Arsenal recorded yet another narrow victory as they overcame Swansea 3-2, despite Granit Xhaka’s second-half red card.
A quickfire brace from on-form Theo Walcott, who is enjoying one of his finest ever seasons in Arsenal colours, gave the Gunners a 2-0 lead, but Gylfi Sigurdsson pulled the Swans back into the encounter.
Arsene Wenger’s side looked to have been clear to collect the three points after Mesut Ozil bagged the third on his birthday, but Borja Baston’s goal and Xhaka’s red card offence set the game up for a tense finish.
Us right now…
COME ON ARSENAL! #AFCvSCFC ?3-2⚪ (88) pic.twitter.com/KSETOzIluS
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) 15 October 2016
Theo Walcott then spurned two opportunities late on to put the game beyond Swansea, but Bob Bradley’s side were unable to capitalise as the home side extended their winning streak.
The defeat saw Swansea equal their worst ever start to a Premier League season, with the Welsh outfit looking likely to be involved in a relegation tussle for the 2016/17 campaign.
Quite the opposite can be claimed about Arsenal, who look fit and firing to be in with a real chance of winning the title this season.
Here’s the best reaction from Twitter, with more than a few Arsenal fans needing a drink after an anxious ninety minutes!
@Arsenal Pay my therapy bills you sluts
— Terje (@ArsenalTerje) 15 October 2016
@Arsenal 6 league wins in a row!! I am absolutely LOVING winning every week! #COYG #Roky ???
— ♛Roky Million♛ (@rokymillion) 15 October 2016
@Arsenal 6 league wins in a row!! I am absolutely LOVING winning every week! #COYG #Roky ???
— ♛Roky Million♛ (@rokymillion) 15 October 2016
@Arsenal I'm on life support ffs
— Sai** (@gunnerthoughts) 15 October 2016
@Arsenal my chest can't take many more games like this
— Sam (@omfgsam) 15 October 2016
@Arsenal a very Happy Birthday to Mesut Ozil! What a result. 6 wins in a row! pic.twitter.com/pWsukGWUn9
— Jack Flannigan (@ThatGunnerJack) 15 October 2016
@Arsenal above spurs… pic.twitter.com/MN6XYXGj5n
— michaela (@MichaelalLea) 15 October 2016
@ArsenalFanTV John Moss is shit
— gunnersman TAjh (@tagelsmith1) 15 October 2016
@ArsenalFanTV The fact that we managed to hold on. I'm sensing change and determination! And we can all breathe…?
— Nina (@ninabelle__) 15 October 2016
Six wins in a row for Arsenal. We can't play beautifully every week. Results and three points are all that matter.
— 1886 (@1886_blog) 15 October 2016
Wenger on Xhaka's sending off: "It looked harsh to me. A dark yellow. But the referee went for a bright red." pic.twitter.com/h4aP5vTuwp
— afcstuff (@afcstuff) 15 October 2016
Arsenal top-assistants this season (all comps):
Alexis 5
Iwobi 3
Cazorla 3
Bellerín 2
Lucas 2
Walcott 1
Oxlade-Chamberlain 1
Elneny 1#afc pic.twitter.com/BqaeeXbD2U— afcstuff (@afcstuff) 15 October 2016
Callum Connolly, Pundit Arena.
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