Swansea City vs Arsenal
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 SWA | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 ARS | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Who won: Swansea 3-2
Swansea City beat Arsenal 3-2 on Sunday, January 15, 2012 at Swansea.com Stadium. Goals for Swansea: Scott Sinclair (16' pen), Nathan Dyer (57') and Danny Graham (70'). Goals for Arsenal: Robin van Persie (5') and Theo Walcott (69').
Play by play
Swansea enter the top half of the table and are in tenth place on 26 points. There's some way to go until they truly secure survival, but it's difficult to see them getting dragged into a real relegation battle.
The result leaves Arsenal joint fifth in the league table, alongside Newcastle, with 36 points. Crucially, they trail fourth-placed Chelsea by four points and third-placed Tottenham by ten.
The reality is that Arsenal aren't in bad shape but the returns of Jack Wilshere, Thomas Vermaelen, Bacary Sagna, Gervinho and Kieran Gibbs will give them a much needed boost.
Arsenal will be frustrated at losing ground in the top four race but they weren't at their best here. They were unlucky at the penalty that was conceded for Swansea's equaliser but, though these things can add up at the season's end, they can't complain about the quality of Swansea's second and third.
The Welsh side, and manager Brendan Rodgers, continue to enhance their reputations with players like Leon Britton and Joe Allen showing how capable they are of playing in the Premier League.
A great result for Swansea and one it's difficult to argue they didn't deserve.
<b>Full-time! Swansea 3-2 Arsenal</b>
- 93'
Song gives the ball away when he should have sent it in the penalty box and their chance is probably now gone. Little time remains...
- 93'
One minute remains...
- 93'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Graham off, Lita on...
- 92'
Swansea now keeping possession and clearly plan on running the clock down...
- 90'
Van Persie's free-kick comes to little. There'll be four minutes of stoppage time but perhaps it's not to be...
- 89'
Arsenal win a free-kick on the edge of the box, with time running out, after a foul on Walcott...
- 88'
Great goalkeeping from Vorm! Rosicky finishes a run with a testing shot and Koscielny fires the rebound on target too, but the Dutch 'keeper succeeds in collecting both. What a quality signing he has been for Rodgers.
- 87'
Rosicky volleys over! Chamberlain does well to pick him out with a well weighted cross but the chance is wasted. Little time left now for Arsenal.
- 86'
Possession: Swansea 55%, Arsenal 45%
- 85'
Swansea now keeping possession comfortably. Looking very much a classy Premier League side.
- 83'
Such pace up front, currently: Henry, Van Persie, Walcott and 'The Ox'
- 83'
Rosicky gives the ball away in a dangerous area but, to his credit, recovers. Arsenal now look to attack.
- 83'
Ramsey heads well but Vorm saves! Both sides currently looking like scoring..
- 82'
Stat: Arsenal have gone on to win six of their last nine Premier League matches in which the scores were level after the first 45 minutes
- 81'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Dyer, who has been superb, is off, with Routledge on
- 79'
Swansea waste a great chance! Graham breaks but attempts to pass instead of shooting when he was better placed to finish and the chance has gone after Arsenal intercept.
- 78'
An he's instantly involved! Sends in a low ball that almost reached Henry but, with the change of shape, Arsenal look vulnerable on the counter...
- 77'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Mertesacker off, Oxlade-Chamberlain on...
