Seventeen years ago to the day Aston Villa were 2-0 down at domestic against Arsenal at half-time and came back to win 3-2. While the scoreline was the same at the interval here,history never looked like repeating itself as Arsenal took their location at the Premier League summit and condemned Villa to a defeat that leaves them looking desperately lonely at the other halt of the table.
Olivier Giroud’s 50th Premier League goal, via a penalty kick after some strange refereeing from Kevin Friend, and put Arsenal on their way and a routine victory was effectively wrapped up when Aaron Ramsey broke away and added a moment seven minutes before half-time following yet another Mesut Özil assist. It was a superb team goal,showed Arsenal at their counterattacking best, and emphasised the chasm in class.
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Source: theguardian.com