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Swansea City manager Garry Monk says he expects a reaction from Arsenal when the Swans travel to the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday evening.

The Gunners were given a 6-0 walloping at the hands of Chelsea on Saturday, putting a sour note on Arsene Wenger's 1,000th game in charge of the club.

It means the Swans, desperate for a result as they hover four points above the drop zone after their own 3-2 defeat to Everton, could suffer the brunt of any backlash.

And ahead of tomorrow evening's game, Monk said it could be an even tougher assignment because of the nature of the defeat at Stamford Bridge.

Monk said: "We expect a reaction from them. They're up there in the league and pushing for a different reason and we expect a reaction from them.

"That's the message to my boys this morning and we'll try and go up there with the right attitude and put on the right performance to come away with something."

Monk admitted he was surprised by the margin of Arsenal's defeat but added he thought circumstances - referee Andre Marriner mistakenly sent off Kieran Gibbs - contributed to the final scoreline.

Wenger's men have now lost 6-0 to Chelsea, 6-3 to Manchester City and 5-1 to Liverpool this season but Monk said he didn't think too much could be read into Arsenal's records against the big teams around them.

"You're talking about Chelsea and you're talking about Arsenal," he said.

"We're not quite in that calibre of player and spending power. In terms of that game, I don't think you can really delve too far into it because of the circumstances that happened and the way the game unfolded.

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"I think from previous games, every team tries to look for ways to beat another team and we're thinking of ways to do it and will try to put that across to our players and you hope it comes off on the day.

"But it's a very tough game, very tough team and we're in for a very, very hard night."

Asked if Arsenal were showing signs of vulnerability that the Swans could exploit, Monk said: "I don't think so. I think they're experienced pros, top professionals and they're international players and every now and then you do get a result like that.

"That's football. I think players are able to deal with that sort of thing and push on. It would be great if they're not, great for us, but we're not approaching it any other way than they'll be on top of their game."

As for his own side, Monk admitted there were "silly" defensive mistakes being made which were hurting his side.

"I know every goal is a bad goal that goes against you but I said to the players: we need to make teams work that little bit harder to score against us," he said.

"In those periods, especially as a player, any team is going to have a period where they have pressure upon you so it's about managing that side of it when it's coming.

"Worst case scenario, you lose one goal; you don't lose two or three or anything like that. You come through that period unscathed or at worst with a one-goal deficit because that always leaves you a chance to get back into it."

The Swans face Arsenal, before hosting Norwich and an away trip to Hull.

Asked about whether his players may be getting "jittery" after slipping into trouble, Monk said: "Their attitude is spot on. They're working hard, they want to do it which is key. They want to be out there every day, they want to work hard. They want to get out of this situation we're in and that's great for myself, them and the club.

"You have to worry about your own individual performances as well and really concentrate on what you're good at.

"There's no worse critic than the players themselves. They're all an honest bunch in there. They know when they've made a mistake. They want to do it better and that's the reaction you want from the player himself.

"I'm confident with this bunch. They're confident that we can get out of this situation. It's not as if we're chasing trying to climb and chasing teams ahead of us in terms of points. It's in our own hands and we have to make sure and be very careful we don't make mistakes and cut them out of the games as quickly as possible."