Following a dramatic two goal run from Aston Villa in the first half, the Gunners took to the field in the second half looking to prove a point.
However, given the way the team played in the first half, it was going to be an uphill battle for the team to get back in the match.
In the 53rd minute, Dunne took out Ramsey in the box and the referee pointed straight to the spot.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robin-van-Persie-c31380 stepped up to take the resulting spot kick and sent his effort low into the bottom left of the goal.
As a result of that goal, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 seemed to get motivated and looked to attack Villa repeatedly.
In the 56th minute, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Theo-Walcott-c34873 broke free on the right flank and tried a sneaky flick past Given. However, his effort fell straight to a defender. Coincidently for Arsenal the defender’s clearance hit Walcott on the face and sailed into the back of the net.
As a result, both the teams went level at two goals apiece.
In the 60th minute, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Darren-Bent-c10358 tracked back to try and help his team out. However, the striker took out Koscielny in the box and went on award Arsenal another penalty.
Van Persie stepped up to take the spot kick once again and this time the striker chose to blast the ball on the right side of the goal.
As a result, the Gunners went up by three goals to two.
As the match progressed, Arsenal maintained their pressure on Aston Villa, but failed to score another goal.
Thanks to the quick turnaround in the second half, Arsenal went on to win the game in dramatic fashion and secured a spot in the next round of the FA Cup.
The form shown by Arsenal proved that they could still win a trophy by the end of the season.
The line ups for the game were as follows:
ARSENAL: Fabianski, Coquelin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Song, Rosicky, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Van Persie, Walcott
Subs: Szczesny, Sagna, Arteta, Benayoun, Arshavin, Park, Henry.
ASTON VILLA: Given, Hutton, Cuellar, Dunne, Warnock, Ireland, Clark, Petrov, Agbonlahor, Keane, Bent
Subs: Guzan, Heskey, Bannan, Weimann, Lichaj, Baker, Gardner.
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