English Premier League

West Bromwich Albion vs Arsenal, 2020-21 English Premier League

· English Premier League
West Bromwich Albion
    FT
    0 - 4
    Arsenal
    • 23': Kieran Tierney
    • 28': Bukayo Saka
    • 60': Alexandre Lacazette
    • 64': Alexandre Lacazette

    Arsenal thrash West Bromwich Albion on snowy night at The Hawthorns

    Arsenal pulled off a classy win over West Bromwich Albion on a snowy Saturday night at The Hawthorns for a third Premier League victory in a row.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Darnell Furlong tries a through ball, but Callum Robinson is caught offside.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 6': Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Romaine Sawyers (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 10': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
    • 12': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Dara O'Shea.
    • 13': Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 13': Foul by Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 14': Attempt missed. Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matheus Pereira with a through ball.
    • 23': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Arsenal 1. Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Rob Holding.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 28': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Arsenal 2. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
    • 32': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Romaine Sawyers.
    • 33': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
    • 33': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Matt Phillips.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Rob Holding (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
    • 39': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Rob Holding.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Phillips with a cross following a corner.
    • 41': Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 41': Foul by Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal).
    • 41': Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 43': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 44': Attempt saved. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kieran Tierney.
    • 45': Foul by Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal).
    • 45': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Arsenal 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 0, Arsenal 2.
    • 45': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Charlie Austin replaces Grady Diangana.
    • 47': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Dara O'Shea tries a through ball, but Matheus Pereira is caught offside.
    • 50': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Branislav Ivanovic (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 54': Attempt missed. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Robinson with a cross.
    • 54': Substitution, Arsenal. Ainsley Maitland-Niles replaces Héctor Bellerín.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Ceballos with a through ball.
    • 56': Offside, Arsenal. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang tries a through ball, but Alexandre Lacazette is caught offside.
    • 58': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Branislav Ivanovic (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 60': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Arsenal 3. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 62': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
    • 64': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Arsenal 4. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieran Tierney with a cross.
    • 66': Foul by Romaine Sawyers (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 66': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 66': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Kyle Bartley replaces Branislav Ivanovic.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
    • 70': Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Substitution, Arsenal. Willian replaces Bukayo Saka.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Willian.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Willian (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Tierney with a cross.
    • 77': Offside, Arsenal. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang tries a through ball, but Emile Smith Rowe is caught offside.
    • 77': Substitution, Arsenal. Joseph Willock replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
    • 78': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Romaine Sawyers (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 78': Attempt missed. Charlie Austin (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matt Phillips.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kieran Tierney.
    • 81': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Rekeem Harper replaces Matt Phillips.
    • 82': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
    • 85': Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Joseph Willock (Arsenal).
    • 87': Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Dani Ceballos (Arsenal).
    • 87': Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Charlie Austin (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dara O'Shea.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Robinson.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Joseph Willock (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Willian with a cross.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Willian (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Rekeem Harper (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
    • 90'+3': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
    • 90'+4': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Charlie Austin tries a through ball, but Kyle Bartley is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Arsenal 4.
    • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Arsenal 4.

    Statistics

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    4 Fouls 7
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 3
    5 Corner Kicks 3
    3 Saves 8
    61.9 Possession 38.1
    21 SHOTS 7
    12 ON GOAL 3
    0.6 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    515 Accurate Passes 278
    623 Passes 374
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    4 Accurate Crosses 4
    21 Crosses 21
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    53 Long Balls 66
    23 Accurate Long Balls 31
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 1
    11 Effective Tackles 7
    14 Tackles 13
    0.8 Tackle % 0.5
    16 Interceptions 20
    16 Effective Clearances 19
    16 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: The Hawthorns
    Location: West Bromwich, England

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0
    2 Arsenal 0 0 0
    3 Aston Villa 0 0 0
    4 Brentford 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Sam Johnstone (GK)
    20 Branislav Ivanovic
    6 Semi Ajayi
    27 Dara O'Shea
    2 Darnell Furlong
    18 Conor Gallagher Yellow Card
    19 Romaine Sawyers
    11 Grady Diangana
    10 Matt Phillips
    7 Callum Robinson
    12 Matheus Pereira
    West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
    Filip Krovinovic, David Button, Kyle Bartley, Rekeem Harper, Lee Peltier, Cheikh Diaby, Charlie Austin, Kamil Grosicki, Kieran Gibbs.

    ARS Arsenal (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Bernd Leno (GK)
    22 Pablo Marí
    16 Rob Holding
    3 Kieran Tierney
    2 Héctor Bellerín Yellow Card
    32 Emile Smith Rowe
    34 Granit Xhaka
    8 Dani Ceballos Yellow Card
    9 Alexandre Lacazette
    14 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
    7 Bukayo Saka
    Arsenal Substitutes:
    Mohamed Elneny, Gabriel Martinelli, Joe Willock, Eddie Nketiah, Rúnar Rúnarsson, Willian, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, David Luiz, Nicolas Pépé.

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