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Match Thread: Arsenal vs Swansea City

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MATCH THREAD - ARSENAL VS SWANSEA
Saturday 15th October - 3pm - Emirates Stadium

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whoscored.com forecast:
Arsenal will score as a result of a through ball Extremely Likely
Arsenal will control the game in the opposition's half Very Likely
Arsenal will score from a fast break situation Very Likely
Swansea will dominate in the air Likely

Discuss the game here - can Bradley get a win in his first match like the previous 3 Swans managers have?

What changes should he make in the starting 11?
 
It will be interesting to find out if Jeff is ready to go. When I first heard about his injury I heard he would probably be out for 4 weeks, but I have been hearing whisperings that he may be in contention for Arsenal. We'll see.

I hope Bradley goes with the 4-2-3-1 with any 2 from Montero, Barrow, and Routledge (preferably Jeff and Mo). I'm almost certain he will utilize Gylfi, Leon, and Amat. So Borja vs Llorente, Ki vs. Fer vs. Cork, Taylor vs. Kingsley, Fed vs. VdH, and Rangel vs. Naughton. Take your picks Mr. Bradley.
 
Pre-Match stats ahead of Saturday`s trip to Arsenal as new manager Bob Bradley prepares for his first match as Swansea City manager


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Not sure how we won that. It was a big result that changed our season really and gave us a bit of momentum but we got lucky, Arsenal were off form that day and missed a host of chances.
 
Haven't got a clue what to expect on Saturday. They've not beaten us at home for 5 years and no other PL side has a better record against them than us, but they're in form and it'l be difficult for Bradley, despite our form - it's a tough place to go for his opener and we don't tend to do brilliantly after international breaks. He wouldn't have worked with the international players much at all. I'd be delighted with a decent performance and a point.
 
KevinE - 11/10/2016 16:08

Haven't got a clue what to expect on Saturday. They've not beaten us at home for 5 years and no other PL side has a better record against them than us, but they're in form and it'l be difficult for Bradley, despite our form - it's a tough place to go for his opener and we don't tend to do brilliantly after international breaks. He wouldn't have worked with the international players much at all. I'd be delighted with a decent performance and a point.
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Stay organized and try to hit them on the break. Worked last year. And the year before.
 
The Premier League have now announced the Match Day officials that will take charge of the game against Arsenal this Saturday.


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Team line-ups and updates as Swansea City travel to Arsenal


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Seems like a similar setup to last year's when we won 2-1. I'd take that result. They show a 4-3-3, but it will be a diamond is my inkling
 
Arsenal:

Cech, Bellerin, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Xhaka, Cazorla, Iwobi, Ozil, Walcott, Alexis.

Subs: Ospina, Gibbs, Gabriel, Coquelin, Elneny, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Lucas.

Swansea City:

Fabianski, Taylor, Fernandez, Amat, Naughton, Cork, Britton, Fer, Barrow, Routledge, Sigurdsson.

Subs: Nordfeldt, van der Hoorn, Rangel, Kingsley, Fulton, Ki, Borja.
 
I'm guessing we'll aim to keep things tight in first half, as Guidolin would have, and bring on Borja on the hour when the game opens up a bit, but it leaves me wondering where the goals are in that side
 
Bradley on the pitch with his new coach

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