BBC Sport Arsenal 3-2 Aston Villa
theo Walcott levelled before Van Persie sealed victory with a second spotkick after Bent's foul on Laurent Koscielny. Arsenal have only lost one of 34 FA Cup matches played at home under the stewardship of Arsene Wenger Arsenal, 10-times winners of the FA Cup, will now visit the winners of next week's Middlesbrough-Sunderland fourth-round replay. As for Villa, manager Alex McLeish will be wondering how on earth his side lost from a winning position. McLeish denied Arsenal a first trophy since 2005 11 months ago when he steered Birmingham City to a famous win over the Gunners in last season's Carling Cup final. But the Scot was the one left shell-shocked this time as Arsenal staged a magnificent fightback.
