Arsenal will be looking to extend their solid run when they visit Swansea City in the Premier League on Saturday. The home side got back to winning ways with a success at Aston Villa last weekend while a weakened Gunners side got knocked out of the League Cup this week. The head-to-head record between these two teams shows a surprising advantage for Swansea, they have won four of the last eight meetings against Arsenal, including both matches last season.
The 2-1 victory over Aston Villa last weekend relieved some of the pressure off Garry Monk's shoulders after six consecutive matches without a win. Swansea are pretty much on track though, their aim is to finish inside the Premier League top ten and they are currently 12th in the table, so there's no panic, at least not yet. The manager will probably choose to field the same eleven as last weekend, with striker Bafetimbi Gomis looking to finally score after six league matches without a goal.
Arsenal have extended their Premier League winning streak to four games by beating Everton 2-1 last weekend, but on Tuesday night they were hammered 3-0 by Sheffield Wednesday in the League Cup. It's true that Wenger fielded many youth players in that match, but a 3-0 defeat to a Championship side is still worrying. Moreover, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Theo Walcott got injured, adding their names to an already long list which includes Jack Wilshere and Danny Welbeck.
Probable line-ups:
Swansea: Fabianski - Naughton, Fernandez, Williams, Taylor - Shelvey, Ki - Montero, Sigurdsson, Ayew - Gomis
Arsenal: Cech - Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal - Flamini, Coquelin - Cazorla, Ozil, Snachez - Giroud
My prediction: Arsenal to win 2-1.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Swansea win - 5.00 Draw - 4.00 Arsenal win - 1.75
sharpe 8 years ago
Arsenal really shown a champions ambitions in that one, I think this season with all the other contenders had been shaky in some of the games they have the best chance to be a real title contender. It will depending from their confidence and consistency but I really believe that this is their biggest chance.
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Shumar4life 8 years ago
Arsenal is one of the main title contenders, and they are after Manchester City team which plays the most beatiful football in England. Of course they will need to maintain their game, which was so difficult for them in last couple of seasons, and that was main reason why they didn't lift a title recently
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GREGJO 8 years ago
Arsenal have to win this match. This is not the easiest trip in the league but if they want to win the title thiey have no other acceptable result. Swansea won twice on Arsenal in the last campaign but they are in poor form as they are without a win in three home matches in-a-row. On the other hand Arsenal have the second...
Arsenal have to win this match. This is not the easiest trip in the league but if they want to win the title thiey have no other acceptable result. Swansea won twice on Arsenal in the last campaign but they are in poor form as they are without a win in three home matches in-a-row. On the other hand Arsenal have the second best away form in league (4 W - 1 L). My prediction is: Arsenal to win 3-1. Go Gunners!
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nik92 8 years ago
Arsenal in the last match lost two important players, but today they are a favorite against Swansea, they are the first in the standings. I hope that Sanchez finally play the way he can, so far they were weak parties for a player class as he is. Swansea can prepare a surprise, but the reality is that arsenal win.
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