Arsenal vs Aston Villa

3 points today meant we will increase the gap with spurs to 3 points and 8 for chelsea. Big game !!!!

Come on Heskey! (cough, deperation, cough cough)

Guess our boys are doing the business. Two goals up and van Persie hasn't even scored yet.

It's 2-1 at Anfield. Liverpool conceding again after drawing level.

GREAT game. RVP didn't score, but my oh my. I didn't think the Ramsey shot would go in, didn't have much pace on it. But Walcott's goal was Henry-esque. How he controlled the ball with his first touch and then just slid it past Friedel. And Arteta scored a screamer. No bend, just a straight bullet into the net. Pool lose and the Spuds draw. GREAT all around.

Friedel, Gunnerfan? This isn't 1987 mate. Lol. What Ramsey shot were you referring to?

Lol... Too early to be smoking Gunnerfan87

Arteta's strike <3

Fantastic result for us, and good to see us back to getting the early goals. The confidence surging through the team is there for all to see. I think its fair to say the team were coasting second half. Anyone still think we need to hand Wenger his P45?

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Nice easy run out for you guys, glad we were able to give you a training game, must be nice not to have to break into a sweat. Not so nice for us though, sod the team, just not right for the fans! Good luck for the rest of the season, Arsenal at least play football the right way imho.

Great game. Thanks @The Fear. TBH, I really dont know what the owners were thinking in bring Mcleish to Villa Park. He get one team relegated and comes for their neighbours. I love Villa and would really love em to stay up. I guess Mcleish just loves working in his comfort zone - The Championship.

2ns is very unlikely, but of the Top2 I want United to win the league.

It's funny looking back now and thinking about just how important a certain victory in Udine has turned out to be.

I am still undecided which of the two Manchester teams I'd rather win the title. While City's arrogant tapping up and attempt to buy the title infuriates me (then, there is Nasri to teach a lesson), I do have some noisy United fans around me I would like to be silenced. It's a Lose-Lose for me:-)

I think AW works in Clarks going off his pre-match interview

well, well...Stoke up against City.

Sorry wyn,i removed comment under the vital logins and put it up as 'my' username!

Been out with the family today so didn't see any of the game. Extatic with the result and with Chelsea and Tottenham drawing. This end of season run in seems to be a metaphoric photographic negative of previous seasons. Where as we haven't looked like winning a game in the run-ins of the last few years, but this year we don't look like losing. I even feel like we can turn City and Chelsea over at our gaff. Against all odds it looks like we'll be playing CL football next year. Extrodinary run of results, we'll probably see Wenger win the manager of the month award for the second month in a row. Quite a turn around.

Spuds and Chelski draw, Liverpool lose, and The Arsenal get 3pts and a Clean sheet! And What a Freekick from Arteta! Beautiful just Beautiful!

@ Naija. I guess I would go with a Man City win. Its a lot more bearable than United lifting the Prem. Cos me dear, we wouldn't hear the last of it. Imagine how Liverpool fans are feeling now. They used to have bragging rights for most 1st division wins but United are having the last laugh and the joke will be on us...

Thi is one of the reasons why I likw Woj Szczezny so much class http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/arsenal/116164/arsenal-keeper-wojciech-szczesny-picks-up-tab-for-childrens-party-in-north-london-restaurant.html

Apparently there are no easy games in the Prem, but this clearly was an exception, Villa rarely threatened and were quite generous in their defending. I'd take the 3 pts of course and its good to get a few comfortable wins under the belt. Good times recently, but things can change very quickly, so this team needs to keep on going, racking up the 3 pts every game. Its good to have a 8 pt cushion to 4th coz that could shrink rapidly.

Guys, I live in Nigeria, but I've been a Gooner since living in North London as a youngster, but I get the bulk of my Arsenal news through this site and newsnow. I'm giving this background information, so that my question may be placed in context. How come those folks over at legrove always manage to sound like we've lost, even when we just won? Why are they always so negative? I've tried asking them severally, but they've always responded by either deleting my posts, or by censoring them outright. I only seek enlightenment, and whilst I've resolved never to go back their, I'm seriously baffled as to why they are so negative.

Thanks for the lowdown fox, I was just wondering how come they seem to take so much pleasure in running everything down. It's obvious we have issues to resolve over the summer months, and it's difficult to pretend the issues haven't been with us for some time, but credit where it's due, the team has recovered sufficiently to finish the season well, and I am sure that Wenger, the board and the players can see the need to do better next season, what I find exasperating, is the mindless negativity that pervades every article and most of the posts on that site. Chelsea have spent big for years, but it's looking increasingly likely, that it is UEFA Cup for competition for them next season, in spite of all the money spent. Man city are looking increasingly like they will end the season without any trophy as well, all after spending tons of money and running on fuel whilst we've had to run on sweat. I am not excusing the shambolic manner of our pre season, and I agree that we could have done a lot better with replacing lost players, but what is to be achieved with the excessive negativity that does nothing but kill fans morale? Again, I apologize for raising this issue on this thread, but after reading yet more negative posts on that site, I was just left puzzled as to the purpose of their vitriol. Wenger out, and then what? Harry Redknapp? SMH in wonder!

I guess I've heard enough to know never to go back their. Thanks guys for the crash course.