Former Gunner gives his verdict on the W.B.A game
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Full Time ALL OVER: 2-2 it finishes
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GOALMOUTH SCRAMBLE: But West Brom hack it away
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WHAT A SAVE: Carson denies Clichy with a stop at his ear post. Arsenal corner
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WILSHERE FIRES OVER: Unlucky from the England man, he beats his man before drilling just over the bar
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ARSENAL HAVE IT: But West Brom are defending for their lives on the edge of their own area
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FOUR MINUTES OF ADDED TIME: What a huge four minutes in our season
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NASRI LOOKING TO WEAVE THROUGH: But he gets hustled off the ball just outside the area
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IS THERE GOING TO BE A WINNER?: If there is, it looks like it will be Arsenal
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CARSON FLAPS AGAIN: But Arsenal can't capitalise
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CORNER: Carson comes and completely missed everything, a West Brom defender heads behind
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ARSENAL FREE KICK: Crossing position, Nasri over the ball
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VAN PERSIE CAN'T FIND ANYONE: Carson gathers a cross
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VAN PERSIE HEADS JUST WIDE: At the near post, but it’s coming, you sense
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ARSENAL CORNER: Arshavin wins a corner on the left. Arsenal with all the initiative here
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GREAT BLOCK FROM SQUILLACI: Fortune goes past Koscielny and Nasri and drives into the area. Just as he pulls the trigger, the French defender throws himself in front of the shot. Superb defending
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Yellow Card NASRI GOES INTO THE BOOK
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Arshavin’s cross from the left hit the inside of the post and bounced out to Meite inside the six-yard box. He dallied on the ball and Van Persie bundled it home. 15 minutes left, can Arsenal find a winner now?
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GOAL! - Robin van Persie 2 : 2 GOAL! Van Persie has made it 2-2!
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IT’S COMING: You sense, Arsenal are going to get a chance very soon. West Brom are inviting pressure. It just won’t sit for Arsenal in the final thrid
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CAN ARSENAL GET BACK ON LEVEL TERMS?: The momentum is with the Gunners but West Brom do look a threat on the break
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Substitution WEST BROM CHANGE: Fortune on for Odemwingie
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ARSENAL SENSING A COMEBACK: And dare I say it? A victory. It’s been all Arsenal since the goal
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PICK THAT ONE OUT: What a finish from the diminutive Russian! Chamakh leys the ball to him in a congested penalty area, he takes one touch to control and, with his second, fires into the far-left corner with his left foot
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GOAL! - Andrey Arshavin 2 : 1 GOAL FOR ARSENAL: Arsenal are back in it with a great finish from Arshavin
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GREAT DEFENSIVE HEADER FROM OLLSSON: Van Persie delivers expertly from the left with Chamakh and Bendtner waiting. The West Brom defender gets there first to head clear under pressure
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DEARY ME: The less said about that effort, the better. High, wide and handsome
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ARSENAL FREE KICK: Chamakh is felled and Van Persie is lining it up. This is well within his range. 30 yards out, just right of centre
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POSTIVE PLAY ROM WILSHERE: But he gets hustled off the ball as he looks to break from midfield
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ARSENAL NEED SOMETHING: And quickly, it’s been a hugely frustrating afternoon so far
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TACTICS: Bendtner goes onto the right, by the way, when Ramsey was playing
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Yellow Card KOSCIELNY BOOKED: He brings down Odemwingie and gets a yellow card
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A ball over the top causes Squillaci a problem, Almunia comes rushing out, misses the ball and Odemwingie is left with an open goal. Between the pair of them, one of them should have dealt with that
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GOAL! - Peter Odemwingie 2 : 0 Goal for West Brom: Calamitous defending from Almunia and Squillaci gifts Odemwingie a goal
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Substitution ARSENAL CHANGE: Bendtner is introduced and Ramsey is replaced
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VAN PERSIE HEADS WIDE: Arsenal take a corner short and Ramsey crosses to Van Persie, who beats his man to powerfully head wide
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THE GAME OPENING UP: Wilshere bundles his way into the area, West Brom clear. All of a sudden there is a bit of tempo in the game
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OH, THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN 2-0: In all honesty, Brunt should score there. West Brom attack down the left and Cech sends a teasing ball across the six-yard box. It runs all the way to Brunt at the back post but, stretching, he slides wide. What a let off
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FIRST SIGN OF CHAMAKH: The substitute heads Arshavin’s looping cross straight at Carson. He will give Wenger’s side a different option in this second half though
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ALL ARSENAL: West Brom are almost inviting Arsenal pressure at the moment. Will Arsenal be able to break them down?
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KOSCIELNY HAS TO BE STRONG: And he is, as he wins the ball off Odemwingie. Arsenal have started brightly, they are seeing a lot of the ball
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HANDBAGS: Wilshere and Mulumbu square up after the West Brom man sees the ball out for a goalkick. Nothing serious, though
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POSITIVE START FROM ARSENAL: West Brom have hardly seen the ball so far
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TACTICS: Nasri into the centre and Ramsey over to the right. Arshavin still on the left and Van Persie and Chamakh up front
Kick Off SECOND HALF UNDERWAY: Arsenal kicking from left to right and attacking the travelling Gooners behind that goal
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Substitution And for West Brom: Cech on for Scharner
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Substitution Yep, Chamakh for Denilson
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The teams are back out: And it looks like there’s going to be an Arsenal change. Chamakh for Denilson it looks like
Half Time THERE GOES THE WHISTLE: Arsenal go in behind at the break thanks to that early Reid header
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ONE FINAL CHANCE?: Denilson feeds Van Persie who knocks the ball out wide to Sagna. But the right back’s cross is poor and doesn’t beat the first man
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VAN PERSIE WHIPS IN A FREE KICK: But it’s too flat and West Brom clear
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AMBITIOUS FROM VAN PERSIE: His effort form range flashes just wide of the left post
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Four minutes of added time
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NEARING HALF TIME: No real chances for either side of late
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GOOD TAKE BY ALMUNIA: Shorey delivers from the left and the goalkeeper claims
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A QUICK UPDATE: Man United are still drawing 0-0 at home to Bolton
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ANOTHER CLASH OF HEADS: Sagna and Scharner this time and the game stops
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ALL A BIT QUIET NOW: Arsenal have not been their fluent self so far
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ALMUNIA GATHERS: At the second attempt after West Brom pumped that free kick into the area
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Yellow Card DENILSON GETS A BOOKING: He has been poor so far, and goes into the book after bringing down a flying Thomas
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ARSENAL SEEING A BIT MORE OF IT: Clichy crosses into the box, Nasri weaves into the area. But West Brom clear on both occasions
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FIRST 30 MINUTES: Aside from that double chance for Van Persie and Ramsey, West Brom have been relatively comfortable so far
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NOW HE COMES BACK ON: 11 v 11 again
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WEST BROM STILL DOWN TO TEN: After Morrison went off to receive treatment, he is yet to come back on. It’s been a good ten minutes now
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ANOTHER CORNER: Cleared again
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ARSENAL CORNER: Clichy crosses from the left and the ball gets headed behind
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BETTER FROM ARSENAL: That chance has given the away side a bit of impetus
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HOW HAS THAT NOT GONE IN: As I say that, Arsenal ever-so nearly get back on level terms. Clichy crosses expertly from the left and Van Persie loops a header onto the crossbar. It bounces back to Ramsey who, from barely four yards, fires straight at Carson. So, so unlucky.
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NO CHANCES OF NOTE: Carson has yet to be tested in the opening 25 minutes
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SLOPPY AGAIN FROM DENILSON: The Brazilian gives the ball away cheaply for a second time and West Brom break. Fortunately, they are caught offside
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OUCH: Morrison clashes heads with Koscielny and there is blood pouring out of the West Brom man’s head. Purely accidental but that looks nasty
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ARSENAL CORNER: Headed away by a West Brom defender at the near post
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Yellow Card FIRST BOOKING: Meite goes in late on Van Persie and goes into the referee’s book
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NASRI CENTRES: But can’t pick out anyone in a yellow shirt
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GIVEN AWAY BY DENILSON: And West Brom get the ball back. The hosts will be very happy with their start to this game
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WILSHERE PICKING IT UP DEEP: Arsenal enjoy a bit of possession but without really looking like breaking West Brom down
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TAKEN SHORT: And West Brom win it back. It’s still very scrappy from both sides
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ARSHAVIN FELLED: By Scharner in midfield and Arsenal have a free kick
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CLICHY OVERLAPPING: But Arshavin can’t find him with a through ball
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A BIT OF CALM: Nothing happening of note, it’s all a bit scrappy at the moment
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WILSHERE SEEKING OUT ARSHAVIN: Jack plays a delightful ball over the top, but the Russian can’t quite get on the end of it and Carson gathers
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A FRENETIC START: Arsenal are just starting to settle now after a that poor opening
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THE SUN IS SHINING: It’s beaming down at the Hawthorns but Arsenal haven’t started well at all here
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ARSENAL MUST BE CAREFUL: A bad pass nearly lets West Brom in again but Odemwingie just can’t get on the end of a cross
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WHAT A TERRIBLE START: I think it was Ramsey who lost him man from the corner. Reid powers home from six yards and West Brom have an early lead
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GOAL! - Steven Reid 1 : 0 Goal for West Brom: Reid heads home from the corner
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FIRST CORNER: Koscielny puts it behind
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EARLY FLAG UP: Odemwingie is caught offside, the Arsenal defence will have to be careful of him today.
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TACTICS: Ramsey in the ‘Cesc’ role, just behind the striker. Arshavin on the left and Nasri from the right
Kick Off WEST BROM GET US UNDERWAY: Arsenal will be kicking from right to left in this first half
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AARON RAMSEY: Having Rambo back is a great sight for all Arsenal fans
HERE COME THE TEAMS: Arsenal in yellow shirts, redcurrant shorts and yellow socks. Van Persie is the captain today, by the way
A result just in from across London, Tottenham have drawn 0-0 with West Ham at White Hart Lane. I think we can safely say that knocks them out of the title race (not that we ever thought they were in it!)
And here are the rest of the Arsenal substitutes: Lehmann, Rosicky, Eboue, Gibbs, Chamakh, Miquel, Bendtner
Returning goalkeeping Jens Lehmann is on the bench for the Premier League trip to the Hawthorns, as is young central defender Ignasi Miquel.
So Aaron makes his first Arsenal start in over a year. The Wales midfielder hasn’t been in Arsène Wenger’s starting XI since February 27, 2010 when he suffered a broken leg against Stoke.
The Arsenal team is in, and here it is: Almunia, Sagna, Koscielny, Squillaci, Clichy, Wilshere, Denilson, Nasri, Ramsey, Arshavin, Van Persie
Big early team news... Aaron Ramsey starts today. Full team to follow
Oh, and stay tuned for the Arsenal team news which I will bring you as soon as I get it
What are your thoughts ahead of the match Arsenal fans? Do we need to win today to stay in the Premier League title race? How much influence do you think the returning Jens Lehmann will have on the squad? And what team do you think the boss should pick?
Arsenal.com editor Richard Clarke will be alongside commentator Dan Roebuck and they'll be taking your e-mails during the game and fielding your calls in our post-match show. I'll give you those all-important numbers later. In the meantime get your comments to us via www.arsenal.com/studio.
Welcome to Arsenal TV Online for another MatchDay Show. It gets underway at 2.30pm (UK time) with the best bits from the manager’s pre-match press conference, exclusive interviews with Robin van Persie and Jens Lehmann plus all the breaking team news. By the way, I'm Giuseppe Muro and I'll be your text commentator today.
It’s the potentially tricky West Brom and a trip to the Hawthorns for Arsène Wenger’s side this afternoon. We need no reminding of their ability to cause a shock after the Baggies’ 3-2 victory at Emirates Stadium earlier in the season.
There’s no denying it’s been a tough couple of weeks for Arsenal fans - but three points today will go a long way to getting our season back on track.
W.B.A.
01 CARSON, Scott
23 MEITE, Abdoulaye
03 OLSSON, Jonas
20 SHOREY, Nicky
14 THOMAS, Jerome
07 MORRISON, James
11 BRUNT, Chris
21 MULUMBU, Youssuf
33 SCHARNER, Paul
04 CECH, Marek (46)
12 REID, Steven
24 ODEMWINGIE, Peter
28 FORTUNE, Marc-Antoine (72)
13 MYHILL, BOAZ
30 TAMAS, GABRIEL
04 CECH, MAREK
36 JARA REYES, GONZALO
05 TCHOYI, SOMEN
28 FORTUNE, MARC-ANTOINE
31 COX, SIMON
Arsenal
01 ALMUNIA, Manuel
03 SAGNA, Bacary
18 SQUILLACI, Sebastien
06 KOSCIELNY, Laurent
22 CLICHY, Gael
23 ARSHAVIN, Andrey
08 NASRI, Samir
16 RAMSEY, Aaron
52 BENDTNER, Nicklas (56)
15 DENILSON
29 CHAMAKH, Marouane (46)
19 WILSHERE, Jack
10 VAN PERSIE, Robin
13 LEHMANN, JENS
48 MIQUEL, IGNASI
28 GIBBS, KIERAN
27 EBOUE, EMMANUEL
07 ROSICKY, TOMAS
29 CHAMAKH, MAROUANE
52 BENDTNER, NICKLAS
