Benayoun snatches victory for Gunners

Arsenal’s Yossi Benayoun celebrates with Theo Walcott after scoring at Villa Park.

IT WAS a game of landmarks and personal accolades but the most telling contribution in the end came from Arsenal’s on-loan star Yossi Benayoun.

While Robin Van Persie may have equalled Thierry Henry’s club record of 34 goals in a calendar year, and Aston Villa winger Marc Albrighton etched his own name into the history books with the 20,000th Premier League strike, Benayoun’s late winner settled an absorbing encounter.