Happy New Year - and welcome to our live text commentary from the late kick-off match at St Andrews. The game starts at 17:30 UK time.

Don't forget you can watch highlights of this match, along with every Premier League game, from 00:01 on Monday morning (UK only).

And there is the final whistle – super stuff from Arsenal in the second-half.

Another defensive header from Johan Djourou who has been very good today.

We will have three extra minutes

Perfect cross from Fabregas to van Persie but he cannot get any power on the close range header.

Of course all of this sets up Wednesday's clash between Arsenal and Manchester City very nicely – that will be one to watch.

Dann and Johnson need to combine to stop van Persie after a gem of ball from Arshavin

Arsenal defend the corner well – that hasn't always been the case today.

Great drilled low cross from Carr – nicked an Arsenal player on the way and it is corner.

Nothing much to report now...Arsenal passing the ball......A LOT

Foster has to push away a good effort from Arshavin – the Russian's first touch too. More great build-up play too.

At the other end it is Phillips on for Jerome…

Arsenal make a double change – Arshavin and Denilson on for Wilshere and Walcott.

Zigic almost puts a header in but he was offside anyway.

Some of the home fans are heading for the exits – can you blame them?

Ole chants from the Arsenal fans as they stroke the ball around with class again - a poor chip from Walcott ends the move though.

Ole chants from the Arsenal fans as they stroke the ball around with class again - a poor chip from Walcott ends the move though.

Walcott now in space on the right and he fires a shot straight at Foster....he had more time to run into the box though and make things easier for him.

More great stuff from Arsenal - little touch from van Persie finds Fabregas with only the final shot letting the thing down.

Bowyer off and Zigic comes on. Bowyer lucky not to have been sent off today - he actually wasn't even booked.