Summary

  • Swansea manager Bob Bradley takes charge for first time

  • Alexis Sanchez starts for Arsenal

  1. Postpublished at 15:35 British Summer Time 15 October 2016

    Swansea 2-0 Arsenal

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    And by "fail to clear" they mean 'make a right hash of everything imagineable'.

  2. goal

    GOALpublished at 33 mins

    Arsenal 2-0 Swansea - Theo Walcott

    My oh my, that last entry is being answered now, Theo Walcott has two.

    One word to sum up the defending: shambles.

    A corner hits the middle of the six-yard box, bounces off Gylfi Sigurdsson who is busy wrestling with his man. Jack Cork wants to clear but falls flat on his face and Walcott has the time to take a touch in the middle of the goal mouth and slam home.

    Arsenal threatening a cricket score now. Swansea in need of someone to just play a forward defensive for a while.

    Theo Walcott celebratesImage source, Reuters
  3. Fantasy Theo...published at 15:31 British Summer Time 15 October 2016

    Arsenal 1-0 Swansea

    Theo WalcottImage source, Getty Images

    Where do you stand on the resurgence of Theo Walcott? Is he getting in the groove?

    I ask because in his past four Arsenal outings he has scored three and created two goals now.

    It's possibly a key decision in your fantasy football team. Walcott is capable of finding the net but will his body hold up and will he do it consistently?

    I'm not sure what it says about Arsenal that their top point-scoring striker - Olivier Giroud - has six points in this season's Premier League fantasy football game. Their midfielders are flying. Walcott has 42 points before today, Alexis Sanchez has 49.

  4. Postpublished at 29 mins

    Arsenal 1-0 Swansea

    How do Swansea respond now? Bob Bradley cannot come on and save them? Alexis Sanchez races in behind and tries to lob Lukasz Fabianski. Audacious but not far away, a foot or two wide.

  5. goal

    GOALpublished at 27 mins

    Arsenal 1-0 Swansea - Theo Walcott

    Arsenal scoreImage source, Reuters

    Just as I said Bob Bradley would be happy his side concede a messy goal. Yuck.

    Alexis Sanchez lifts a ball over the defence for Hector Bellerin but there's a lot of height on it and it looks quite non-threatening. The full-back though leaps and heads across goal. Jordi Amat is there but the awkward bounce has him in trouble. Does he chest it? Does he knee it? Does he boot it clear?

    None of the above. Theo Walcott nips in and prods home from three yards. Ugly. They all count.

  6. Postpublished at 24 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Swansea

    I'm sure Bob Bradley would have taken this. Yes, Arsenal are seeing more ball but aside from a half chance for Mesut Ozil early on, there has been little of meaning.

    Theo Walcott looks to get on to a Santi Cazorla pass in behind but Neil Taylor uses every inch of his small frame to get a toe to the ball and intercept. That was key.

    Arsenal 0-0 SwanseaImage source, .
  7. Postpublished at 21 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Swansea

    Nacho Monreal is up from left back, he has crossing space and lifts his head admirably to cut the ball back to Granit Xhaka. A similar position to that of Leroy Fer moments ago, time, space, fire, blocked.

    Poor from Xhaka in many ways, he took a split-second too long for me, allowing defenders to shut down what was a lot of space.

  8. Leroy's on Fer...published at 15:20 British Summer Time 15 October 2016

    Arsenal 0-0 Swansea

    Leroy FerImage source, Reuters

    Leroy Fer has hit four goals already this season, notching 37 points in the Premier League's fantasy football game. Have you got him in? He looks like a value pick.

    His record in England is six goals in a season, achieved with Queens Park Rangers in 2014-15. One wonders if a new manager in charge may work against him? He has been flourishing after all and should Bob Bradley want him to play deeper or more conservatively, surely that will be to Swansea's detriment?

    All eyes on Leroy.

  9. CLOSE!published at 19 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Swansea

    A big chance for Leroy Fer from 18 yards. Modou Barrow - without doubt Swansea's most willing attacker so far - dances and wriggles down the right, he clips a ball back and it's then squared into the path of Fer who elects to go at it with the side of his foot. He lifts the ball over from a good central position. Maybe one he should have smashed the laces through. 

  10. Postpublished at 15:18 British Summer Time 15 October 2016

    Arsenal 0-0 Swansea

    Here is a look at that Swansea kit you are all keen on it seems. What's the fuss for?

    Arsenal 0-0 SwanseaImage source, reuters
  11. Postpublished at 15 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Swansea

    Mesut Ozil shapes to shoot some 30 yards out but instead puts some disguise on it, it's a clipped pass instead. Theo Walcott gives chase but the flag comes up.

  12. Postpublished at 15:15 British Summer Time 15 October 2016

    Arsenal 0-0 Swansea

    Here's one for you. What on earth is Bob Bradley wearing?

    Pass him a balaclava and he's set for a bank heist. Maybe he's planning a smash and grab at the Emirates.

    Bob BradleyImage source, Reuters
  13. HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 12 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Swansea

    Shkodran Mustafi  is up from the back for a corner and his eyes light up as the ball comes into the box. He attacks the near post, gets a good forehead on it and heads high against the bar. The keeper dived and was close to it but the woodwork made the key intervention.

  14. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 15:12 British Summer Time 15 October 2016

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    If kits won prizes, this sky blue number would keep Swansea up it seems...

  15. Postpublished at 10 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Swansea

    I must admit, I've never really fancied Modou Barrow. He looks all arms and legs, a little like Paulo Wanchope. But hey, what do I know. The man playing on Swansea's right has a go at his marker and seeks shooting space but good defending by Nacho Monreal sees Barrow only win a corner. Monreal didn't give an inch but hats off to Barrow, he was having a right go.

    Modou BarrowImage source, Reuters
  16. Postpublished at 7 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Swansea

    Swansea live dangerously and only a heavy lay-off in their area prevents another Arsenal opening. Not much for Wayne Routledge to feed off yet down the left but Gylfi Sigurdsson releases him nicely, only for the rapid Hector Bellerin to win a foot race. Sigurdsson is playing as a false nine it seems. Who'd have thought Bob Bradley would go all Pep Guardiola in his first outing?

  17. Postpublished at 4 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Swansea

    A decent opening for the home side. Tippy, tappy stuff as always around the edge of the box. Alex Iwobi has shooting space but refuses and the ball ends up being fizzed at Mesut Ozil some 10 yards out. It's a hard take as it rolls across his body and he barely makes telling contact, allowing Jordi Amat to clear in a hurry.

  18. Postpublished at 2 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Swansea

    Are we seeing the very early signs of a pattern as Swansea drop deep to soak up Arsenal pressure. Shkodran Mustafi finds himself in the final third, that's how high the home side are. His pass is poor and some neat footwork from Leroy Fer carries Swansea clear.

  19. Once a blue...published at 15:01 British Summer Time 15 October 2016

    Arsenal 0-0 Swansea

  20. KICK-OFFpublished at 1 min

    Arsenal 0-0 Swansea

    Arsenal get us rolling. A few passes and Shkodran Mustafi plays the ball back to Petr Cech who launches it forward. Very un-Arsenal Petr. Pep Guardiola would send you to Torino for that.