Arsenal 2-0 West Brom Highlights
Mikel Arteta arrested Arsenal’s recent slide as he scored two penalties to steer his side to a win over West Brom.
Watch English Premier League match, Arsenal Vs West Brom highlights here.
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Date: Saturday, 8 December, 2012
Kick off: 15:00 GMT.
1-0 Arteta (Penalidade) 26′
2-0 Arteta (Penalty) 64′
Head-to-head
Arsenal did the double over West Brom last season, winning 3-0 at home and 3-2 at The Hawthorns on the last day of the campaign, a win that booked their place in this season’s Champions League.
West Brom have won at Arsenal just once since 1983 – that was a 3-2 victory in September 2010.
The last four meetings between Arsenal and West Brom have produced 17 goals.
The teams have met 12 times in the Premier League, and there has never been a 0-0, a hat-trick, or a red card.
Arsenal
Arsenal have won one of their last six league matches (W1, D3, L2).
They have won three of their last 10 Premier League home matches (W3, D4, L3).
Arsenal have 21 points from 15 matches – their lowest tally at this stage of the season under Arsene Wenger, and lowest since 1994-95 (19 points).
The Gunners have conceded 16 goals in this season’s Premier League – only Manchester City (11) and Stoke (12) have conceded fewer.
Arsenal are one short of 250 home wins in the Premier League.
West Brom
After a run of four consecutive victories, West Brom have lost their last two Premier League matches. They last lost three in a row in January.
But it is still their best start to a top-flight season since 1980-81.
West Brom have won all five league matches where they have been winning at half-time, but lost all three where they have been losing at half-time.
In this season’s Premier League, the Baggies have not conceded a goal in the first 28 minutes of the second half. But they have conceded five in the last 10 minutes of games.