English Premier League

FT Thursday, April 21, 2016
West Bromwich Albion WLDLL 0
–
Arsenal LWWDD 2
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Emirates Stadium · 59,568 att.

Match Report

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Alexis Sanchez brace helps Arsenal cruise to victory over West Brom

Alexis Sanchez scored twice to help Arsenal move into third place in the Premier League with a 2-0 win over West Brom on Thursday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
14
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
6
Corner Kicks
2
5
Saves
1
28.6
Possession
71.4
8
SHOTS
16
1
ON GOAL
7
0.1
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
186
Accurate Passes
641
274
Passes
723
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
2
20
Crosses
11
0.2
Cross %
0.2
69
Long Balls
42
30
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
7
17
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
10
Effective Clearances
12
12
Clearances
15

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 33Petr CechG
  2. 6Laurent KoscielnyCD-L
  3. 4Per MertesackerCD-R
  4. 18Nacho MonrealLB
  5. 24Héctor BellerínRB
  6. 11Mesut ÖzilAM
  7. 16Aaron RamseyLM
  8. 35Mohamed ElnenyRM
  9. 12Olivier GiroudF
  10. 45Alex IwobiAM-L
  11. 17Alexis SánchezAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Theo WalcottSUB
  2. 13David OspinaSUB
  3. 34Francis CoquelinSUB
  4. 23Danny WelbeckSUB
  5. 5Gabriel PaulistaSUB
  6. 28Joel CampbellSUB
  7. 21Calum ChambersSUB

WBA · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Ben FosterG
  2. 6Jonny EvansCD-L
  3. 23Gareth McAuleyCD-R
  4. 5Claudio YacobDM
  5. 4James ChesterLB
  6. 25Craig DawsonRB
  7. 30SandroCM-L
  8. 24Darren FletcherCM-R
  9. 14James McCleanLM
  10. 29Stéphane SessegnonRM
  11. 18Saido BerahinoF

Substitutes

  1. 8Craig GardnerSUB
  2. 33Salomón RondónSUB
  3. 10Victor AnichebeSUB
  4. 45Jonathan LekoSUB
  5. 3Jonas OlssonSUB
  6. 13Boaz MyhillSUB
  7. 19Callum McManamanSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Arsenal 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
  2. 38' Goal! Arsenal 2, West Bromwich Albion 0. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  3. 41' Gareth McAuley (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jonas Olsson replaces James Chester.
  5. 45' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Salomón Rondón replaces Sandro.
  6. 65' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Craig Gardner replaces James McClean.
  7. 82' Substitution, Arsenal. Francis Coquelin replaces Alex Iwobi.
  8. 86' Substitution, Arsenal. Theo Walcott replaces Alexis Sánchez.
  9. 86' Substitution, Arsenal. Joel Campbell replaces Mesut Özil.

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