West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal, 02 January 2021

Score4-0 to Arsenal
RefereeMartin Atkinson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueThe Hawthorns

View West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 25 West Bromwich Albion won: 4 Drawn: 4 Arsenal won: 17 West Bromwich Albion scored: 24 Arsenal scored: 51 This became Arsenal’s biggest-ever win at West Bromwich Albion; previously 3-0 in April 1922 and January 1935, both in League Division One.

0 West Bromwich Albion

Manager: Sam Allardyce

4 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Goals:

Kieran Tierney 23 G
Bukayo Saka 28 G
Alexandre Lacazette 60 G
Alexandre Lacazette 64 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone
Defender Semi Ajayi
Defender Darnell Furlong
Defender Branislav Ivanović
Defender Dara O'Shea
Midfielder Conor Gallagher
Midfielder/Forward Grady Diangana
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Pereira
Midfielder/Forward Matt Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Callum Robinson
Midfielder/Forward Romaine Sawyers

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Rob Holding Defender
Pablo Marí Defender
Kieran Tierney Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Dani Ceballos Midfielder
Emile Smith Rowe Midfielder
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Forward
Alexandre Lacazette Forward

Substitutions:

Charlie Austin for Grady Diangana 46
Kyle Bartley for Branislav Ivanović 66
Rekeem Harper for Matt Phillips 81

Substitutions:

Ainsley Maitland-Niles for Héctor Bellerín 54
Willian for Bukayo Saka 71
Joe Willock for Emile Smith Rowe 77

Cards:

Conor Gallagher 70 Y

Cards:

Héctor Bellerín 41 Y
Dani Ceballos 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Button
Defender Kyle Bartley
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Defender/Midfielder Lee Peltier
Midfielder Rekeem Harper
Midfielder Filip Krovinović
Midfielder/Forward Kamil Grosicki
Forward Charlie Austin
Forward Cheikh Diaby

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Willian
Midfielder Joe Willock
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Gabriel Martinelli
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 19th West Bromwich Albion had now lost four consecutive home games in the top division and conceded three or more goals in each defeat for the first time in their history. The Baggies had now lost their last two home games in the Premier League by a margin of nine goals to nil. Albion had now won one of their opening 17 games in this Premier League season (lost 11).

Comments:

League position: 11th 3,001 goals had now been scored in Arsenal’s 1,093 games in the Premier League (for 1,921, against 1,080). Kieran Tierney became the first Scotsman to score in an away league game for the Gunners since Charlie Nicholas at Ipswich Town in League Division One on 11 March 1986. [c/o Harvey Downes] Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang became the 61st player to make 100 appearances for Arsenal in the Premier League.

0 West Bromwich Albion

Manager: Sam Allardyce

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone
Defender Semi Ajayi
Defender Darnell Furlong
Defender Branislav Ivanović
Defender Dara O'Shea
Midfielder Conor Gallagher
Midfielder/Forward Grady Diangana
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Pereira
Midfielder/Forward Matt Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Callum Robinson
Midfielder/Forward Romaine Sawyers

Substitutions:

Charlie Austin for Grady Diangana 46
Kyle Bartley for Branislav Ivanović 66
Rekeem Harper for Matt Phillips 81

Cards:

Conor Gallagher 70 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Button
Defender Kyle Bartley
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Defender/Midfielder Lee Peltier
Midfielder Rekeem Harper
Midfielder Filip Krovinović
Midfielder/Forward Kamil Grosicki
Forward Charlie Austin
Forward Cheikh Diaby

Comments:

League position: 19th West Bromwich Albion had now lost four consecutive home games in the top division and conceded three or more goals in each defeat for the first time in their history. The Baggies had now lost their last two home games in the Premier League by a margin of nine goals to nil. Albion had now won one of their opening 17 games in this Premier League season (lost 11).

4 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Kieran Tierney 23 G
Bukayo Saka 28 G
Alexandre Lacazette 60 G
Alexandre Lacazette 64 G

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Rob Holding Defender
Pablo Marí Defender
Kieran Tierney Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Dani Ceballos Midfielder
Emile Smith Rowe Midfielder
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Forward
Alexandre Lacazette Forward

Substitutions:

Ainsley Maitland-Niles for Héctor Bellerín 54
Willian for Bukayo Saka 71
Joe Willock for Emile Smith Rowe 77

Cards:

Héctor Bellerín 41 Y
Dani Ceballos 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Willian
Midfielder Joe Willock
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Gabriel Martinelli
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 11th 3,001 goals had now been scored in Arsenal’s 1,093 games in the Premier League (for 1,921, against 1,080). Kieran Tierney became the first Scotsman to score in an away league game for the Gunners since Charlie Nicholas at Ipswich Town in League Division One on 11 March 1986. [c/o Harvey Downes] Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang became the 61st player to make 100 appearances for Arsenal in the Premier League.