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Aston Villa
Home team Score Away Team

Aston Villa

  • Barry 65(pen) Knight 90
 2 - 2

Arsenal

  • Denilson 40 Diaby 49
Arsenal

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  • Barclays Premier League
  • 26th Dec 2008
  • KO 17:15
  • Att: 42,585

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Aston Villa Player ratings
Player Our Rating Your Rating
Brad Friedel
Not much to do for the big man 		7 6.3
Zat Knight
His injury time goal could prove vital 		10 7.6
Curtis Davies
Solid if unspectacular 		8 6.7
Luke Young
Had a decent game 		7 6.8
Steve Sidwell
Great in the first half but quitened down in the second 		7 6.5
Nigel Reo-Coker
Rather quiet 		7 6.5
Gareth Barry
Excellent in attack although lucky not to be sent off late on 		7 7.0
James Milner
Not at fault for either goal 		8 6.8
Stiliyan Petrov
Not his best game 		6 6.6
Gabriel Agbonlahor
Looked dangerous but nullified by Sagna 		7 7.1
Ashley Young
Villa's most potent attacking threat 		9 7.4
Arsenal Player ratings
Player Our Rating Your Rating
Manuel Almunia
Looked very shaky far too often 		6 5.8
Mikael Silvestre
Solid in defence but gave the ball away too many times 		7 5.5
William Gallas
At fault for the penalty and beaten too many times 		5 4.8
Bacary Sagna
Absolutely fantastic 		10 8.3
Kolo Toure
Some dodgy clearances marred an otherwise good game 		7 6.0
Alexandre Song
Good until injured 		7 5.4
Abou Diaby
Shades of Vieira 		8 7.1
Denilson
Played the Fabregas role with distinction 		8 6.7
Emmanuel Eboue
His best game this season 		8 6.4
Robin van Persie
Had very little to work with 		7 5.9
Samir Nasri
Quiet and innefective 		6 5.1
Gael Clichy
(Sub)
Not on long enough to make an impact 		7 5.6
Aaron Ramsey
(Sub)
Very subdued and shaky in possession 		8 5.9

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