Ch. 741A first-half massacre
Arsenal overwhelmed Swansea in the first half of their Premier League match, scoring seven goals without reply. At halftime, Swansea’s players were demoralized while Arsenal remained composed.
- Swansea tried to control the opening stages with possession, but Arsenal’s midfield press quickly took over.
- Modrić set up Li Yufei to score in the eighth minute, and De Bruyne’s cross let Suarez make it 2-0 in the fifteenth.
- Li Yufei and Suarez each scored again, giving Arsenal a 4-0 lead by the twenty-eighth minute.
- De Bruyne scored a long-range goal in the thirty-fifth minute to make it 5-0.
- Li Yufei completed his hat-trick in the fortieth minute, and Suarez completed his in the forty-fourth, making it 7-0 at halftime.