Arsenal are behind Barclays Premier League leaders Manchester City on goal difference only thanks to four league wins on the spin, but their title credentials will be tested when they visit Swansea City on Saturday.
Head to head in the BPL
Swansea boast a better record than Arsenal from their eight meetings so far, including doing the double over the Gunners last season.
Classic match: Swansea 3-2 Arsenal, 15 January 2012
When Arsenal travelled for their first Barclays Premier League at the Liberty Stadium in early 2012, they had risen to fourth in the table after a poor start to the season that included an 8-2 loss at Manchester United.
Robin van Persie's fifth-minute goal gave them a dream start in south Wales, but within 11 minutes Scott Sinclair had levelled with a penalty conceded by Aaron Ramsey, who received much attention from the Swansea fans for his Cardiff City roots.
Swansea took the lead on 57 minutes when Joe Allen robbed Ramsey, before releasing Nathan Dyer to score. But Arsenal fought back through Theo Walcott's finish on 69 minutes.
Before Arsene Wenger could even consider his team possibly going on to win, Danny Graham broke clear to claim the winner for Swansea.
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