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U-23s: Arsenal 1-0 Swansea: How it happened

We leapt to the top of the Premier League 2 with a 1-0 win over title rivals Swansea City on Friday.

In the end it took Charlie Gilmour’s strike to secure the victory in a tense encounter at Emirates Stadium, as we went three points clear of Leicester City at the top of the table.

After a sluggish start by both sides, we managed to carve out the game’s first opportunity but, when Folarin Balogun picked out Vlad Dragomir, the Romanian’s shot was well blocked by the visitors’ defence.

The returning Emile Smith Rowe - who had been sidelined with an ankle injury since the start of last month - was next to threaten, seeing his powerful free-kick saved by Eriwn Mulder.