Tottenham's Dele Alli in action with Arsenal's Mohamed Elneny (Reuters)
Full time: Arsenal 4-0 Aston Villa
Scorers: Giroud 5,79,80, Mark Bunn (o.g.) 90
Yellow cards: Sanchez 40 (Aston Villa)
Starting lineups:
Arsenal: P. Cech; Nacho Monreal, L. Koscielny, Gabriel Paulista, Bellerin, M. Ozil, Santi Cazorla (Joel Campbell 89), J. Wilshere ( Mohamed Elneny 69), F. Coquelin, A. Sanchez, O. Giroud
Aston Villa:M. Bunn; J. Lescott, ( Micah Richards 65) A. Cissokho, K. Toner, C. Sanchez, S. Sinclair, A. Westwood, L. Bacuna, I. Gueye, J. Lyden ( Jack Grealish 75), J. Ayew
Venue: Emirates Stadium (London)
Referee: M. Clattenburg
League Positions:
Arsenal: 3rd, 68 pts, 37 matches, 19 wins, 11 draws, 7 losses
Aston Villa: 20th with 17 pts, 37 matches, 3 wins, 8 draws, 26 losses
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