Aston Villa 0-0 Arsenal – Highlights Video

Title-chasing Arsenal maintained their long unbeaten streak at Villa Park but the woodwork twice denied them victory over Martin O’Neill’s side.

Cesc Fabregas struck the post in first-half stoppage time and then Tomas Rosicky crashed a shot against the underside of the bar after the break.

Villa played their full part in a pulsating end-to-end affair but failed to add the Gunners to the scalps of the other ‘big four’ teams they have beaten this season – Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea.

It means Arsenal have now gone 12 years since last tasting defeat away to Villa as they extended their unbeaten Barclays Premier League run to 10 matches from which they have collected 24 points.