arsenal to make three changes. Ray Parlour replaces Freddie Ljungberg. Robert Pires is replaced by Edu and Kolo Toure is on for Nwankwo Kanu

21. 74'

    Henry lays the ball off for Pires around the D, he looks to bend one into the top corner - and gets it horribly wrong and horribly wide. Goal-kick

22. 73'

    With Sorensen off his line Cole opts to shoot from just ten yards inside the Villa half, but it goes way over

23. 72'

    Now Angel climbs on Cole, and yet again the referee blows his whistle

24. 71'

    Free-kick for Villa after a handball by Pires

25. 70'

    Samuel brusts down the left, but yet again his final ball is woeful - far too deep and it gifts a goal-kick to the visitors

Leaders

AVLARS

Total Shots

Juan Pablo Angel

5

Thierry Henry

5

Saves

Thomas Sorensen

7

Jens Lehmann

8