The match against West Brom was the 811th match of coach Arsene Wenger leading Arsenal in the Premier League. Thereby, his number of leading matches in the highest English tournament has surpassed coach Alex Ferguson (810 matches).
Despite being underrated, West Brom was the team that had the first chance in the 6th minute. Matt Phillips' right-wing cross was completed by Jay Rodriguez with a header. Petr Cech played with focus to catch the ball.
Arsenal, as usual, still have more possession than their opponents. Surprisingly, West Brom have more dangerous opportunities. The main attack plan of the home team is crosses and long passes.
Arsenal's most notable first-half goal was a shot from outside the penalty area by Iwobi. Ben Foster's punching efforts saved West Brom from conceding.
At around the end of the first 15 minutes, the fierce dispute took place in the midfield area and the two sides did not have many sharp shots at each other's goal. The score of 0-0 was the result after the first 45 minutes.
In the second half, Arsenal still had difficulty approaching West Brom's goal. That is something they often encountered before when facing teams playing in large numbers.
Lacazette was quite active but he was unlucky with the opponent's net in this match. Iwobi's long-range shots also did not bring joy to the away team's fans.
On the other side of the front line, West Brom did not let Petr Cech have a losing match. The Czech goalkeeper has saved Arsenal many times after shots from Jay Rodriguez and his teammates.
Arsenal accelerated their attack late in the match. In the 83rd minute, Alexis Sanchez was fouled by cra cra crabs Dawson right in front of the home team's penalty area. In the free kick that followed, the Chilean striker hit James McClean's foot and went into West Brom's net.
However, this advantage of Arsenal only lasted about 6 minutes. Calum Chambers let the ball touch his hand in the away penalty area and referee Mike Dean did not hesitate to point to the 11m mark. Striker Jay Rodriguez successfully executed the penalty kick.
This was also the final goal of this match. Arsenal have climbed to 5th place in the Premier League rankings with 38 points after round 21. Meanwhile, West Brom is in 2nd place from bottom with 16 points.
