Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion, 26 December 2016

Score1-0 to Arsenal
RefereeNeil Swarbrick
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance59,925

View Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Arsenal maintained their record of scoring in each of their Premier League meetings with West Bromwich Albion (played 21).

1 Arsenal

0 West Bromwich Albion

Goals:

Olivier Giroud 86 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez
Forward Olivier Giroud

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Craig Dawson Defender
Jonny Evans Defender
Gareth McAuley Defender
Allan Nyom Defender
Chris Brunt Midfielder
Nacer Chadli Midfielder
Darren Fletcher Midfielder
Claudio Yacob Midfielder
Matt Phillips Midfielder/Forward
Salomón Rondón Forward

Substitutions:

Lucas Pérez for Alex Iwobi 71
Nacho Monreal for Kieran Gibbs 71
Aaron Ramsey for Francis Coquelin 74

Substitutions:

James McClean for Nacer Chadli 62
Hal Robson-Kanu for Salomón Rondón 80

Cards:

Olivier Giroud 42 Y
Kieran Gibbs 65 Y
Aaron Ramsey 88 Y

Cards:

Ben Foster 83 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Rob Holding
Defender Nacho Monreal
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder Jeff Reine-Adelaide
Forward Lucas Pérez

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Boaz Myhill
Defender Jonas Olsson
Defender/Midfielder Brendan Galloway
Defender/Midfielder Craig Gardner
Defender/Midfielder/Forward James McClean
Midfielder James Morrison
Forward Hal Robson-Kanu

Comments:

League position: 4th Arsenal became the second club to win 300 home games in the Premier League (Manchester United had now won 344). The Gunners avoided losing three consecutive Premier League games for the first time since January 2012. They had now won six of their last eight Premier League games (drawn two).

Comments:

League position: 9th West Bromwich Albion had now lost three of their last four Premier League games. The Baggies had now kept one clean sheet in their last 15 Premier League games. Albion had now failed to score in three of their last four Premier League games.

1 Arsenal

Goals:

Olivier Giroud 86 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez
Forward Olivier Giroud

Substitutions:

Lucas Pérez for Alex Iwobi 71
Nacho Monreal for Kieran Gibbs 71
Aaron Ramsey for Francis Coquelin 74

Cards:

Olivier Giroud 42 Y
Kieran Gibbs 65 Y
Aaron Ramsey 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Rob Holding
Defender Nacho Monreal
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder Jeff Reine-Adelaide
Forward Lucas Pérez

Comments:

League position: 4th Arsenal became the second club to win 300 home games in the Premier League (Manchester United had now won 344). The Gunners avoided losing three consecutive Premier League games for the first time since January 2012. They had now won six of their last eight Premier League games (drawn two).

0 West Bromwich Albion

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Craig Dawson Defender
Jonny Evans Defender
Gareth McAuley Defender
Allan Nyom Defender
Chris Brunt Midfielder
Nacer Chadli Midfielder
Darren Fletcher Midfielder
Claudio Yacob Midfielder
Matt Phillips Midfielder/Forward
Salomón Rondón Forward

Substitutions:

James McClean for Nacer Chadli 62
Hal Robson-Kanu for Salomón Rondón 80

Cards:

Ben Foster 83 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Boaz Myhill
Defender Jonas Olsson
Defender/Midfielder Brendan Galloway
Defender/Midfielder Craig Gardner
Defender/Midfielder/Forward James McClean
Midfielder James Morrison
Forward Hal Robson-Kanu

Comments:

League position: 9th West Bromwich Albion had now lost three of their last four Premier League games. The Baggies had now kept one clean sheet in their last 15 Premier League games. Albion had now failed to score in three of their last four Premier League games.