5′ + 2 -  Villa deliver in the free kick but it is dealt with well by Arsenal. The hosts keep possession, but cannot find a way through and we head to the break in Birmingham with Arsenal well in front. 45′ -  Two minutes to be added on as Fabian Delph is attended to after picking up a knock. 43′ -  Arsenal keep possession well here. It looks like Villa are trying to just ride this wave out until half time where they can regroup. Will they even be up for the second half? It will be a real test of their character to see how they perform in these final 45 minutes. 41′ -  STAT ATTACK: Only Sunderland and Fulham (11) lost more home matches than Aston Villa (10) last season. Their minus seven goal differential at Villa Park was also worst among teams above the drop. 39′ -  The hosts are completely shell shocked! Their flawless start to the season has been undone in less than four minutes! It was all going quite well for Paul Lanberts team, who did not look at all like conceding. But credit to Arsenal who were absolutely clinical in the build-up to those goals. 36′ -  Own Goal - Aly Cissokho (Aston Villa) Gibbs picks up a loose ball atop the area after a deflection, and pushes forward. He blazes it across the box, and whether the intent was a shot or a pass is irrelevant at this point. Cissokho sees it running to Oxlade-Chamberlain at the far post and tries to turn it behind, but instead puts it into his own net! Three goals in less than four minutes for the Gunners! INCREDIBLE! 36′ -  ITS ALL FALLING APART FOR VILLA! ARSENAL TAKE A 3-0 LEAD! 34′ -  Assist - Mesut Özil (Arsenal) 34′ -  Goal - Danny Welbeck (Arsenal) Another brilliantly worked move as Welbeck lays off for Ramsey, who picks out Ozil along the left. The German slides a sensational ball across the face of goal that the striker turns in. Two goals in 79 seconds for the Gunners! 34′ -  DANNY WELBECK MAKES IT 2-0 JUST A MINUTE AFTER OZIL OPENED THE SCORING!
Posted on: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 14:57:29 +0000