Winning Ugly

Recovery is on the way. Abou Diaby’s first half goal settled this match. A landmark match for Wenger. It was his 400th Premiership match in charge.

Diaby’s second ever goal came when he deflected Baptista’s shot past Thomas Sorensen. In fairness, it was his illustrious run from the left that brought Arsenal the lead. Soon after, there was enough chances to kill off the game. Once again, the goal mouth shyness rears its head again. It is a recurring nightmare.

Luckily, Aston Villa did not punish the Gunners. John Carew was quite a handful, though. I remember this tall chap bundled the Gunners out of the Champions League some seasons ago.

This match also tells us more… Jérèmie Alaidière and Julio Baptista are quite capable of appalling finishing too. To wrap it up, a fine effort against the hosts and Arsenal are up to third place.