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Arsenal are currently at the top of the league table with 12 points from 5 games. After starting their campaign on a bad note against Aston Villa, Wenger’s boys came back strongly winning 4 consecutive Premier League matches. Aaron Ramsey is in blistering form this season. He has already scored 3 goals in the league so far. With Wilshere set to return, after he was benched in the mid week League cup tie against West Bromwich Albion, the only crucial player to miss today’s match is Theo Walcott.
Leaving aside Wednesday’s cup defeat at Birmingham, Michael Laudrup’s journey had been pretty smooth so far this season.
After losing their first two league games they’re now three unbeaten, with a historic Europa League victory against Valencia. They are placed 9th in the table with 7 points.
What do the Stats say?
- These sides have met just 15 times and six of those clashes have come in the last two seasons.
- The away team won 2-0 in both league matches last season, with Swansea earning a famous win at the Emirates in December 2012.
- In the four matches between these two teams in 2012-13, seven of the nine goals scored came in the last 10 minutes.
- Swansea have scored two or more goals in three successive Premier League games for the first time since December 2012.
- They have conceded just one goal away from home so far but let in six in two matches at the Liberty Stadium.
- The Gunners are looking to extend their club record of consecutive away wins to 12.
- Arsenal have lost only two of their last 21 Premier League games. (W16, D3, L2).
- Despite their good start, Arsenal have only kept one clean sheet in five league games so far.
- All 11 of their Premier League goals have come from inside the penalty area.
- Last season, Aaron Ramsey scored one goal from 46 shots in the league. In 2013-14 he has so far scored three league goals from 12 shots and has seven goals in all competitions.
- Mesut Ozil has created more chances (10) in two Premier League games than any Manchester United player has done all season.
