Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion, 25 September 2017

Score2-0 to Arsenal
RefereeBobby Madley
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance59,134

View Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm Arsenal had now scored in all 23 of their Premier League meetings with West Bromwich Albion.

2 Arsenal

0 West Bromwich Albion

Goals:

Alexandre Lacazette 20 G
Alexandre Lacazette penalty 67 P

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender Nacho Monreal
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Defender/Midfielder Sead Kolašinac
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez
Forward Alexandre Lacazette

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Craig Dawson Defender
Jonny Evans Defender
Ahmed Hegazi Defender
Allan Nyom Defender
Kieran Gibbs Defender/Midfielder
Grzegorz Krychowiak Defender/Midfielder
Jake Livermore Defender/Midfielder
Gareth Barry Midfielder
Hal Robson-Kanu Forward
Jay Rodriguez Forward

Substitutions:

Olivier Giroud for Alexandre Lacazette 83
Mesut Özil for Alexis Sánchez 83
Ainsley Maitland-Niles for Aaron Ramsey 90

Substitutions:

James Morrison for Jake Livermore 63
Salomón Rondón for Hal Robson-Kanu 64
Matt Phillips for Allan Nyom 74

Cards:

Alexis Sánchez 44 Y

Cards:

Jonny Evans 35 Y
Craig Dawson 49 Y
Grzegorz Krychowiak 56 Y
Allan Nyom 67 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Per Mertesacker
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Jack Wilshere
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Olivier Giroud

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Boaz Myhill
Defender/Midfielder/Forward James McClean
Midfielder Chris Brunt
Midfielder James Morrison
Midfielder Claudio Yacob
Midfielder/Forward Matt Phillips
Forward Salomón Rondón

Comments:

League position: 7th Alexandre Lacazette became the first player to score in his first three home league games for Arsenal since Brian Marwood in September 1988 in League Division One. Alexandre Lacazette scored the Gunners' 100th penalty in the Premier League. Only Liverpool (112) and Chelsea (107) had scored more. They had now won ten consecutive home games in all competitions for the first time since 2009 (12 games). Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger said: “He’s [Alexandre Lacazette] not only a goalscorer, his link up play is good. He fights as well, he’s not fazed by the physical challenges that West Brom gave us and overall he looks to adapt quickly and very well. I took him off because he was tired. He had an opportunity to score a hat-trick but I gave him the penalty as well. What you want is to win the game and not to take any gambles because if they come back to 2-1 it can be nervy."

Comments:

League position: 12th Gareth Barry made his 633rd appearance in the Premier League in this game to set a new competition record (previously held by Ryan Giggs). There are now 16 players in total to have been born and made a Premier League appearance since Gareth Barry made his debut on 2 May 1998. Baggies manager Tony Pulis became the eighth manager to take charge of 100 or more games for two different Premier League clubs (also Stoke City). West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis: “Everyone’s seen what’s happened today. If you want to make an example of something, the first free-kick he [the referee] gives for Sánchez on the edge of the box (he) actually dives and he should be booked for diving in my opinion. Then you see the tackle in the box on Jay [Rodriguez at 0-0] and the referee’s got a great view, it’s a stonewall penalty. The disappointing thing tonight is Sánchez falls for the first free-kick. He should be booked, that’s cheating. Jay is very, very honest and doesn’t get any reward for being honest. We haven’t had a penalty at this football club for over a year and none of my players are told to roll around.”

2 Arsenal

Goals:

Alexandre Lacazette 20 G
Alexandre Lacazette penalty 67 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender Nacho Monreal
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Defender/Midfielder Sead Kolašinac
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez
Forward Alexandre Lacazette

Substitutions:

Olivier Giroud for Alexandre Lacazette 83
Mesut Özil for Alexis Sánchez 83
Ainsley Maitland-Niles for Aaron Ramsey 90

Cards:

Alexis Sánchez 44 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Per Mertesacker
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Jack Wilshere
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Olivier Giroud

Comments:

League position: 7th Alexandre Lacazette became the first player to score in his first three home league games for Arsenal since Brian Marwood in September 1988 in League Division One. Alexandre Lacazette scored the Gunners' 100th penalty in the Premier League. Only Liverpool (112) and Chelsea (107) had scored more. They had now won ten consecutive home games in all competitions for the first time since 2009 (12 games). Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger said: “He’s [Alexandre Lacazette] not only a goalscorer, his link up play is good. He fights as well, he’s not fazed by the physical challenges that West Brom gave us and overall he looks to adapt quickly and very well. I took him off because he was tired. He had an opportunity to score a hat-trick but I gave him the penalty as well. What you want is to win the game and not to take any gambles because if they come back to 2-1 it can be nervy."

0 West Bromwich Albion

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Craig Dawson Defender
Jonny Evans Defender
Ahmed Hegazi Defender
Allan Nyom Defender
Kieran Gibbs Defender/Midfielder
Grzegorz Krychowiak Defender/Midfielder
Jake Livermore Defender/Midfielder
Gareth Barry Midfielder
Hal Robson-Kanu Forward
Jay Rodriguez Forward

Substitutions:

James Morrison for Jake Livermore 63
Salomón Rondón for Hal Robson-Kanu 64
Matt Phillips for Allan Nyom 74

Cards:

Jonny Evans 35 Y
Craig Dawson 49 Y
Grzegorz Krychowiak 56 Y
Allan Nyom 67 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Boaz Myhill
Defender/Midfielder/Forward James McClean
Midfielder Chris Brunt
Midfielder James Morrison
Midfielder Claudio Yacob
Midfielder/Forward Matt Phillips
Forward Salomón Rondón

Comments:

League position: 12th Gareth Barry made his 633rd appearance in the Premier League in this game to set a new competition record (previously held by Ryan Giggs). There are now 16 players in total to have been born and made a Premier League appearance since Gareth Barry made his debut on 2 May 1998. Baggies manager Tony Pulis became the eighth manager to take charge of 100 or more games for two different Premier League clubs (also Stoke City). West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis: “Everyone’s seen what’s happened today. If you want to make an example of something, the first free-kick he [the referee] gives for Sánchez on the edge of the box (he) actually dives and he should be booked for diving in my opinion. Then you see the tackle in the box on Jay [Rodriguez at 0-0] and the referee’s got a great view, it’s a stonewall penalty. The disappointing thing tonight is Sánchez falls for the first free-kick. He should be booked, that’s cheating. Jay is very, very honest and doesn’t get any reward for being honest. We haven’t had a penalty at this football club for over a year and none of my players are told to roll around.”