ARSENAL YACHAPWA NA SWANSEA 2-1

Bafetimbi Gomis's header completed an unlikely turnaround and gave Swansea victory over Arsenal at the Liberty Stadium.

The main incident during the first half was Calum Chambers' apparent shove in the back of Wilfried Bony, but referee Phil Dowd gave nothing.

Arsenal took the lead just after the hour mark when Alexis Sanchez slid the ball home after good work by Danny Welbeck.

But Swansea levelled with quarter of an hour to go when Gylfi Sigurdsson curled a superb free-kick into the top corner past Wojciech Szczesny.

And just three minutes later substitute Gomis rose above Nacho Monreal to meet a cross and nod it into the corner. 

Bafetimbi Gomis (second left) rises above the Arsenal defence to head Swansea into the lead just two minutes after coming on

Gylfi Sigurdsson (partially obscured, left) curls in a free-kick for Swansea's equaliser

Alexis Sanchez (left) slides the ball home to give Arsenal the lead just after the hour mark

MATCH FACTS 

Swansea: Fabianski, Rangel, Bartley, Williams, Taylor, Ki, Carroll (Britton 87), Emnes (Barrow 67), Sigurdsson, Montero, Bony (Gomis 76). Subs: Amat, Tiendalli, Tremmel, Fulton.

Arsenal: Szczesny, Chambers (Sanogo 90), Mertesacker, Monreal, Gibbs, Ramsey (Walcott 79), Flamini (Wilshere 80), Oxlade-Chamberlain, Sanchez, Cazorla, Welbeck. Subs: Rosicky, Podolski, Martinez, Bellerin.

Goal: Sanchez 63.

Booked: Chambers, Mertesacker, Gibbs, Ramsey. 

Referee: Phil Dowd.

Swansea midfielder Jefferson Montero (right) and Santi Cazorla battle for the ball in the first half

Wilfried Bony (left) goes up for an aerial challenge with Arsenal's makeshift centre half Nacho Monreal

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Montero involved in a tussle again, this time with Arsenal full back Calum Chambers

Swansea keeper Lukasz Fabianski comes and punches the ball as Chambers (centre) looks to get his head on it

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (left) skips past Swansea midfielder Ki Sung-yeung

Calum Chambers (right) appears to push Wilfried Bony in the back but referee Phil Dowd (left) said no penalty

Bony looks to line up a shot with Monreal (left) and Aaron Ramsey in close attendance

Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny spreads himself as Ashley Williams (right) tries to poke the ball towards goal

Szczesny dives as Ki (centre) heads the ball towards goal after a Swansea corner

Danny Welbeck bursts past Swansea defender Neil Taylor and gets a shot away on Fabianski's goal

The view from behind as Sanchez (No 17) steers the ball past Fabianski and into the goal

Sanchez jumps for joy after putting Arsenal a goal up with a tidy finish from 12 yards

 

CREDIT: DAILY MAILY