Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion, 09 May 2021

Score3-1 to Arsenal
RefereePeter Bankes
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium

View Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion head to head

Kick-off: 7.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 26 Arsenal won: 18 Drawn: 4 West Bromwich Albion won: 4 Arsenal scored: 54 West Bromwich Albion scored: 25 Arsenal retained their record of scoring in all 26 meetings in the Premier League.

3 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

1 West Bromwich Albion

Manager: Sam Allardyce

Goals:

Emile Smith Rowe 29 G
Nicolas Pépé 35 G
Willian 90 G

Goals:

Matheus Pereira 67 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Gabriel
Defender Rob Holding
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Dani Ceballos
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder Willian
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Gabriel Martinelli

Starting lineup:

Sam Johnstone Goalkeeper
Semi Ajayi Defender
Kyle Bartley Defender
Darnell Furlong Defender
Conor Townsend Defender
Conor Gallagher Midfielder
Okay Yokuşlu Midfielder
Matheus Pereira Midfielder/Forward
Matt Phillips Midfielder/Forward
Callum Robinson Midfielder/Forward
Mbaye Diagne Forward

Substitutions:

Alexandre Lacazette for Gabriel Martinelli 60
Kieran Tierney for Emile Smith Rowe 63
Thomas Partey for Dani Ceballos 76

Substitutions:

Hal Robson-Kanu for Mbaye Diagne 56
Grady Diangana for Callum Robinson 68

Cards:

Dani Ceballos 70 Y

Cards:

Hal Robson-Kanu 62 Y
Conor Gallagher 76 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Forward Alexandre Lacazette
Forward Eddie Nketiah

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Button
Defender Dara O'Shea
Defender/Midfielder Taylor Gardner-Hickman
Defender/Midfielder Jake Livermore
Defender/Midfielder Lee Peltier
Defender/Midfielder Caleb Taylor
Midfielder/Forward Grady Diangana
Forward Karlan Grant
Forward Hal Robson-Kanu

Comments:

League position: 9th Arsenal had now scored three or more goals in four of their 18 home games so far in this Premier League season. Aged 32 years and 273 days, Willian became the oldest player to score his first league goal for the Gunners since John Hollins against Wolverhampton Wanderers in League Division One on 29 September 1979, aged 33 years and 75 days. [c/o Harvey Downes] This was the first time that two players (Emile Smith Rowe and Willian) had scored their first Premier League goals for Arsenal in a home game since Sylvain Wiltord and Paolo Vernazza against Coventry City at Highbury on 16 September 2000. [c/o Tom Ede]

Comments:

League position: 19th This result confirmed West Bromwich Albion’s relegation to the League Championship. They equalled Norwich City’s competition record of being relegated from the Premier League for a fifth time (also 2002-03, 2005-06, 2008-09 and 2017-18). Matheus Pereira became the first player to score ten or more goals for the Baggies in a season in the Premier League since Sadio Berahino in 2014-15 (14). 100 goals had now been scored in Albion's 35 games so far in this Premier League season (32 for, 68 against).

3 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Emile Smith Rowe 29 G
Nicolas Pépé 35 G
Willian 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Gabriel
Defender Rob Holding
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Dani Ceballos
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder Willian
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Gabriel Martinelli

Substitutions:

Alexandre Lacazette for Gabriel Martinelli 60
Kieran Tierney for Emile Smith Rowe 63
Thomas Partey for Dani Ceballos 76

Cards:

Dani Ceballos 70 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Forward Alexandre Lacazette
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 9th Arsenal had now scored three or more goals in four of their 18 home games so far in this Premier League season. Aged 32 years and 273 days, Willian became the oldest player to score his first league goal for the Gunners since John Hollins against Wolverhampton Wanderers in League Division One on 29 September 1979, aged 33 years and 75 days. [c/o Harvey Downes] This was the first time that two players (Emile Smith Rowe and Willian) had scored their first Premier League goals for Arsenal in a home game since Sylvain Wiltord and Paolo Vernazza against Coventry City at Highbury on 16 September 2000. [c/o Tom Ede]

1 West Bromwich Albion

Manager: Sam Allardyce

Goals:

Matheus Pereira 67 G

Starting lineup:

Sam Johnstone Goalkeeper
Semi Ajayi Defender
Kyle Bartley Defender
Darnell Furlong Defender
Conor Townsend Defender
Conor Gallagher Midfielder
Okay Yokuşlu Midfielder
Matheus Pereira Midfielder/Forward
Matt Phillips Midfielder/Forward
Callum Robinson Midfielder/Forward
Mbaye Diagne Forward

Substitutions:

Hal Robson-Kanu for Mbaye Diagne 56
Grady Diangana for Callum Robinson 68

Cards:

Hal Robson-Kanu 62 Y
Conor Gallagher 76 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Button
Defender Dara O'Shea
Defender/Midfielder Taylor Gardner-Hickman
Defender/Midfielder Jake Livermore
Defender/Midfielder Lee Peltier
Defender/Midfielder Caleb Taylor
Midfielder/Forward Grady Diangana
Forward Karlan Grant
Forward Hal Robson-Kanu

Comments:

League position: 19th This result confirmed West Bromwich Albion’s relegation to the League Championship. They equalled Norwich City’s competition record of being relegated from the Premier League for a fifth time (also 2002-03, 2005-06, 2008-09 and 2017-18). Matheus Pereira became the first player to score ten or more goals for the Baggies in a season in the Premier League since Sadio Berahino in 2014-15 (14). 100 goals had now been scored in Albion's 35 games so far in this Premier League season (32 for, 68 against).