Mark Bosnich blundered to send Arsenal on their way to victory at Highbury, handing Paul Merson a tap in goal shortly after the break. The luckless Villa keeper had performed miracles to keep Arsenal out before the interval but two minutes into the second half, Bosnich failed to hold the winger’s low cross and Merson was presented with an open goal six yards out. In the 78th minute, Ian Wright doubled their lead but even then, however, Wright’s mishit shot went in off the diving Bosnich’s body.