Ah, the magic of the FA Cup. Arsenal host Swansea City in a replay of the 2-2 draw these two sides played out earlier on in the month, and it is beyond clear that one of these teams is super-interested in winning and the other is... less so. Arsenal are, of course, desperate for a trophy, and they're fielding a more or less full strength side here. Swansea, meanwhile, are resting several key players. Apparently they've staged enough cup upsets over the past couple of weeks for Michael Laudrup's satisfaction.
Arsenal vs. Swansea City, FA Cup Replay: Lineups
If the Gunners don’t thump their guests here, something will have gone very wrong.
Arsenal starting lineup (4-3-3): Wojciech Szczesny; Kieran Gibbs, Thomas Vermaelen, Per Mertesacker, Bacary Sagna; Francis Coquelin, Abou Diaby, Jack Wilshere; Santi Cazorla, Olivier Giroud, Theo Walcott.
Substitutes from: Vito Mannone, Carlo Jenkinson, Andre Santos, Aaron Ramsey, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Andrei Arshavin, Lukas Podolski.
Swansea City starting lineup (4-3-3): Miguel Vorm; Swight Tiendalli, Kyle Bartley, Chico Flores, Ashley Richards; Leon Britton, Kenny Agustien, Jonathan de Guzman; Nathan Dyer, Danny Graham, Wayne Routledge.
Substitutes from: Gerhard Tremmel, Garry Monk, Ben Davies, Ki Sung-Yeug, Itay Shechter, Pablo Hernandez, Michu.
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