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Full Time FULL TIME: Referee Webb finally blows his whistle and Arsenal have their fourth straight win! What a vital three points that could be at the end of the season
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JUST WIDE: Giroud breaks through but hits his shot beyond the far post
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FAN-TASTIC: Arsenal's traveling army have been in fine voice all afternoon and they are roaring their team on in the dying seconds
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GIROUD IS DOWN: The Frenchman has taken a knock midway inside his own half and requires treatment
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FIVE MINUTES ADDED: Wenger's men are going to have to dig in for a considerable amount of stoppage time
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Substitution SUBSTITUTION: Coquelin is on for Cazorla
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BIG CHANCE: Long blazes over from 10 yards out
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BRAVE GOALKEEPING: Fabianski pounces on a loose ball just in front of Rosenberg's outstretched boot
Top Comments:
@bboyer30 on Twitter says:
Fabianski has been very sure-handed today. That penalty should've never happened. He is winning those 3 pts for Arsenal.
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WELL GRABBED: Fabianski comes out decisively to catch a skimming low cross
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Yellow Card BOOKING: Ridgewell hacks down Cazorla as the Spaniard threatened to break
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SO CLOSE: A loose ball breaks to Lukaku and he curls his shot inches wide. That was a big, big chance for the Belgian
Top Comments:
Richard Clarke on Arsenal Player says:
I really thought that was it. Arsenal are inviting pressure and haven't been able to sustain anything going forward. They really haven't recovered since the sending off
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Yellow Card IN THE BOOK: Arteta catches Jones as the defender looked to mount an attack
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Substitution ARSENAL CHANGE: Two-goal Rosicky is replaced by Kieran Gibbs
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CLOSE: McAuley heads a corner just off target. The pressure is mounting
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WAVE AFTER WAVE: The hosts are throwing everything forward with only some last-ditch defending keeping them out
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Yellow Card YELLOW: Jones tugs back Arteta and is booked
Top Comments:
Richard Clarke on Twitter says:
This is a massive 12 minutes in Arsenal's season.
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POWER: Lukaku rises highest to meet Ridgewell's cross but his effort sails over
Top Comments:
Richard Clarke on Arsenal Player says:
Lukaku looks a very, very strong player. He's a bull up there and he is going to cause Arsenal problems.
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BIG TEST NOW: West Brom are pouring men forward. It's going to be a difficult last 15 minutes for Arsenal you'd think
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Substitution RESHUFFLE: Thomas Vermaelen is on for Gervinho
Top Comments:
Richard Clarke on Arsenal Player says:
Vermaelen and Koscielny reunited for the first time since Tottenham
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GOAL! - James Morrison 1 : 2 GOAL FOR WEST BROM: Morrison smashes home the penalty
Top Comments:
@mjflatt on Twitter says:
Just stick all our defenders on and hold onto the win or stick Ox on to hit them on the break
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Red Card RED CARD: Long goes through on goal and is scythed down by Mertesacker, who is sent off
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FISTED AWAY: Brunt finds some space in the area before sending in a fizzing low shot which Fabianski parries away
Top Comments:
Richard Clarke on Arsenal Player says:
There have been a couple of moments recently where Arsenal's defenders have been sleeping. Wake up Arsenal!
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Yellow Card BOOKING: Mertesacker's pass is too short for Koscielny and is latched on to by Shane Long. The French defender brings the striker down and is shown a yellow
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Substitution SUBSTITUTION: Ex-Arsenal Winger Thomas is replaced by Markus Rosenberg
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Substitution HERE COMES LUKAKU: The striker is on for Graham Dorrans
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IS THAT HANDBALL? The West Brom fans are convinced they should have a penalty but referee Webb waves the appeals away
Top Comments:
Richard Clarke on Arsenal Player says:
Per Mertesacker fell on the ball, but at no time did he touch it with his hands. In my opinion he deliberately fell on the ball, but he did not touch it with his hands so no foul. Quite intelligent actually
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OUCH: McAuley takes a knock to the face in trying to get his head to a corner. The defender has a golf-ball sized lump just next to his eye
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CHANGE IMMINENT: West Brom's top scorer Romelu Lukaku is stripped and ready to enter the fray
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WELL DONE BAC: Thomas advances to the byline but Sagna matches him stride for stride and blocks the cross
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THE FANS ARE IN FULL VOICE: "Tottenham Hotspur, we're coming for you" is the chant from the terraces
Top Comments:
@FouadJRazzouk on Twitter says:
Did you notice Rosicky's first touch, how he positioned himself to shoot? World class player on fire today
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GOAL! - Tomas Rosicky 0 : 2 GOAL FOR ARSENAL! He's done it again! Ramsey's pass finds Rosicky in space. The Czech hits a fierce shot which Foster spills back into the path of the midfielder, who smashes the rebound home
Top Comments:
@fishher5 on Twitter says:
You can't ask for a better strike than that...Rosicky.
Richard Clarke on Arsenal Player says:
I'm going to work "Little Mozart" into my match report after that
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ON THE COUNTER: Sagna and Gervinho tear down the field before the former's shot is well blocked by Foster, who has taken a knock in making the save
Top Comments:
Richard Clarke on Arsenal Player says:
Gervinho's option was the right one, but I think you have to give credit to Ben Foster there.
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POSSESSION FOOTBALL: Wenger's men have settled well here and keep the ball for a full minute at least before Cazorla's stray pass can't quite find Gervinho
Top Comments:
Dan Roebuck on Arsenal Player says:
The referee just got in the way for the second time there and both times it went West Brom's way
Kick Off AND WE'RE UNDERWAY: West Brom immediately look for Thomas on the left but the ball runs out of play
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HERE COME THE TEAMS: We are just moments away from kick-off
Top Comments:
David Hillier on Arsenal Player says:
One more rash challenge from Ramsey or Rosicky and we could be down to 10 men. We could see Coquelin come on for one of them
Half Time HALF TIME: Arsenal look the better team going into the break, but there are a crucial 45 minutes coming up
Top Comments:
@lewis_osborn20 on Twitter says:
1-0 HT should be 2. Feel that another goal is needed. Looking organised not playing overly well but doing enough as it stands
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GOOD PUNCH: Brunt gets in a good corner and Fabianski manages to punch it clear. He looks like he's struggling a bit
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OVER THE BAR: Giroud outleaps the opposition but his header sails just over the cross bar
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RAMSEY WIDE: That hurts. Olivier Giroud with a wonderful drag back and Ramsey pushes what shoudl have been an easy goal just wide
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ARSENAL CORNER: Arsenal pile on the pressure, but no real chances come up until the ball goes out for a corner - Cazorla to take
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BRUNT FREE KICK: From the right of the D... the ball goes into the wall and it's cleared by Ramsey
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Yellow Card BOOKING: Rosicky shown yellow for a challenge on Morrison
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EVERYONE IS FINE: Play restarts with a long Fabianski goal kick
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PLAYERS DOWN: Sagna and a West Brom player go down following a Brunt free kick. Fabianski saves it from going out, but then tosses the ball out for a throw after seeing his teammate on the deck
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WEST BROM PRESSURE: The home side move the ball well, but Koscielny is there to make a clearance
Top Comments:
@OoohToBeAGunner on Twitter says:
We're losing control of the midfield here. Need to stop giving away the ball so cheaply.
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GOOD WORK FROM ARSENAL: Rosicky broke forward and found Gervinho on the right side. He gets a shot off from the accute angle but Foster is able to make a save
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FABIANSKI CLAIM: Long free kick from West Brom. The Arsenal keeper leaps high to collect the ball
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Yellow Card BOOKING: Ramsey catches Thomas and goes into the book
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GREAT SAVE LUKASZ: Chris Brunt keeps his free kick on the deck and Fabianski saw it late. But he reacted quickly to make the big, big save
Top Comments:
@tomashalberstad on Twitter says:
Fabianski's got some quick reactions on him!
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FREE KICK TO WBA: Rosicky takes out a West Brom player and the referee awards a free kick in a very dangerous position
Top Comments:
@Jeiyol on Twitter says:
I just hope Arsenal don't see a Red in this match.. Reminds me of last season
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GOAL! - Tomas Rosicky 0 : 1 GOAL FOR ARSENAL: Rosicky heads the ball inside the near post after some fantastic moves by Gervinho
Top Comments:
@TheRealPeachman on Twitter says:
Has anyone actually ever seen Gervinho and Messi in the same place?
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EVEN PLAY: West Brom have very much gotten back into this game. Arsenal will need to work much harder to take back control
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CLAIMED BY FABIANSKI: The Arsenal keeper confidently scoops up a curling shot from the left flank
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WEST BROM THROW: The home side pick up a throw just inside Arsenal territory, but it eventually goes out for a goal kick
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OFF THE LINE: Rosicky saved a goal their by clearing a Yacob header off the line
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POOR COMMUNICATION: Koscielny anf Fabianski get their wires crossed and the ball goes out for another corner
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WEBB IN THE WAY: Arsenal clear a West Brom attack, but the ball hits the referee and West Brom regain posession. The ball is eventually out for a WBA corner
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LONG OFFSIDE: West Brom go for the diagonal pass to Long, but he's offside
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HALF CHANCE FOR ARSENAL: Cazorla and Giroud play a give and go, but the ball falls to Rosicky. The Czech played it off the wrong side of his foot and went well wide of the goal
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ARSENAL ON TOP: West Brom are sitting incredibly deep and just inviting Arsenal to come forward in the opening minutes
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GETTING FORWARD: Arsenal are getting the ball into some dangerous positions, and West Brom are playing a bit on the back heel
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WEST BROM CROSSING: The home side go for a couple of early crosses, both are cleared by Mertesacker
Kick Off KICK-OFF: We are underway at The Hawthorns!
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WEST BROM SUBSTITUTES: Myhill, Lukaku, Popov, Brown, Rosenberg, Fortune, Tamas
Top Comments:
David Hillier on Arsenal Player says:
Lukaku is a stand up player. Very simliar to Yakubu in his prime. He's done really well for them and Steve Clarke could bring him on as an impact player
WEST BROM TEAM: Foster; Jones, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell, Yacob, Brunt, Dorrans, Morrison, Thomas, Long
ARSENAL SUBSTITUTES: Mannone, Vermaelen, Jenkinson, Gibbs, Coquelin, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Podolski
ARSENAL: Fabianski, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Arteta, Ramsey, Rosicky, Cazorla, Gervinho, Giroud
TEAM NEWS: There are no changes to the team that beat Reading last weekend
HAVE YOUR SAY: Join the conversation throughout the game by using the Twitter hashtag #WBAvAFC and we will publish a selection of your comments right here
Kick off is at 3pm but our Matchday Show gets underway half an hour earlier. Dan Roebuck and Richard Clarke are in the commentary box, with Nigel Mitchell and former Gunner David Hillier in the studio
West Brom started the year in fantastic form and went as high as third in the table before a mid-season dip. Arsenal beat Steve Clarke's side at the Emirates earlier this season, but the game was much closer than the 2-0 scoreline would suggest.
Top Comments:
@Vermaelen05 on Twitter says:
The Hawthorns is always a tough place to win but expecting The Arsenal to come out firing on all the cylinders. 3 pts is a must.
With just eight games remaining in the 2012/13 season, it's another huge game for Arsene Wenger's side. A win today could catapult the Gunners past Chelsea and into fourth-place
Hello and welcome to the West Midlands for live coverage of Arsenal's trip to The Hawthorns to take on West Bromwich Albion
W.B.A.
01 FOSTER, Ben
28 JONES, Billy
23 MCAULEY, Gareth
03 OLSSON, Jonas
06 RIDGEWELL, Liam
05 YACOB, Claudio
11 BRUNT, Chris
17 DORRANS, Graham
20 LUKAKU, Romelu (63)
07 MORRISON, James
14 THOMAS, Jerome
08 ROSENBERG, Markus (63)
09 LONG, Shane
13 MYHILL, BOAZ
20 LUKAKU, ROMELU
04 POPOV, GORAN
43 BROWN, ISAIAH
08 ROSENBERG, MARKUS
32 FORTUNE, MARC-ANTOINE
30 TAMAS, GABRIEL
Arsenal
21 FABIANSKI, Lukasz
03 SAGNA, Bacary
04 MERTESACKER, Per
06 KOSCIELNY, Laurent
15 MONREAL, Nacho
07 ROSICKY, Tomas
28 GIBBS, Kieran (82)
08 ARTETA, Mikel
16 RAMSEY, Aaron
19 CAZORLA, Santi
22 COQUELIN, Francis (89)
12 GIROUD, Olivier
27 GERVINHO
05 VERMAELEN, Thomas (73)
24 MANNONE, VITO
05 VERMAELEN, THOMAS
25 JENKINSON, CARL
28 GIBBS, KIERAN
22 COQUELIN, FRANCIS
15 OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN, ALEX
09 PODOLSKI, LUKAS
Top Comments:
Richard Clarke on Arsenal Player says:
Howard Webb is on Arsenal's case about time-wasting and is not going to let them get away with anything