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Birmingham City 0 Arsenal 3 matchcentre

Statistics from the match played between the two on Saturday, 1st January 2011

Barclays Premier League Date: Saturday, 1st January 2011 Kick off: 17:30 Venue: St. Andrews
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0 - 3 Arsenal
van Persie 13
Nasri 58
Johnson 65 (og)
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Match Finished
Starting line-ups
26 Ben Foster
2 Stephen Carr
15 Scott Dann
6 Liam Ridgewell
5 Roger Johnson
4 Lee Bowyer (Zigic 69)
12 Barry Ferguson
7 Sebastian Larsson
23 Jean Beausejour (Hleb 59)
8 Craig Gardner
10 Cameron Jerome (Phillips 80)
Substitutes
18 Keith Fahey
28 Martin Jiránek
19 Nikola Zigic (Bowyer 69)
1 Maik Taylor
14 Matt Derbyshire
22 Aliaksandr Hleb (Beausejour 59)
9 Kevin Phillips (Jerome 80)
Starting line-ups
21 Lukasz Fabianski
20 Johan Djourou
6 Laurent Koscielny
3 Bacary Sagna
22 Gael Clichy
4 Francesc Fábregas
17 Alexandre Song
14 Theo Walcott (Arshavin 79)
8 Samir Nasri
19 Jack Wilshere (Pereira Neves 79)
10 Robin van Persie
Substitutes
23 Andrey Arshavin (Walcott 79)
15 Denilson Pereira Neves (Wilshere 79)
52 Nicklas Bendtner
7 Tomas Rosicky
53 Wojciech Szczesny
18 Sebastien Squillaci
27 Emmanuel Eboué
50% Possession 50%
7 Goal Attempts 18
1 On Target 11
5 Off Target 7
1 Hit Woodwork 0
4 Corners 5
6 Offsides 0
8 Fouls 9
Referee Attendance
Peter Walton 24,341
Birmingham C. cards shown
8 mins Roger Johnson Unsporting behaviour
28 mins Liam Ridgewell Unsporting behaviour
51 mins Scott Dann Unsporting behaviour
Arsenal cards shown
34 mins Johan Djourou Unsporting behaviour
Time   Comments
- mc-whistle Match ends, Birmingham City 0, Arsenal 3.
90+4 mc-whistle Second Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Arsenal 3.
9   Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90+4   Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Stephen Carr.
90+3   Nikola Zigic (Birmingham City) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Sebastian Larsson with a cross following a corner.
90+3   Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Johan Djourou.
90+1   Attempt missed. Kevin Phillips (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Craig Gardner.
90   Attempt saved. Robin van Persie (Arsenal) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Francesc Fabregas with a through ball.
88   Foul by Francesc Fabregas (Arsenal).
88   Roger Johnson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in his own half.
87   Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sebastian Larsson.
86   Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Liam Ridgewell.
-   First Half begins.
85   Offside, Birmingham City. Barry Ferguson tries a through ball, but Roger Johnson is caught offside.
85   Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
85   Attempt missed. Stephen Carr (Birmingham City) right footed shot from long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Roger Johnson.
82   Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Roger Johnson.
82   Attempt missed. Denilson (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robin van Persie following a corner.
81   Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ben Foster.
81   Attempt saved. Andrey Arshavin (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robin van Persie.
80   Substitution, Birmingham City. Kevin Phillips forward replaces Cameron Jerome.
79   Substitution, Arsenal. Andrey Arshavin midfielder replaces Theo Walcott.
79   Substitution, Arsenal. Denilson midfielder replaces Jack Wilshere.
79   Offside, Birmingham City. Roger Johnson tries a through ball, but Nikola Zigic is caught offside.
78   Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jack Wilshere.
74   Attempt saved. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samir Nasri.
73   Foul by Alexandre Song (Arsenal).
73   Aliaksandr Hleb (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in his own half.
73   Attempt saved. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexandre Song.
72   Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72   Delay in match Theo Walcott (Arsenal) because of an injury.
71   Attempt missed. Francesc Fabregas (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Robin van Persie.
69   Substitution, Birmingham City. Nikola Zigic forward replaces Lee Bowyer.
65 mc-goal Own Goal by Roger Johnson, Birmingham City. Birmingham City 0, Arsenal 3.
65   Attempt saved. Francesc Fabregas (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samir Nasri.
63   Lukasz Fabianski (Arsenal) wins a free kick in his own half.
63   Foul by Cameron Jerome (Birmingham City).
62   Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62   Delay in match Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) because of an injury.
59   Substitution, Birmingham City. Aliaksandr Hleb midfielder replaces Jean Beausejour.
58 mc-goal Goal! Birmingham City 0, Arsenal 2. Samir Nasri (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Francesc Fabregas.
56   Offside, Birmingham City. Roger Johnson tries a through ball, but Stephen Carr is caught offside.
54   Attempt saved. Samir Nasri (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Francesc Fabregas with a through ball.
53   Attempt missed. Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Samir Nasri.
51 mc-yellow Scott Dann (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50   Theo Walcott (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
50   Foul by Scott Dann (Birmingham City).
50   Attempt blocked. Cameron Jerome (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Bowyer.
49   Francesc Fabregas (Arsenal) wins a free kick in his own half.
49   Foul by Stephen Carr (Birmingham City).
47   Attempt missed. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Francesc Fabregas.
46   Offside, Birmingham City. Barry Ferguson tries a through ball, but Liam Ridgewell is caught offside.
46   Foul by Francesc Fabregas (Arsenal).
46   Lee Bowyer (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in his own half.
-   Second Half begins Birmingham City 0, Arsenal 1.
45+3 mc-whistle First Half ends, Birmingham City 0, Arsenal 1.
44   Attempt saved. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gaël Clichy with a cross.
41   Delay over. They are ready to continue.
41   Delay in match Johan Djourou (Arsenal) because of an injury.
38   Attempt missed. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robin van Persie with a headed pass.
37   Attempt missed. Roger Johnson (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Cameron Jerome with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
36   Foul by Alexandre Song (Arsenal).
36   Lee Bowyer (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36   Attempt saved. Robin van Persie (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samir Nasri with a through ball.
34 mc-yellow Johan Djourou (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34   Foul by Johan Djourou (Arsenal).
34   Cameron Jerome (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28 mc-yellow Liam Ridgewell (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28   Theo Walcott (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
28   Foul by Liam Ridgewell (Birmingham City).
28   Attempt missed. Francesc Fabregas (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Samir Nasri.
26   Attempt missed. Jean Beausejour (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
25   Foul by Johan Djourou (Arsenal).
25   Cameron Jerome (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24   Foul by Samir Nasri (Arsenal).
24   Sebastian Larsson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
21   Foul by Robin van Persie (Arsenal).
21   Lee Bowyer (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in his own half.
18   Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Lukasz Fabianski.
18   Attempt saved. Sebastian Larsson (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
17   Foul by Francesc Fabregas (Arsenal).
17   Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15   Offside, Birmingham City. Scott Dann tries a through ball, but Cameron Jerome is caught offside.
13 mc-goal Goal! Birmingham City 0, Arsenal 1. Robin van Persie (Arsenal) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
12   Robin van Persie (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12   Foul by Scott Dann (Birmingham City).
11   Offside, Birmingham City. Jean Beausejour tries a through ball, but Cameron Jerome is caught offside.
11   Attempt saved. Robin van Persie (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Francesc Fabregas.
10   (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10   Back pass by Ben Foster (Birmingham City).
9   Delay over. They are ready to continue.
8 mc-yellow Roger Johnson (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
7   Delay in match Francesc Fabregas (Arsenal) because of an injury.
7   Francesc Fabregas (Arsenal) wins a free kick in his own half.
7   Foul by Roger Johnson (Birmingham City).
6   Attempt blocked. Robin van Persie (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
6   Francesc Fabregas (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6   Foul by Craig Gardner (Birmingham City).
3   Attempt missed. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Francesc Fabregas.
-   First Half begins.
-   Lineups are announced and players are warming up

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