Villa memimpin ketika pemain bertahan Arsenal Philippe Senderos memanfaatkan kesalahan Gabriel Agbonlahor yang menembakkan bola ke depan gawang sendiri pada menit ke-27, Ia menahan bola dan melakukan tembakan ke mulut gawang.
Villa went ahead when Arsenal defender Philippe Senderos turned a Gabriel Agbonlahor shot into his own net after 27 minutes and were in control with some excellent football.