Danny Welbeck opened his Arsenal account as three goals in four minutes helped the Gunners beat Aston Villa. Arsenal opened the scoring when Welbeck put Mesut Ozil through on goal and the German slotted home calmly. Ozil repaid the favour by crossing for Welbeck to sidefoot in from close-range as the England striker scored for the first time in 16 club games. Villa defender Aly Cissokho turned a Kieran Gibbs shot into his own net and the Midlands side failed to recover.