The Ignominy of Aston Villa Barring a late-season miracle, Aston Villa will suffer “the drop.”

An anatomy of Aston Villa's rapid fall towards relegation LAURIE WHITWELL: In truth, the fans have seen it coming for years. But Aston Villa's demise into disaster this season has been sharper than anybody could have predicted.

Aston Villa 0-2 Arsenal: Gunners go top at Villa Park LAURIE WHITWELL AT VILLA PARK: Arsenal are Premier League leaders, for now, after dismantling rock bottom Aston Villa with two first-half goals from Olivier Giroud and Aaron Ramsey.

Aston Villa 0-2 Arsenal PLAYER RATINGS: Mesut Ozil is star of the show Arsenal moved top of the Barclays Premier League with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Aston Villa at Villa Park on Sunday afternoon. Sportsmail looks at the best and worst performers from.

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Record 12th FA Cup final victory for Arsenal - CNN.com Holders Arsenal wrapped up a record 12th FA Cup triumph by brushing aside Aston Villa 4-0 in a one-sided final at Wembley Saturday.

Aston Villa vs QPR LIVE: Sherwood looks to continue fine form Aston Villa and Queens Park Rangers face off in a clash that could be decisive to their Barclays Premier League fortunes at Villa Park on Tuesday night. Follow Sportsmail's live coverage here.

Mesut Ozil was flawless against Aston Villa Mesut Ozil has been a maligned figure at times in his Arsenal career but the attacking midfielder's dominant display in the 5-0 victory over Aston Villa was one of his best yet on these shores.

Arsenal 5-0 Aston Villa: Ozil and Giroud ensure Gunners rout Mesut Ozil scored one and set up another as Arsenal crushed Aston Villa 5-0 at the Emirates Stadium. Olivier Giroud, Theo Walcott, Santi Cazorla and hector bellerin also found the back of the net.

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