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| Arsenal v Swansea City: Premier League – as it happened | Arsenal v Swansea City: Premier League – as it happened |
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| 10.08pm GMT | 10.08pm GMT |
| 22:08 | 22:08 |
| How to sum up today? A Swansea side with six changes including a youngster making his debut have seen off Arsenal, who are now six points behind Leicester with 10 games left. What a world. Thanks as always for following with us and be sure to check back later for a full match report. | How to sum up today? A Swansea side with six changes including a youngster making his debut have seen off Arsenal, who are now six points behind Leicester with 10 games left. What a world. Thanks as always for following with us and be sure to check back later for a full match report. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 10.23pm GMT | at 10.23pm GMT |
| 9.56pm GMT | 9.56pm GMT |
| 21:56 | 21:56 |
| Arsenal had high hopes on making history this season, but we’re not sure this is what they had in mind. Twitter user @JKITFC says this is the first time the Gunners have lost three straight matches in all competitions in nearly six years. | Arsenal had high hopes on making history this season, but we’re not sure this is what they had in mind. Twitter user @JKITFC says this is the first time the Gunners have lost three straight matches in all competitions in nearly six years. |
| Arsenal have lost three consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since April 2010. pic.twitter.com/783dVssM2m | Arsenal have lost three consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since April 2010. pic.twitter.com/783dVssM2m |
| 9.53pm GMT | 9.53pm GMT |
| 21:53 | 21:53 |
| Some thoughts from the gallery. First from Charles Antaki, via email: | Some thoughts from the gallery. First from Charles Antaki, via email: |
| I was wrong about Ramsey being under scrutiny for the poverty of his display. What I meant as, the entire team, the manager, probably the kit man as well. And certainly Steve Bould. | I was wrong about Ramsey being under scrutiny for the poverty of his display. What I meant as, the entire team, the manager, probably the kit man as well. And certainly Steve Bould. |
| And from Jonathan Gresty, also via email: | And from Jonathan Gresty, also via email: |
| If the games stay as they are now, there will be a conga in the streets of Leicester tonight to rival anything Rio could produce. Traffic may come to a standstill. | If the games stay as they are now, there will be a conga in the streets of Leicester tonight to rival anything Rio could produce. Traffic may come to a standstill. |
| Of course he’d sent that before the final whistle, so the East Midlands answer to Carnival may well have already begun. | Of course he’d sent that before the final whistle, so the East Midlands answer to Carnival may well have already begun. |
| 9.45pm GMT | 9.45pm GMT |
| 21:45 | 21:45 |
| Full-time: Arsenal 1-2 Swansea City | Full-time: Arsenal 1-2 Swansea City |
| There’s the final whistle and Arsenal’s title hopes are in tatters after a shocking home loss to Swansea, an unthinkable development after Sunday’s loss to Manchester United. Wenger looks crushed as does his side, which struck first and but thrice hit the woodwork in vain chance of a second that would prove essential thanks to a pair of Swansea goals. | There’s the final whistle and Arsenal’s title hopes are in tatters after a shocking home loss to Swansea, an unthinkable development after Sunday’s loss to Manchester United. Wenger looks crushed as does his side, which struck first and but thrice hit the woodwork in vain chance of a second that would prove essential thanks to a pair of Swansea goals. |
| 9.42pm GMT | 9.42pm GMT |
| 21:42 | 21:42 |
| 90 min+5: A free kick won by Arsenal out wide. Ozil takes it and it’s punched away. Arsenal then win a corner off a throw-in and Cech comes forward ... and Swansea nearly score an empty-netter on a counter-attack. The effort fritters off an Arsenal player in full retreat but it’s immaterial as there’s the final whistle. | 90 min+5: A free kick won by Arsenal out wide. Ozil takes it and it’s punched away. Arsenal then win a corner off a throw-in and Cech comes forward ... and Swansea nearly score an empty-netter on a counter-attack. The effort fritters off an Arsenal player in full retreat but it’s immaterial as there’s the final whistle. |
| 9.37pm GMT | 9.37pm GMT |
| 21:37 | 21:37 |
| 90 min+3: Stunningly low energy from both the crowd and the Arsenal players given what’s at stake here. Nothing happening in the early stages of injury time. | 90 min+3: Stunningly low energy from both the crowd and the Arsenal players given what’s at stake here. Nothing happening in the early stages of injury time. |
| 9.36pm GMT | 9.36pm GMT |
| 21:36 | 21:36 |
| 90 min: Ramsey clatters to the turf in the area as Arsenal players half-heartedly appeal for a penalty. They won’t have it. Fourth official signals for five minutes of stoppage time. | 90 min: Ramsey clatters to the turf in the area as Arsenal players half-heartedly appeal for a penalty. They won’t have it. Fourth official signals for five minutes of stoppage time. |
| 9.34pm GMT | 9.34pm GMT |
| 21:34 | 21:34 |
| 89 min: Angel Rangel comes on for Andre Ayew. | 89 min: Angel Rangel comes on for Andre Ayew. |
| 9.33pm GMT | 9.33pm GMT |
| 21:33 | 21:33 |
| 87 min: Walcott’s header is comfortably collected by Fabianski. | 87 min: Walcott’s header is comfortably collected by Fabianski. |
| 9.32pm GMT | 9.32pm GMT |
| 21:32 | 21:32 |
| 86 min: Ramsey with a cross into the area but Fabianski is quick off the line to punch it away. It falls to Ozil who tries to pick out Walcott, but it’s out for a corner. | 86 min: Ramsey with a cross into the area but Fabianski is quick off the line to punch it away. It falls to Ozil who tries to pick out Walcott, but it’s out for a corner. |
| 9.30pm GMT | 9.30pm GMT |
| 21:30 | 21:30 |
| 83 min: Nervous energy throughout the Emirates as Arsenal’s title hopes hang in the balance. Look for the Gunners to throw everyone ahead in a bid to salvage points out of what’s quickly descended into a familiar late-season nightmare for the Gunners. | 83 min: Nervous energy throughout the Emirates as Arsenal’s title hopes hang in the balance. Look for the Gunners to throw everyone ahead in a bid to salvage points out of what’s quickly descended into a familiar late-season nightmare for the Gunners. |
| 9.25pm GMT | 9.25pm GMT |
| 21:25 | 21:25 |
| 78 min: Ozil’s corner is sent toward Giroud, whose header is easily collected by Fabianski. Moments earlier Routledge, Swansea’s first goalscorer, was shown yellow. | 78 min: Ozil’s corner is sent toward Giroud, whose header is easily collected by Fabianski. Moments earlier Routledge, Swansea’s first goalscorer, was shown yellow. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 9.26pm GMT | at 9.26pm GMT |
| 9.20pm GMT | 9.20pm GMT |
| 21:20 | 21:20 |
| 75 min: Walcott on for Sanchez, Arsenal’s second sub, as silence swallows the Emirates. | 75 min: Walcott on for Sanchez, Arsenal’s second sub, as silence swallows the Emirates. |
| 9.19pm GMT | 9.19pm GMT |
| 21:19 | 21:19 |
| GOAL! Arsenal 1-2 Swansea City (Williams, 74 min) | GOAL! Arsenal 1-2 Swansea City (Williams, 74 min) |
| Uh-oh. Swansea win a free kick from just outside the right side of the area. Sigurdsson takes it but no Arsenal player seems particularly concerned with interrupting its trajectory. From there Williams merely bundles it in near the far post. Wenger looks unhappy. | Uh-oh. Swansea win a free kick from just outside the right side of the area. Sigurdsson takes it but no Arsenal player seems particularly concerned with interrupting its trajectory. From there Williams merely bundles it in near the far post. Wenger looks unhappy. |
| Uh-oh. Arsenal in danger of falling even more behind in title race. #BPLonNBC https://t.co/GrXhn0ski0 | Uh-oh. Arsenal in danger of falling even more behind in title race. #BPLonNBC https://t.co/GrXhn0ski0 |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 9.33pm GMT | at 9.33pm GMT |
| 9.15pm GMT | 9.15pm GMT |
| 21:15 | 21:15 |
| 70 min: A second sub for Swansea as the young Scottish midfielder Jay Fulton enters for Fer. | 70 min: A second sub for Swansea as the young Scottish midfielder Jay Fulton enters for Fer. |
| 9.13pm GMT | 9.13pm GMT |
| 21:13 | 21:13 |
| 68 min: A free kick won by Arsenal. Ozil and Sanchez standing over it. A very dangerous spot, maybe a click over 20 yards from the target. It’s Alexis who takes it ... and he rattles the crossbar yet again! Third time he’s found the woodwork after hitting the post and twice striking the crossbar. Unlucky. | 68 min: A free kick won by Arsenal. Ozil and Sanchez standing over it. A very dangerous spot, maybe a click over 20 yards from the target. It’s Alexis who takes it ... and he rattles the crossbar yet again! Third time he’s found the woodwork after hitting the post and twice striking the crossbar. Unlucky. |
| 9.10pm GMT | 9.10pm GMT |
| 21:10 | 21:10 |
| 65 min: Almost immediately it’s Swansea with perhaps their best chance of the night besides the goal: it’s Gylfi Sigurdsson who takes advantage of some ghastly defending to find himself alone in front of goal with only a tightly angled shot between him and the lead. He misses it. | 65 min: Almost immediately it’s Swansea with perhaps their best chance of the night besides the goal: it’s Gylfi Sigurdsson who takes advantage of some ghastly defending to find himself alone in front of goal with only a tightly angled shot between him and the lead. He misses it. |
| 9.09pm GMT | 9.09pm GMT |
| 21:09 | 21:09 |
| 64 min: Danny Welbeck enters for Joel Campbell, Arsenal’s first switch. (No excuses, Ezra.) | 64 min: Danny Welbeck enters for Joel Campbell, Arsenal’s first switch. (No excuses, Ezra.) |
| 9.08pm GMT | 9.08pm GMT |
| 21:08 | 21:08 |
| 62 min: A Swansea player id won. It looks like Fer. Wenger furious. Fans boo and jeer. | 62 min: A Swansea player id won. It looks like Fer. Wenger furious. Fans boo and jeer. |
| 9.06pm GMT | 9.06pm GMT |
| 21:06 | 21:06 |
| 60 min: Both teams’ benches come alive at the hour mark. Substitutions loom. Ezra Finkelstein chimes in, via email: | 60 min: Both teams’ benches come alive at the hour mark. Substitutions loom. Ezra Finkelstein chimes in, via email: |
| Why isn’t Danny Welbeck on the field? That’s why they’re level. | Why isn’t Danny Welbeck on the field? That’s why they’re level. |
| 9.04pm GMT | 9.04pm GMT |
| 21:04 | 21:04 |
| 59 min: Arsenal win a free kick. It’s taken by Ozil, sent in the general vicinity of Sanchez. If any closer it would have been an simple goal, but it’s just off the mark. | 59 min: Arsenal win a free kick. It’s taken by Ozil, sent in the general vicinity of Sanchez. If any closer it would have been an simple goal, but it’s just off the mark. |
| 9.02pm GMT | 9.02pm GMT |
| 21:02 | 21:02 |
| 57 min: Arsenal win a corner. Ozil to take it. The ball is in to Sanchez, who chests it down to his foot, takes a single touch and uncorks a right-footed shot that skids wide. Very good chance, that. | 57 min: Arsenal win a corner. Ozil to take it. The ball is in to Sanchez, who chests it down to his foot, takes a single touch and uncorks a right-footed shot that skids wide. Very good chance, that. |
| 8.59pm GMT | 8.59pm GMT |
| 20:59 | 20:59 |
| 54 min: Sanchez to Ramsey to Monreal to Giroud to Campbell as the Arsenal forward players boot it about the perimeter of the area, but they’re ultimately dispossessed. | 54 min: Sanchez to Ramsey to Monreal to Giroud to Campbell as the Arsenal forward players boot it about the perimeter of the area, but they’re ultimately dispossessed. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 9.18pm GMT | at 9.18pm GMT |
| 8.57pm GMT | 8.57pm GMT |
| 20:57 | 20:57 |
| 52 min: A long ball from Sanchez to Ozil finds the German on the edge of the area, but he whiffs on a left-footed shot. | 52 min: A long ball from Sanchez to Ozil finds the German on the edge of the area, but he whiffs on a left-footed shot. |
| 8.56pm GMT | 8.56pm GMT |
| 20:56 | 20:56 |
| 50 min: A note from Stephen in Shelford, via email: | 50 min: A note from Stephen in Shelford, via email: |
| Arsenal need to get this game out of sight & sub cleverly to rest key players for the Spurs game - or go hell for leather and redeem their unimpressive goal difference. Routledge’s goal suggests that the actual game plan is to grind out a one-goal victory with five minutes to spare and a Sanchez/ Ozil/ Coquelin injury. | Arsenal need to get this game out of sight & sub cleverly to rest key players for the Spurs game - or go hell for leather and redeem their unimpressive goal difference. Routledge’s goal suggests that the actual game plan is to grind out a one-goal victory with five minutes to spare and a Sanchez/ Ozil/ Coquelin injury. |
| I hope I’m wrong but I suspect I’m not. The commentator for the Arsenal website sounds so weary... | I hope I’m wrong but I suspect I’m not. The commentator for the Arsenal website sounds so weary... |
| 8.55pm GMT | 8.55pm GMT |
| 20:55 | 20:55 |
| 49 min: Arsenal really knocking on the door here early. Sanchez and Campbell run riot up the right flank before running into the adamant Swansea back line. Sanchez uncorks a shot from the edge of the area but it’s blocked by a defender and subsequently cleared. | 49 min: Arsenal really knocking on the door here early. Sanchez and Campbell run riot up the right flank before running into the adamant Swansea back line. Sanchez uncorks a shot from the edge of the area but it’s blocked by a defender and subsequently cleared. |
| 8.53pm GMT | 8.53pm GMT |
| 20:53 | 20:53 |
| 48 min: Another gorgeous ball from Campbell to Bellerin, but he’s been mobbed by defenders and it’s given away. | 48 min: Another gorgeous ball from Campbell to Bellerin, but he’s been mobbed by defenders and it’s given away. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 9.20pm GMT | at 9.20pm GMT |
| 8.51pm GMT | 8.51pm GMT |
| 20:51 | 20:51 |
| 46 min: The House of Pain playing over the Emirates sound system subsides, the whistle blows, Swansea kick off and we’re off and running in the second half. One half-time substitution: Gylfi Sigurdsson comes on for Ki Sung-yueng. | 46 min: The House of Pain playing over the Emirates sound system subsides, the whistle blows, Swansea kick off and we’re off and running in the second half. One half-time substitution: Gylfi Sigurdsson comes on for Ki Sung-yueng. |
| 8.40pm GMT | 8.40pm GMT |
| 20:40 | 20:40 |
| Half-time: Arsenal 1-1 Swansea City | Half-time: Arsenal 1-1 Swansea City |
| Here’s a look at the half-time statistics. Arsenal with the edge in most categories, yet deadlocked in the one that matters. | Here’s a look at the half-time statistics. Arsenal with the edge in most categories, yet deadlocked in the one that matters. |
| 8.35pm GMT | 8.35pm GMT |
| 20:35 | 20:35 |
| 45 min+1: The ball is overhit and is deflected out for a throw-in. Swansea win a corner, but it’s wasted and referee Robert Madley blows the whistle shortly thereafter. | 45 min+1: The ball is overhit and is deflected out for a throw-in. Swansea win a corner, but it’s wasted and referee Robert Madley blows the whistle shortly thereafter. |
| 8.32pm GMT | 8.32pm GMT |
| 20:32 | 20:32 |
| 45 min: The visitors are on the attack as half-time draws near. Campbell hacks down Kingsley, conceding a free kick on the left edge of the area. Fourth official has signaled for one minute of stoppage time. | 45 min: The visitors are on the attack as half-time draws near. Campbell hacks down Kingsley, conceding a free kick on the left edge of the area. Fourth official has signaled for one minute of stoppage time. |
| 8.29pm GMT | 8.29pm GMT |
| 20:29 | 20:29 |
| 41 min: Corner is taken and Giroud’s first-time volley caroms loudly off the crossbar! A screamer, well taken but inches off the mark. | 41 min: Corner is taken and Giroud’s first-time volley caroms loudly off the crossbar! A screamer, well taken but inches off the mark. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.30pm GMT | at 8.30pm GMT |
| 8.28pm GMT | 8.28pm GMT |
| 20:28 | 20:28 |
| 40 min: Ayew shown yellow for a foul on Monreal, giving Arsenal a free kick from a dangerous area. It’s out for a corner. | 40 min: Ayew shown yellow for a foul on Monreal, giving Arsenal a free kick from a dangerous area. It’s out for a corner. |
| 8.26pm GMT | 8.26pm GMT |
| 20:26 | 20:26 |
| 38 min: Another Arsenal attack keyed up the right side by Campbell, whose been crucial in attack today goal notwithstanding. He slaloms past a pair of defenders before trying to set up Bellerin, but the cross in blocked away. | 38 min: Another Arsenal attack keyed up the right side by Campbell, whose been crucial in attack today goal notwithstanding. He slaloms past a pair of defenders before trying to set up Bellerin, but the cross in blocked away. |
| 8.23pm GMT | 8.23pm GMT |
| 20:23 | 20:23 |
| 35 min: Arsenal pressuring now with a series of crosses into the area that are turned away in succession. Now a counter-attack for Swansea, who slow after crossing the halfway line. | 35 min: Arsenal pressuring now with a series of crosses into the area that are turned away in succession. Now a counter-attack for Swansea, who slow after crossing the halfway line. |
| 8.21pm GMT | 8.21pm GMT |
| 20:21 | 20:21 |
| GOAL! Arsenal 1-1 Swansea City (Routledge, 32 min) | GOAL! Arsenal 1-1 Swansea City (Routledge, 32 min) |
| Arsenal a bit lackadaisical in their own half before it winds up in the hands of Cech. He boots it past the halfway line but it’s headed back to Jack Cork, who gives a beautiful pass to Routledge, who receives and within two touches slots it past Cech into the bottom corner for his first goal in over a year. And it’s a crucial one. | Arsenal a bit lackadaisical in their own half before it winds up in the hands of Cech. He boots it past the halfway line but it’s headed back to Jack Cork, who gives a beautiful pass to Routledge, who receives and within two touches slots it past Cech into the bottom corner for his first goal in over a year. And it’s a crucial one. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.29pm GMT | at 8.29pm GMT |
| 8.17pm GMT | 8.17pm GMT |
| 20:17 | 20:17 |
| 28 min: Another shot from Arsenal – this time Campbell on the right side of the area off the give from Ozil – but it’s a slow roller easily corralled by Fabianski. | 28 min: Another shot from Arsenal – this time Campbell on the right side of the area off the give from Ozil – but it’s a slow roller easily corralled by Fabianski. |
| 8.14pm GMT | 8.14pm GMT |
| 20:14 | 20:14 |
| 26 min: Fer’s shot sails over the crossbar. He calls for a corner, arguing that Cech’s hand graced the ball (which the replay suggests it might indeed have), but it’s not given. | 26 min: Fer’s shot sails over the crossbar. He calls for a corner, arguing that Cech’s hand graced the ball (which the replay suggests it might indeed have), but it’s not given. |
| 8.12pm GMT | 8.12pm GMT |
| 20:12 | 20:12 |
| 24 min: Campbell will a gorgeous ball to Ozil, but his left-footed shot is blocked by a lunging Kingsley. The rebound falls to Bellerin outside the area, but his right-footed screamer toward the far post is wrested by an outstretched Fabianski. | 24 min: Campbell will a gorgeous ball to Ozil, but his left-footed shot is blocked by a lunging Kingsley. The rebound falls to Bellerin outside the area, but his right-footed screamer toward the far post is wrested by an outstretched Fabianski. |
| 8.10pm GMT | 8.10pm GMT |
| 20:10 | 20:10 |
| 22 min: Swansea on the attack but they’re dispossessed near the halfway line. Alexis Sanchez is fouled and Arsenal will have a free kick from about 40 yards out dead center. It’s played short and intercepted by Swansea. | 22 min: Swansea on the attack but they’re dispossessed near the halfway line. Alexis Sanchez is fouled and Arsenal will have a free kick from about 40 yards out dead center. It’s played short and intercepted by Swansea. |
| 8.08pm GMT | 8.08pm GMT |
| 20:08 | 20:08 |
| 20 min: The teams have traded possession mostly since the goal, which was a beauty. | 20 min: The teams have traded possession mostly since the goal, which was a beauty. |
| #AFC 1-0 #Swans Bright start by #Arsenal rewarded by Campbell (via @StatsZone https://t.co/QAGcCQr8j3): pic.twitter.com/kZ6SqfJblA | #AFC 1-0 #Swans Bright start by #Arsenal rewarded by Campbell (via @StatsZone https://t.co/QAGcCQr8j3): pic.twitter.com/kZ6SqfJblA |
| 8.04pm GMT | 8.04pm GMT |
| 20:04 | 20:04 |
| 17 min: Swansea win a corner, but it’s cleared away easily by Ramsey. | 17 min: Swansea win a corner, but it’s cleared away easily by Ramsey. |
| 8.02pm GMT | 8.02pm GMT |
| 20:02 | 20:02 |
| GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 Swansea City (Campbell, 15 min) | GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 Swansea City (Campbell, 15 min) |
| And the Gunners are ahead on a fabulous goal from Joel Campbell. A lovely ball from Sanchez is played into the right edge of the area, where Campbell’s tightly angled sliding half-volley finish beats Fabianski to the far post. A breathtaking goal to put the hosts ahead. | And the Gunners are ahead on a fabulous goal from Joel Campbell. A lovely ball from Sanchez is played into the right edge of the area, where Campbell’s tightly angled sliding half-volley finish beats Fabianski to the far post. A breathtaking goal to put the hosts ahead. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.08pm GMT | at 8.08pm GMT |
| 8.00pm GMT | 8.00pm GMT |
| 20:00 | 20:00 |
| 12 min: An note from Charles Antaki, via email: | 12 min: An note from Charles Antaki, via email: |
| Probably the Arsenal player under most scrutiny - and it’s a crowded field - is Aaron Ramsey. Leaving aside perennial disappointment Theo Walcott, he was particularly vapid against Man U. Another one of those performances and fans’ ardour will quickly cool to freezing point. | Probably the Arsenal player under most scrutiny - and it’s a crowded field - is Aaron Ramsey. Leaving aside perennial disappointment Theo Walcott, he was particularly vapid against Man U. Another one of those performances and fans’ ardour will quickly cool to freezing point. |
| He’s done well so far with deep runs into the final third even if he’s got nothing yet to show for it. | He’s done well so far with deep runs into the final third even if he’s got nothing yet to show for it. |
| 7.58pm GMT | 7.58pm GMT |
| 19:58 | 19:58 |
| 11 min: Sanchez has found the woodwork with a cracker of a shot off the far post that repelled into Fabianski’s hands. He actually missed the first attempt off the volley but drove a screamer toward the goal on the second attempt. Very nearly 1-0 to the hosts. | 11 min: Sanchez has found the woodwork with a cracker of a shot off the far post that repelled into Fabianski’s hands. He actually missed the first attempt off the volley but drove a screamer toward the goal on the second attempt. Very nearly 1-0 to the hosts. |
| 7.55pm GMT | 7.55pm GMT |
| 19:55 | 19:55 |
| 8 min: Lazy ball by a Swansea midfielder in the final third leads to a swift Arsenal counter-attack. It’s worked up the left side, but ultimately the hosts are flagged offside. It was Monreal who was off. | 8 min: Lazy ball by a Swansea midfielder in the final third leads to a swift Arsenal counter-attack. It’s worked up the left side, but ultimately the hosts are flagged offside. It was Monreal who was off. |
| 7.54pm GMT | 7.54pm GMT |
| 19:54 | 19:54 |
| 7 min: Another chance for Giroud in the area, but his right-footed shot caroms off a defender. Gunners doing well to force the action early. Elsewhere in London, West Ham have gone up 1-0 on Spurs. | 7 min: Another chance for Giroud in the area, but his right-footed shot caroms off a defender. Gunners doing well to force the action early. Elsewhere in London, West Ham have gone up 1-0 on Spurs. |
| Writes JR from Illinois, via email: | Writes JR from Illinois, via email: |
| The good news for Arsenal fans is that West Ham has taken the lead against Spurs. The bad news for everyone is that it was Antonio who scored and sadly he did not repeat his goal celebration from the weekend. | The good news for Arsenal fans is that West Ham has taken the lead against Spurs. The bad news for everyone is that it was Antonio who scored and sadly he did not repeat his goal celebration from the weekend. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.17pm GMT | at 8.17pm GMT |
| 7.52pm GMT | 7.52pm GMT |
| 19:52 | 19:52 |
| 5 min: The ball is through again to Giroud in the area, but none of his team-mates are in the immediate vicinity and his backheel to no one in particular is vacuumed up by the opponents. | 5 min: The ball is through again to Giroud in the area, but none of his team-mates are in the immediate vicinity and his backheel to no one in particular is vacuumed up by the opponents. |
| 7.50pm GMT | 7.50pm GMT |
| 19:50 | 19:50 |
| 3 min: Giroud with the first shot of the match off a set-up from Alexis but the attempt is blocked away. | 3 min: Giroud with the first shot of the match off a set-up from Alexis but the attempt is blocked away. |
| 7.48pm GMT | 7.48pm GMT |
| 19:48 | 19:48 |
| 2 min: Swansea dispossess Arsenal in their half and work it up the right flank through Norton. Eventually it’s played through to Gomis, but Cech is quick to collect it before he can have a go on goal. | 2 min: Swansea dispossess Arsenal in their half and work it up the right flank through Norton. Eventually it’s played through to Gomis, but Cech is quick to collect it before he can have a go on goal. |
| 7.47pm GMT | 7.47pm GMT |
| 19:47 | 19:47 |
| 1 min: And they’re underway! Arsenal kick it off in traditional home kits attacking left to right, Swansea in blue and green hooped away shirts with green shorts attacking right to left. It’s played back by the Gunners and up the right side where a high-pressing Swansea immediately foul. | 1 min: And they’re underway! Arsenal kick it off in traditional home kits attacking left to right, Swansea in blue and green hooped away shirts with green shorts attacking right to left. It’s played back by the Gunners and up the right side where a high-pressing Swansea immediately foul. |
| 7.42pm GMT | 7.42pm GMT |
| 19:42 | 19:42 |
| The players have emerged from the tunnel on a soggy night at the Emirates. Not much longer now. | The players have emerged from the tunnel on a soggy night at the Emirates. Not much longer now. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.45pm GMT | at 7.45pm GMT |
| 7.32pm GMT | 7.32pm GMT |
| 19:32 | 19:32 |
| An email from Thomas D Black asking for news regarding Laurent Koscielny’s absence. Per the team, the Frenchman is out with a “slight calf problem”. | An email from Thomas D Black asking for news regarding Laurent Koscielny’s absence. Per the team, the Frenchman is out with a “slight calf problem”. |
| .@6_LKOSCIELNY misses today’s game with a slight calf problem #AFCvSCFC pic.twitter.com/SNuzMtzXjN | .@6_LKOSCIELNY misses today’s game with a slight calf problem #AFCvSCFC pic.twitter.com/SNuzMtzXjN |
| 7.25pm GMT | 7.25pm GMT |
| 19:25 | 19:25 |
| Hello and welcome to the Emirates for today’s match between Arsenal and Swansea City. The Gunners will try to rebound from 3-2 loss at Manchester United on Sunday that’s left them third and six points adrift of league-leading Leicester City, who dropped points yesterday after drawing 2-2 with West Brom. | Hello and welcome to the Emirates for today’s match between Arsenal and Swansea City. The Gunners will try to rebound from 3-2 loss at Manchester United on Sunday that’s left them third and six points adrift of league-leading Leicester City, who dropped points yesterday after drawing 2-2 with West Brom. |
| With kick-off about 20 minutes from now, here’s a look at today’s teams. | With kick-off about 20 minutes from now, here’s a look at today’s teams. |
| Arsenal | Arsenal |
| XI: Cech, Bellerín, Mertesacker, Gabriel, Monreal, Coquelin, Ramsey, Campbell, Özil, Sánchez, Giroud | XI: Cech, Bellerín, Mertesacker, Gabriel, Monreal, Coquelin, Ramsey, Campbell, Özil, Sánchez, Giroud |
| Subs: Gibbs, Ospina, Walcott, Flamini, Chambers, Welbeck, Elneny | Subs: Gibbs, Ospina, Walcott, Flamini, Chambers, Welbeck, Elneny |
| Swansea City | Swansea City |
| XI: Fabianski, Naughton, Amat, Williams (c), Kingsley, Cork, Fer, Ki Sung-Yueng, Routledge, Ayew, Gomis | XI: Fabianski, Naughton, Amat, Williams (c), Kingsley, Cork, Fer, Ki Sung-Yueng, Routledge, Ayew, Gomis |
| Subs: Nordfeldt, Rangel, Fernandez, Fulton, Barrow, Sigurdsson, Paloschi | Subs: Nordfeldt, Rangel, Fernandez, Fulton, Barrow, Sigurdsson, Paloschi |
| 6.34pm GMT | 6.34pm GMT |
| 18:34 | 18:34 |
| Bryan will be here shortly, in the meantime here’s news on some Arsenal injuries: | Bryan will be here shortly, in the meantime here’s news on some Arsenal injuries: |
| Santi Cazorla has suffered a setback in his recovery from knee ligament surgery, with Arsène Wenger saying the Arsenal midfielder had felt a reaction in his achilles. | Santi Cazorla has suffered a setback in his recovery from knee ligament surgery, with Arsène Wenger saying the Arsenal midfielder had felt a reaction in his achilles. |
| Jack Wilshere, too, continues to make slow progress in his fight to come back from the fractured fibula that has wrecked his season and he has effectively been ruled out until April, meaning he will miss the England internationals at the end of this month against Germany and Holland. | Jack Wilshere, too, continues to make slow progress in his fight to come back from the fractured fibula that has wrecked his season and he has effectively been ruled out until April, meaning he will miss the England internationals at the end of this month against Germany and Holland. |
| Wenger also said the midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain would be out for six to eight weeks with the knee ligament injury he suffered against Barcelona in the Champions League last Tuesday to complete an unfortunate treble before Swansea’s visit to the Emirates on Wednesday night. | Wenger also said the midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain would be out for six to eight weeks with the knee ligament injury he suffered against Barcelona in the Champions League last Tuesday to complete an unfortunate treble before Swansea’s visit to the Emirates on Wednesday night. |
| Cazorla, who has been sorely missed after he ruptured the lateral collateral ligament in his knee at Norwich City on 29 November, said last week he was “working better every day” and he had targeted the Champions League last 16 second-leg against Barcelona on 16 March for his comeback. | Cazorla, who has been sorely missed after he ruptured the lateral collateral ligament in his knee at Norwich City on 29 November, said last week he was “working better every day” and he had targeted the Champions League last 16 second-leg against Barcelona on 16 March for his comeback. |
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| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.40pm GMT | at 6.40pm GMT |