West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal, 18 March 2017

Score3-1 to West Bromwich Albion
RefereeNeil Swarbrick
CompetitionPremier League
VenueThe Hawthorns
Attendance24,065

View West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 12.30pm West Bromwich Albion scored three goals in a game against Arsenal at The Hawthorns for the first time since 11 April 1966 in a 4-4 draw in League Division One.

3 West Bromwich Albion

1 Arsenal

Goals:

Craig Dawson 12 G
Hal Robson-Kanu 55 G
Craig Dawson 75 G

Goals:

Alexis Sánchez 15 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Craig Dawson
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Gareth McAuley
Defender Allan Nyom
Defender/Midfielder Jake Livermore
Defender/Midfielder/Forward James McClean
Midfielder Chris Brunt
Midfielder Nacer Chadli
Midfielder Darren Fletcher
Forward Salomón Rondón

Starting lineup:

Petr Čech Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Shkodran Mustafi Defender
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Midfielder
Aaron Ramsey Midfielder
Alexis Sánchez Midfielder/Forward
Theo Walcott Midfielder/Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Hal Robson-Kanu for Salomón Rondón 54
Claudio Yacob for Chris Brunt 72
Sam Field for Nacer Chadli 90

Substitutions:

David Ospina for Petr Čech 38
Olivier Giroud for Theo Walcott 65
Alex Iwobi for Alexis Sánchez 78

Cards:

James McClean 42 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Boaz Myhill
Defender Jonas Olsson
Defender/Midfielder Marc Wilson
Midfielder Sam Field
Midfielder Claudio Yacob
Midfielder/Forward Jonathan Leko
Forward Hal Robson-Kanu

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender Per Mertesacker
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Forward Olivier Giroud

Comments:

League position: 8th This was West Bromwich Albion's first win against a team in the top seven so far in this Premier League season. The Baggies had now won eight of their last ten home games in the Premier League. Hal Robson-Kanu became the first Albion substitute to score in the Premier League since Craig Gardner at Chelsea on 13 January 2016. West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis said: "We've got 43 points. We know where we are as a football club. We're not getting carried away. We'll do the best we possibly can. If we win games, brilliant. If we don't we've still got a group of honest players who give everything."

Comments:

League position: 5th Arsenal had now lost four out of their last five Premier League games for the first time since April 1995 when Stewart Houston was their manager. The Gunners had now lost three consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since October 2011. They had now conceded 21 goals in their last six games in all competitions. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said: "It leaves us in a unique situation that we've never had before. We face big problems to regroup and find resources to sort out the problem. We need some togetherness. We face some serious challenges."

3 West Bromwich Albion

Goals:

Craig Dawson 12 G
Hal Robson-Kanu 55 G
Craig Dawson 75 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Craig Dawson
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Gareth McAuley
Defender Allan Nyom
Defender/Midfielder Jake Livermore
Defender/Midfielder/Forward James McClean
Midfielder Chris Brunt
Midfielder Nacer Chadli
Midfielder Darren Fletcher
Forward Salomón Rondón

Substitutions:

Hal Robson-Kanu for Salomón Rondón 54
Claudio Yacob for Chris Brunt 72
Sam Field for Nacer Chadli 90

Cards:

James McClean 42 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Boaz Myhill
Defender Jonas Olsson
Defender/Midfielder Marc Wilson
Midfielder Sam Field
Midfielder Claudio Yacob
Midfielder/Forward Jonathan Leko
Forward Hal Robson-Kanu

Comments:

League position: 8th This was West Bromwich Albion's first win against a team in the top seven so far in this Premier League season. The Baggies had now won eight of their last ten home games in the Premier League. Hal Robson-Kanu became the first Albion substitute to score in the Premier League since Craig Gardner at Chelsea on 13 January 2016. West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis said: "We've got 43 points. We know where we are as a football club. We're not getting carried away. We'll do the best we possibly can. If we win games, brilliant. If we don't we've still got a group of honest players who give everything."

1 Arsenal

Goals:

Alexis Sánchez 15 G

Starting lineup:

Petr Čech Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Shkodran Mustafi Defender
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Midfielder
Aaron Ramsey Midfielder
Alexis Sánchez Midfielder/Forward
Theo Walcott Midfielder/Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

David Ospina for Petr Čech 38
Olivier Giroud for Theo Walcott 65
Alex Iwobi for Alexis Sánchez 78

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender Per Mertesacker
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Forward Olivier Giroud

Comments:

League position: 5th Arsenal had now lost four out of their last five Premier League games for the first time since April 1995 when Stewart Houston was their manager. The Gunners had now lost three consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since October 2011. They had now conceded 21 goals in their last six games in all competitions. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said: "It leaves us in a unique situation that we've never had before. We face big problems to regroup and find resources to sort out the problem. We need some togetherness. We face some serious challenges."