Swansea City v Arsenal, 31 October 2015

Score3-0 to Arsenal
RefereeKevin Friend
CompetitionPremier League
VenueLiberty Stadium
Attendance20,937

View Swansea City v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm

0 Swansea City

3 Arsenal

Goals:

Goals:

Olivier Giroud 49 G
Laurent Koscielny 68 G
Joel Campbell 73 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabiański
Defender Federico Fernández
Defender Ashley Williams
Defender/Midfielder Kyle Naughton
Defender/Midfielder Neil Taylor
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey
Midfielder KI Sung-yueng
Midfielder/Forward André Ayew
Midfielder/Forward Jefferson Montero
Midfielder/Forward Gylfi Sigurdsson
Forward Bafetimbi Gomis

Starting lineup:

Petr Čech Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Per Mertesacker Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Francis Coquelin Midfielder
Mesut Özil Midfielder
Santi Cazorla Midfielder
Joel Campbell Midfielder/Forward
Alexis Sánchez Midfielder/Forward
Olivier Giroud Forward

Substitutions:

Modou Barrow for Jefferson Montero 79
Leon Britton for KI Sung-yueng 85
Eder for Bafetimbi Gomis 85

Substitutions:

Calum Chambers for Olivier Giroud 84
Kieran Gibbs for Joel Campbell 84
Alex Iwobi for Mesut Özil 90

Cards:

KI Sung-yueng 57 Y
Ashley Williams 89 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt
Defender/Right back Angel Rangel
Defender Kyle Bartley
Defender/Midfielder Jack Cork
Midfielder Leon Britton
Forward Modou Barrow
Forward Eder

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matt Macey
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Mathieu Debuchy
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Mathieu Flamini
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi

Comments:

League position: 13th Swansea City were now without a win in their last four home Premier League games. They had also failed to score in consecutive home Premier League games for the first time since May 2013.

Comments:

League position: 2nd Arsenal's opening goal was the 2,000th scored in all competitions during manager Arsene Wenger's reign. The Gunners had now won ten and lost one of their last 12 away games in the Premier League. They had also now won their last five Premier League games. Alex Iwobi replaced Mesut Ozil in the third minute of added time in the second half.

0 Swansea City

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabiański
Defender Federico Fernández
Defender Ashley Williams
Defender/Midfielder Kyle Naughton
Defender/Midfielder Neil Taylor
Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey
Midfielder KI Sung-yueng
Midfielder/Forward André Ayew
Midfielder/Forward Jefferson Montero
Midfielder/Forward Gylfi Sigurdsson
Forward Bafetimbi Gomis

Substitutions:

Modou Barrow for Jefferson Montero 79
Leon Britton for KI Sung-yueng 85
Eder for Bafetimbi Gomis 85

Cards:

KI Sung-yueng 57 Y
Ashley Williams 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt
Defender/Right back Angel Rangel
Defender Kyle Bartley
Defender/Midfielder Jack Cork
Midfielder Leon Britton
Forward Modou Barrow
Forward Eder

Comments:

League position: 13th Swansea City were now without a win in their last four home Premier League games. They had also failed to score in consecutive home Premier League games for the first time since May 2013.

3 Arsenal

Goals:

Olivier Giroud 49 G
Laurent Koscielny 68 G
Joel Campbell 73 G

Starting lineup:

Petr Čech Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Per Mertesacker Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Francis Coquelin Midfielder
Mesut Özil Midfielder
Santi Cazorla Midfielder
Joel Campbell Midfielder/Forward
Alexis Sánchez Midfielder/Forward
Olivier Giroud Forward

Substitutions:

Calum Chambers for Olivier Giroud 84
Kieran Gibbs for Joel Campbell 84
Alex Iwobi for Mesut Özil 90

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Matt Macey
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Mathieu Debuchy
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Mathieu Flamini
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi

Comments:

League position: 2nd Arsenal's opening goal was the 2,000th scored in all competitions during manager Arsene Wenger's reign. The Gunners had now won ten and lost one of their last 12 away games in the Premier League. They had also now won their last five Premier League games. Alex Iwobi replaced Mesut Ozil in the third minute of added time in the second half.