Arsenal winger Mesut Özil. (Photo : Getty Images)
Contending team Arsenal FC (15-6-6, 51 points) will look to get back to winning form as it faces reeling squad Swansea City AFC (6-12-9, 27 points) at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday, March 2nd for a 2015-2016 Premier League game.
Arsenal dropped a high-scoring 2-3 game to Manchester United on Sunday at the Old Trafford as the Red Devils unleashed their 18-year-old forward Marcus Rashford, as reported by SkySports.
The Gunners did not expect what Rashford is going to do as the English teenager scored a double right in the first half of play, at the 29th and 32nd minutes, to open the match. Former Red Devil Danny Welbeck, now an Arsenal striker, managed to net one at the 40th to make it a 2-1 game at the half.
United midfielder Ander Herrera struck five minutes after the hour mark to extend his team's lead to 3-1. Arsenal managed to score another goal, courtesy of German winger Mesut Özil, four minutes later, which proved to be the final count as both teams remained scoreless for the rest of the game.
It was the second loss in the last six outings for Arsene Wenger's team, and also their fourth winless effort, to keep them at third place in the league table behind Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur.
Meanwhile, Swansea was nipped by the Spurs, 1-2, at the White Hart Lane also on Sunday for their second straight loss, as per BBC Sport.
Swans striker Alberto Paloschi actually opened the scoring at the 19th minute to give the early lead to Francesco Guidolin's crew.
Swansea held on with the lead for the next 51 minutes of play until Tottenham midfielder Nacer Chadli equalized the game. Seven minutes later, the Spurs took over the lead with a goal from defender Danny Rose, which held on until the full time whistle.
The Swans are currently drifting at the no. 16 spot of the league table, three points away from bottom-three relegation.
The predicted result is a 2-0 bounce back win for Arsenal. Wenger and his men will take advantage of the struggling Swans at their own home field.
Arsenal starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Cech; Bellerín, Paulista, Koscielny, Monreal; Coquelin, Ramsey; Welbeck, Özil, Sanchez; Walcott
Swansea City starting lineup (4-3-1-2 formation): Fabianski; Rangel, Fernandez, Williams, Taylor; Cork, Britton, Ki; Sigurdsson; Ayew, Paloschi
