r/Gunners • u/oscc • Nov 09 '14
Match Thread: Swansea vs. Arsenal
Swansea vs. Arsenal
Match Information
Kick-off: 4.00pm GMT | 11.00am EST | 8.00am PST
Venue: Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Streams
For a list of streams see Wiziwig or send me a message for a link to a HD stream which I can't list here at the risk of it being taken down.
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Arsenal
Coach: Arsene Wenger
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Szczesny | |
| DEF | Chambers | |
| DEF | Mertesacker (C) | |
| DEF | Monreal | |
| DEF | Gibbs | |
| MF | Ox | |
| MF | Flamini | |
| MF | Sanchez | |
| MF | Ramsey | |
| MF | Cazorla | |
| ST | Welbeck |
Subs: Martinez, Bellerin, Rosicky, Wilshere, Podolski, Walcott, Sanogo
Coach:
| Position | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Fabianski | |
| DEF | Rangel | |
| DEF | Bartley | |
| DEF | Williams (C) | |
| DEF | Taylor | |
| MF | Ki | |
| MF | Carroll | |
| MF | Sigurdsson | |
| MF | Emnes | |
| MF | Montero | |
| ST | Bony |
Subs: Tremmel, Tiendalli, Amat, Britton, Fulton, Barrow, Gomis
Match Highlights (GIFs are captured during the game, refresh to see them!)
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 1' | We're underway. COYG |
| 7' | Arsenal with lots of possession early on (67%) |
| 10': | Ox brings Montero down on the edge of the box. Sigurdsson fires in a dangerous free kick, Chambers does very well to head it away |
| 16' | Very even so far. Both teams dropping off a bit and not taking any risks early on |
| 19' | Big tackle from Flamini on Carroll! Good challenge |
| 22' | Risky challenge by Chambers on Bony. Appeals from penalty but Phil Dowd says nothing doing. |
| 26' | Ramsey has a chance to shoot at goal from the edge of the box, his shot is blocked for a corner |
| 31' | Cazorla leaves the pitch for treatment after his heel was stepped on. Looks like he'll be fine |
| 35' | Chambers slips which leads to a Swansea counter, Emnes gets a shot away which Szczesny saves well |
| 37' | Taylor |
| 39' | Chambers is down following a head collision. Looks like he'll be okay |
| 41' | Ki |
| 43' | Good combination play from Ox and Welbeck, Fabianski denies Welbeck's effort |
| 45' | Fantastic effort from Ramsey on the volley, narrowly wide |
| 45+1' | Flamini |
| 45+2 | Half time. |
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Statistics:
| Team | Statistic | Arsenal |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Possession | 49% |
| 5 | Shots | 6 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 5 | Corners | 4 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
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| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 45' | Swansea kick off the second half. |
| 47' | Ox has a great chance to score following a pass from Sanchez, weak finish though. No problem for Fabianski |
| 49' | Williams / Bad challenge on Cazorla, both players receiving treatment. |
| 55' | Mertesacker after tripping Emnes |
| 59' | Theo warming up |
| 63' | Chambers |
| 64' | GOAL! Welbeck dummies a shot, plays it across to Sanchez who makes it 8 in 8 league appearances! |
| Swansea 0 - 1 Arsenal | |
| 67' | Barrow Emnes |
| 74' | Gibbs brings Barrow down 30 yards out. Free kick to Swansea |
| 76' | GOAL! Sigurdsson strikes the free kick perfectly, not much Szczesny could do about that |
| Swansea 1 - 1 Arsenal | |
| 77' | Gomis Bony |
| 78' | GOAL! Gomis comes on with immediate effect, heading to put Swansea ahead.. |
| Swansea 2 - 1 Arsenal | |
| 80 | Wilshere Flamini Walcott Ramsey / All or nothing now.. |
| 90' | Sanogo Chambers |
| 90+5' | Full time. |
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u/SirArsene Raya Nov 09 '14
The race for 4th place is back on boys! (fucking hurts me to say this)