Aston Villa vs Arsenal
Match pulse
AVLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'ARS 
46%Possession54%
17Shots9
6On target3
7Corners6
1Saves4
11Fouls10
Final score
Aston Villa and Arsenal drew 2-2 on Friday, December 26, 2008 at Villa Park. Goals for Aston Villa: Gareth Barry (65' pen) and Zat Knight (90'+1'). Goals for Arsenal: Denílson (40') and Abou Diaby (49').
| Lineup (4-5-1) | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| Manuel AlmuniaG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johan DjourouCD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William GallasCD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kolo TouréCD-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mikaël SilvestreLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bacary SagnaRB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex SongCM-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DenílsonCM-R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abou DiabyAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Samir NasriLM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel EbouéRM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Robin van PersieF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Aaron Ramsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicklas Bendtner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Vela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gaël Clichy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kolo Touré | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lukasz Fabianski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Wilshere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
