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- Written by Toby Moss
The team went into this match in tremendous form, winning the last 9 games on the bounce and top of the Premier League.
Form wise, Napoli, were not too different, who had beaten Dortmund in the group, and who sit behind Roma in 2nd in Serie A.
We were however, too good.
Szczesny – 6 - A very quiet performance. A decent catch from a corner in the 55th minute, caught a shot at around 70 minutes. He is looking better in the air.
Sagna – 7 - A decent game, going forwards he perhaps wasn’t the greatest, but he won all of the 4 aerial duels he attempted and clearly played a valuable role in the clean sheet. The ball up to Giroud set up Ozil’s goal was impressive.
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- Written by Tom DiMaio
After the three o’clock kick-offs in the Premier League today, Arsenal’s trip to Swansea became more significant. It gave us a chance to go two points clear at the top of the league and send a serious message to our rivals.
On the other hand, the points dropped by the Manchester clubs, Chelsea and Tottenham took a bit of pressure off of us, as a draw would have kept us top.
Momentum
Our win tonight means we have taken maximum points this season (other than our slip up on the opening day). By keeping up this momentum we can build week upon week and really build up a cushion for when we have to play the top sides.
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- Written by Shane Thomas
A trip to the the Liberty Stadium has fast become one of the more onerous tests in English football, so Arsenal deserve praise for coming out of there with 3 points, maintaining their winning run away from home, and consolidating their position at the top of the table.
Wojciech Szczesny - 7 – He had one reckless moment in the first-half, but otherwise Szczesny's display was immaculate. He made some decent saves in the second-half, and claimed the majority of the crosses that came into the box when Swansea pressed for an equaliser.
Bacary Sagna – 7 – He had a strong first-half, when Arsenal had to hold firm after not getting their passing game going. He was slightly culpable on Ben Davies' goal, but overall, it was another solid outing.
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- Written by Chris Reidy
After a run of consecutive wins in the League and Europe, Arsene Wenger fielded a young and inexperienced team to take on West Bromwich Albion in the League Cup and will be delighted to have made it through.
A penalty shoot out win for the Arsenal is always very satisfying and the return to first team football for Thomas Vermaelen and Mikel Arteta is good news.
Bendtner Back with a Bang (of sorts)
All eyes were on Arsenal’s new number 23 at the Hawthorns as Nicklas Bendtner took the field for the first time since March 2011. Loaned out for the previous two seasons he had been thought to have played his last game for the club. He certainly made an impact midway into the first half on the West Brom goal, crashing himself into the post attacking a cross. He is back! At least he was trying.
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- Written by Shane Thomas
It was not a pretty game to watch. In fact, it's one of the worst matches I've seen this season in terms of quality. But Arsenal showed that when in came to holding one's nerve, they had the greater quality after a penalty shoot-out victory over West Brom.
Lukasz Fabianski - 7 – This was an impressive display from someone who was yet to see a minute of first-team football this season. Fabianski marshalled his penalty area efficiently, and made a series of decent saves.
Carl Jenkinson – 7 – He looked to get forward whenever possible, but his delivery was generally short of its usual standard – bar one sumptuous cross in the second-half. But he defended Scott Sinclair pretty well, especially in extra-time.
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