Arsenal v Swansea City, 15 October 2016

Score3-2 to Arsenal
RefereeJonathan Moss
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,007

View Arsenal v Swansea City head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm This was Swansea City's first defeat in their last five Premier League visits to the Emirates Stadium.

3 Arsenal

2 Swansea City

Goals:

Theo Walcott 26 G
Theo Walcott 33 G
Mesut Özil 57 G

Goals:

Gylfi Sigurdsson 38 G
Borja 66 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender Nacho Monreal
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Santi Cazorla
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott

Starting lineup:

Lukasz Fabiański Goalkeeper
Jordi Amat Defender
Federico Fernández Defender
Jack Cork Defender/Midfielder
Kyle Naughton Defender/Midfielder
Neil Taylor Defender/Midfielder
Leon Britton Midfielder
Leroy Fer Midfielder
Wayne Routledge Midfielder
Gylfi Sigurdsson Midfielder/Forward
Modou Barrow Forward

Substitutions:

Francis Coquelin for Alex Iwobi 68
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Alexis Sánchez 82
Kieran Gibbs for Mesut Özil 83

Substitutions:

Borja for Leon Britton 60
KI Sung-yueng for Jack Cork 71
Angel Rangel for Modou Barrow 83

Cards:

Granit Xhaka 70 R

Cards:

Neil Taylor 48 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Forward Lucas Pérez

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt
Defender/Right back Angel Rangel
Defender Stephen Kingsley
Defender Mike Van Der Hoorn
Midfielder Jay Fulton
Midfielder KI Sung-yueng
Forward Borja

Comments:

League position: 2nd Arsenal became the second club to reach 1,000 points in home games in Premier League history (1,002). Manchester United had now earned a total of 1,103 points at home. This was the Gunners' sixth consecutive Premier League win. It was their best such run since an eight-match sequence between February and April in 2015. Granit Xhaka had now been sent off eight times since April 2014 (also six for Borussia Monchengladbach and once for Switzerland) [c/o Sky Sports Statto]

Comments:

League position: 19th This was new manager Bob Bradley's first game. He became the first manager from USA to take charge in a Premier League game. This defeat meant Swansea City had equalled their worst start to a league season in any division (played eight, won one and lost six). The Swans had now lost four consecutive Premier League games for the first time since 2013 (last two of 2012-13 and first two of 2013-14).

3 Arsenal

Goals:

Theo Walcott 26 G
Theo Walcott 33 G
Mesut Özil 57 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender Nacho Monreal
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Santi Cazorla
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott

Substitutions:

Francis Coquelin for Alex Iwobi 68
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Alexis Sánchez 82
Kieran Gibbs for Mesut Özil 83

Cards:

Granit Xhaka 70 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Forward Lucas Pérez

Comments:

League position: 2nd Arsenal became the second club to reach 1,000 points in home games in Premier League history (1,002). Manchester United had now earned a total of 1,103 points at home. This was the Gunners' sixth consecutive Premier League win. It was their best such run since an eight-match sequence between February and April in 2015. Granit Xhaka had now been sent off eight times since April 2014 (also six for Borussia Monchengladbach and once for Switzerland) [c/o Sky Sports Statto]

2 Swansea City

Goals:

Gylfi Sigurdsson 38 G
Borja 66 G

Starting lineup:

Lukasz Fabiański Goalkeeper
Jordi Amat Defender
Federico Fernández Defender
Jack Cork Defender/Midfielder
Kyle Naughton Defender/Midfielder
Neil Taylor Defender/Midfielder
Leon Britton Midfielder
Leroy Fer Midfielder
Wayne Routledge Midfielder
Gylfi Sigurdsson Midfielder/Forward
Modou Barrow Forward

Substitutions:

Borja for Leon Britton 60
KI Sung-yueng for Jack Cork 71
Angel Rangel for Modou Barrow 83

Cards:

Neil Taylor 48 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt
Defender/Right back Angel Rangel
Defender Stephen Kingsley
Defender Mike Van Der Hoorn
Midfielder Jay Fulton
Midfielder KI Sung-yueng
Forward Borja

Comments:

League position: 19th This was new manager Bob Bradley's first game. He became the first manager from USA to take charge in a Premier League game. This defeat meant Swansea City had equalled their worst start to a league season in any division (played eight, won one and lost six). The Swans had now lost four consecutive Premier League games for the first time since 2013 (last two of 2012-13 and first two of 2013-14).