Swansea 0 Arsenal 3 player ratings: Was Olivier Giroud the star man for the Gunners?
Arsenal kept pace with Manchester City at the top of the Premier League
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal made light of their injury problems with a comprehensive 3-0 Barclays Premier League win at Swansea.
Swansea were the better team in the first half but paid the price for Bafetimbi Gomis failing to take advantage when put clean through by Jonjo Shelvey.
Arsenal were far from their best in that period, but Olivier Giroud put them on their way to a fifth successive Premier League victory four minutes after the restart with the 2,000th goal of Arsene Wenger's 19-year reign in north London.
If that goal was sheer simplicity, the unmarked Giroud heading home Mesut Ozil's corner, the second was shrouded in controversy as Laurent Koscielny bundled home after 68 minutes.
The former Arsenal goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski failed to collect under pressure from Koscielny and Giroud, the sort of challenge which usually results in a free-kick.
But referee Kevin Friend felt no offence had been committed and Koscielny finished amid protests from Swansea players.
Joel Campbell wrapped up victory five minutes later with a clinical finish for his first Gunners goal as Arsenal eased to another three points.
But who starred for the visitors and who was the villian for the home side?
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