The Gunners take on Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday afternoon in what to promises to be an eventful match.
So, courtesy of OPTA, here 10 match facts and stats you ought to know about both sides before Saturday’s kick-off:
1. Swansea are unbeaten in their last three Premier League meetings with Arsenal (W2 D1).
2. Bafetimbi Gomis scored the winning goal in both of Swansea’s meetings with Arsenal last season in the Premier League.
3. Gylfi Sigurdsson has scored or assisted 30 goals in 60 Premier League appearances for Swansea (16 goals, 14 assists) – only Wilfried Bony (31) has been involved in more for the club in the competition.
4. Swansea have picked up just one win from their last six top-flight games (D2 L3).
5. Garry Monk’s side are without a win in three home Premier League games (D2 L1); their worst run since last February (also three games). They’ve never gone four without a victory at home under their current boss.
6. Arsenal have scored 1999 goals in all competitions under Arsene Wenger.
7. The Gunners have scored on each of their four Premier League visits to Liberty Stadium (W2 L2).
8. Arsenal have lost just one of their last 11 Premier League away games (0-2 v Chelsea), winning nine and drawing one.
9. Oliver Giroud has the best minutes per goal rate of any player in the Premier League this season, scoring every 88.8 minutes on average (min. two goals).
10. Mesut Özil has the best games per assist rate in Premier League history – averaging an assist every 2.71 matches (min. 20 assists).
