Game #5005
Aston Villa
Friday, 26 December 2008


Drew
4th (-1)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
Premier League
Arsenal
Villa Park
Attendance: 42,585
🟨 26 Dec 2008, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-2

Arsenal

Assist(s) | Stiliyan Petrov | 90'+1 |
🟨 26 Dec 2008, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Friday, 26 December 2008
🥅 | 40’ Goal, 0-1, (Arsenal), Denílson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal
🥅 | 49’ Goal, 0-2, (Arsenal), Abou Diaby
⚽ | 65’ Goal, 1-2, Gareth Barry (pen)
🟨 | 72’ Booking, Gabriel Agbonlahor
🟨 | 77’ Booking, Nigel Reo-Coker
🟨 | 82’ Booking, Stiliyan Petrov
⚽ | 90’+1 Goal, 2-2, Zat Knight, Assist by Stiliyan Petrov
🟨 | 90’+4 Booking, Gareth Barry
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Arsenal
Match Statistics
Possession F | 48%
Possession A | 52%
Shots F | 17
Shots A | 9
Shots on Target F | 6
Shots on Target A | 3
Corners F | 7
Corners A | 6
Fouls F | 11
Fouls A | 10
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟨 26 Dec 2008, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Friday, 26 December 2008
Villa hammer Arsenal for the second time this season but have to settle for a draw - needing Zat Knight's first goal for the club in injury time to equalise. Villa drop back to fourth, three points ahead of their opponents with a run of very winnable games against Hull, West Brom, Sunderland, Portsmouth and Wigan coming up as the excitement of a potential championship challenge continues to build.
Villa recover from going 2 goals down against the run of play to make it 7 games unbeaten under Maritn O'Neill, during which time they've recorded 4 wins, to sit 4th in the table at the half way stage of the Premier League season.
Zat Knight clinches the equaliser with his 2nd goal in a Villa shirt on his 37th appearance (35 Starts) to make it W12 D14 L11, 2 Goals, 1 Assist, 1 Booking and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.
🟨 26 Dec 2008, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Arsenal


European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 2004-05
🟨 26 Dec 2008, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 2008-09 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Game | #19 |
Manager Game | #113 |
Friday, 26 December 2008
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🟨 26 Dec 2008, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: Martin O’Neill | 🇬🇧 | County Londonderry, 2006-2010
Referee: Lee Mason | 🏴 | Bolton, 2006-2021
Kick off: 5.15pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Martin O'Neill | 🇬🇧 | 2006-2010
🕒 113 | 🟩 | 45 🟨 | 37 🟥 31 | 1.52
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 26 Dec 2008, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Lee Mason | 🏴 | Bolton, 2006-2021
Matches Officiated: 10
🟩 : 3
🟨 : 5
🟥 : 2
🆘 : 2
Previous 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 24 Sep 08, Villa 0-1 QPR (h)
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Jake Collin, Mick McDonough
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

🟨 Gabriel Agbonlahor
🟨 Nigel Reo-Coker
🟨 Stiliyan Petrov
🟨 Gareth Barry
CARDS

🟨 Kolo Touré
🟨 Abou Diaby
🟨 Alex Song
🟨 Robin van Persie
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 26 Dec 2008, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Nigel Reo-Coker and Zat Knight replace Martin Laursen and Carlos Cuéllar.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.94 |
Oldest Player |
GK Brad Friedel | 🇺🇸 | 37.64 |
Youngest Player |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | 22.22 |
🟨 26 Dec 2008, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
MANAGER
Martin O'Neill | 🇬🇧 | 2006-2010

Aston Villa
GK Brad Friedel | 🇺🇸 |
CB Curtis Davies | 🏴 |
CB Zat Knight | 🏴 | ⚽ |
RB Luke Young | 🏴 |
M Steve Sidwell | 🏴 |
M Nigel Reo-Coker | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Stiliyan Petrov | 🇧🇬 | 🟨 | 🔥 |
M Gareth Barry | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
W James Milner | 🏴 |
W Ashley Young | 🏴 |
F Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴 | 🟨 |
MANAGER
Arsène Wenger | 🇫🇷 | (🤡)

Arsenal
GK Manuel Almunia | 🇪🇸 |
LB Mikaël Silvestre | 🇫🇷 |
CB Kolo Touré | 🇨🇮 | 🟨 |
CB William Gallas | 🇫🇷 |
RB Bacary Sagna | 🇫🇷 |
RB Emmanuel Eboué | 🇨🇮 |
M Abou Diaby | 🇫🇷 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
M Samir Nasri | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
M Denílson | 🇧🇷 | ⚽ |
M Alex Song | 🇲🇱 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
CF Robin van Persie | 🇳🇱 | 🟨 |
🟨 26 Dec 2008, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Samir Nasri | 🇫🇷 | (LB Gaël Clichy | 🇫🇷 |)
🔁 | M Alex Song | 🇲🇱 | (M Aaron Ramsey | 🏴 |)

🟨 26 Dec 2008, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
LB Nicky Shorey | 🏴 |
M Craig Gardner | 🏴 |
M Isaiah Osbourne | 🏴 |
M Moustapha Salifou | 🇹🇬 |
CF Marlon Harewood | 🏴 |
F Nathan Delfouneso | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

GK Lukasz Fabiański | 🇵🇱 |
M Jack Wilshere | 🏴 |
CF Nicklas Bendtner | 🇩🇰 |
CF Carlos Vela | 🇲🇽 |
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
🟨 26 Dec 2008, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 | | 20* |
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 26 Dec 2008, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Homegrown: 2/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 14/18
Homegrown: 5/18
SQUAD STATS

1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : ⭕/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 2/18
🟨 26 Dec 2008, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 26 Dec 2008, Villa 2-2 Arsenal, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME



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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS






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