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Arsenal 5 - 0 Aston Villa: Arsenal climb to fifth after thumping Aston Villa 5-0

Arsenal's Cazorla celebrates scoring a penalty against Aston Villa with Akpom during their English Premier League soccer match in London

Arsenal climbed above rivals Tottenham Hotspur into fifth in the Premier League after an emphatic 5-0 victory against goal-shy Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

France forward Olivier Giroud opened the scoring in the eighth minute after he was sent clear by Mesut Ozil's delightful flick before the German added a second with a low finish.

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