Crystal Palace manager Sam Allardyce was scathing of Premier League scheduling after preparing for a key clash with Swansea City with a 2-0 defeat at Arsenal.
Olivier Giroud's wondrous 'scorpion' goal stole the headlines at Emirates Stadium, but defeat left Palace looking over their shoulders, one place and two points above the relegation zone.
Aside from a brief second-half flurry of chances that Petr Cech stood up to, Palace were kept at arm's length by their hosts, with Alladyce having taken just one point from his first two games in charge since replacing Alan Pardew.
A home game against bottom side Swansea City provides the perfect chance to kick-start a march up the table, but the former England boss is wary of the managerless Welsh club, who will have had an extra 24 hours to prepare for Tuesday's fixture.
He said: "I made changes with Swansea in mind.
"We're a bit thin on the ground with injuries and we've been dealt the blow of not having enough recovery time by playing today [Sunday] and Tuesday night – why can't we play Wednesday?
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