Goal

List of goalscorers

A. Lacazette
20'
1 - 0
A. Lacazette
67'
2 - 0
Press

Match report in news

  • 93'
    Full-time! Arsenal win 2-0 thanks to a brace from Alexandre Lacazette.
  • 93'
    Ramsey is replaced by Maitland-Niles.
  • 90'
    3 minutes added on.
  • 90'
    Arsenal almost get another on the counter. Giroud feeds Ozil but his low effort is blocked away by the legs of Foster.
  • 86'
    Giroud knocks the ball down for Xhaka on the edge of the box but he fires a presentable opportunity over.
Substitution

Substitution

at Arsenal
Substitution

Substitution

at Arsenal
  • 83'
    Lacazette and Sanchez are withdrawn, with Giroud and Ozil replacing them.
  • 82'
    A short corner is played to Bellerin but his effort from the edge of the box is deflected away for another corner.
  • 78'
    Sanchez clips a tame effort at goal from the edge of the box.
Substitution

Substitution

at West Bromwich Albion
  • 74'
    Last roll of the dice from Tony Pulis as Matt Phillips replaces Nyom.
Penalty scored
Goaaaaal from a penalty!
de Arsenal en el 67'
  • 67'
    Excellent penalty! Ben Foster goes the right way but Lacazette puts it right in the bottom corner to give the 'keeper no chance.
  • 66'
    Penalty to Arsenal! Nyom is adjudged to have fouled Ramsey as he looked to shepherd the ball out of play. The defender is booked and Lacazette will take it.
Substitution

Substitution

at West Bromwich Albion
  • 64'
    Another change for the visitors as Rondon replaces Robson-Kanu.
Substitution

Substitution

at West Bromwich Albion
  • 63'
    West Brom make a change, former Middlesbrough midfielder James Morrison is on in place of Jake Livermore.
Card

Yellow card

a West Bromwich Albion
  • 56'
    Krychowiak is booked for bringing down Elneny near the corner flag.
  • 54'
    Mustafi sees a flicked effort from a corner easily saved by Foster.
  • 51'
    Lacazette almost gets his second. Kolasinac raids down the left and crosses low. Elneny lays it off to the Frenchman but his effort from eight yards is deflected up and over the bar.
Card

Yellow card

a West Bromwich Albion
  • 49'
    Craig Dawson is booked for clipping the heels of Alexis Sanchez.
  • 48'
    A dangerous low cross from the right from Bellerin evades everyone.
  • 46'
    West Brom get us back underway here.
  • 45'
    HT: Arsenal lead at the half thanks to that goal from Alexandre Lacazette.
  • 45'
    A cross from the right comes all the way to Barry at the back post but his effort is cleared away for a corner.
  • 45'
    1 minute added on.
Card

Yellow card

a Arsenal
  • 44'
    Sanchez is booked for remonstrating with the referee... again.
  • 42'
    Close again for the visitors. Nyom's cross from the right is flicked on by Robson-Kanu but Krychowiak can't quite get there on the stretch.
  • 39'
    Rodriguez flashes a shot from range wide.
  • 38'
    Off the line! Great work from Krychowiak sees him race away down the left on the counter. His cross is perfect for Rodriguez at the back post and he heads past Cech only to see Nacho Monreal clear the ball from under his own crossbar!
  • 36'
    Sanchez takes again but his effort is always flashing wide.
Card

Yellow card

a West Bromwich Albion
  • 35'
    Ouch! Evans catches Lacazette on the shin and is rightly booked. Giving Arsenal another free kick in a dangerous position.
  • 34'
    Penalty appeal for Arsenal. Sanchez goes down under the challenge of Krychowiak as West Brom defend a corner. There was definitely some shirt-pulling in there but whether it was enough for a spot kick is another question.
  • 32'
    Foster races out again as Ramsey looks to get on the end of Sanchez's pass but almost regrets it this time as Ramsey gets there first. The stopper recovers to gather the Welshman's cross though.
  • 27'
    Nacho Monreal plays a lovely give and go with Sanchez and after a beautiful first touch looks like he should be able to get a strike in on goal but he has the ball nicked off his toe at the last minute by a combination of Hegazi and Nyom. Once again there are halfhearted appeals for a penalty.
  • 23'
    A series of long balls in behind are attempted by Arsenal but none of them come to anything.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Arsenal en el 20'
  • 20'
    Arsenal take the lead! Sanchez's free kick comes back off the bar and Lacazette is on hand to nod in. That makes the Frenchman the first Arsenal player to score on his first three appearances at home in the Premier League.
  • 19'
    Another chance for Sanchez as Evans clatters Elneny on the edge of the box. Xhaka is also standing over it.
  • 17'
    Possession stats are pretty damning, 81%/19% in favour of the hosts.
  • 16'
    Foster has to be alert to come out and clear the ball with Lacazette sniffing.
  • 12'
    We're in danger of having a game break out here! Kieran Gibbs sees a pile-driver clear the bar after a poor clearance from Bellerin.
  • 11'
    Chance for Arsenal. Elneny finds Bellerin down the right and he cushions the ball into the middle for Ramsey at the near post but his tame effort is flicked well over.
  • 11'
    A warning sign there for Arsenal despite their early control of this one.
  • 8'
    There were shouts for a penalty in the away end as 'J-Rod' cut inside Mustafi and went down, but he was quickly back to his feet to get the shot away. There didn't seem to be much of an appeal from the player either.
  • 8'
    What a chance for the visitors! Gareth Barry puts Rodriguez in behind down the left, he chops back inside away from Mustafi and fires low at goal but Cech pushes his effort onto the post and the rebound is fired wide. Great Opportunity!
  • 4'
    Sanchez takes it but his effort drops just wide of Foster's left-hand post.
  • 4'
    Dangerous free kick for the hosts right on the edge of the box as Sanchez is felled by Dawson.
  • 3'
    Arsenal win a corner on the left but West Brom clear the ball away.
  • 2'
    An early touch for Kieran Gibbs who hoofs a clearance about 60 yards, impressive.
  • 1'
    Arsenal get us underway here.
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    Kick off is just seconds away.
  • PRVW
    The teams are gathered in the tunnel and will be with us shortly.
  • PRVW
    Warm-ups are well underway here:
  • PRVW
    How the Arsenal squad arrived earlier:
  • PRVW
    Gareth Barry speaks ahead of his big moment: “It’s a nice moment for myself. I’m very proud. But I’m going to put it to the back of my mind, and just try to win the game. I can think about it afterwards.”
  • PRVW
    The pitch is looking in great nick ahead of this one.
  • PRVW
    Well, where to start! Gareth Barry captains West Brom as he breaks the Premier League appearance record. Jake Livermore returns from his leave of absence and Kieran Gibbs returns to the Emirates for the first time since leaving Arsenal in the summer. Alexis Sanchez starts for Arsene Wenger's side with Olivier Giroud poised on the bench on 99 Arsenal goals.
  • PRVW
    West Brom: Foster, Dawson, Hegazi, Evans, Nyom, Livermore, Barry, Krychowiak, Gibbs, Rodriguez, Robson-Kanu. Subs: Myhill, Yacob, Morrison, Rondon, Phillips, Brunt, McClean.
Info

Pre-match

25 September 2017, 21:00

Referee: R. Madley

Stadium: Emirates Stadium

  • PRVW
    Arsenal: Cech, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Bellerin, Elneny, Xhaka, Kolasinac, Ramsey, Alexis, Lacazette. Subs: Ospina, Mertesacker, Maitland-Niles, Wilshere, Ozil, Walcott, Giroud.