West Brom vs Arsenal
English Premier League
Date: Saturday, 18th March 2017
Kick off at 12:30 UK/ 13:30 CET
Venue: The Hawthorns, West Bromwich.
Arsenal travel to the Hawthorns sitting five points off fourth-placed Liverpool, but having played two games less.
West Brom are eighth, seven points off seventh after losing their last two games.
Arsenal stumbled in the Black Country last season, losing 2-1 as Santi Cazorla missed a late penalty.
Team news
West Brom winger Phillips has missed the last three games with a hamstring problem and will be joined on the sidelines by James Morrison who is nursing an ankle knock.
Salomon Rondon could be recalled to the starting line-up after the striker, who is on a 13-game run without a goal, was a second-half substitute in last Saturday's 3-0 defeat to Everton.
England midfielder Oxlade-Chamberlain was forced off in the 5-0 FA Cup quarter-final win over Lincoln last weekend with a hamstring problem but it was more of a precaution and he could be involved at The Hawthorns.
Danny Welbeck and Alex Iwobi have overcome illness but Kieran Gibbs is a doubt with an unspecified knock, while Mohamed Elneny (ankle) and Santi Cazorla (Achilles) are out.
West Brom vs Arsenal: Form Comparison
West Brom are coming on the back of two 2 consecutive league defeats without scoring. They were unbeaten in the previous four with 2 wins and 2 draws.
At home, the Baggies have a decent record this season after picking 8 wins and 2 draws from their 14 matches so far, losing 4 times.
Arsenal are on the middle of a disastrous run which may put their ambitions of top four finish in danger. Wenger’s men lost in 3 of their last 4 league games and 5 of their last 8 in all competitions.
West Brom vs Arsenal: Head to Head Statistics
The Gunners salvaged a narrow 1-0 win when the teams met at the Emirates Stadium for the Premier League fixture of this season on December. The win was only made possible by a late Olivier Giroud magical strike.
The recent head-to-head stats heavily favours Arsenal as they were victorious in 5 of the last 6 meetings.
Meanwhile, West Brom won their most recent home meeting against Arsenal last season by a 2-1 margin, putting an end to their win-less run of 12 matches across all venues and competitions.
West Brom vs Arsenal: Prediction
It is no secret that Arsenal are a team in tremendous pressure after their humiliating exit from the Champions League with a 10-2 aggregate loss against Bayern Munich. The fans have also turned against Wenger and management alike and the player morale is also on the lower side.
West Brom are also going through a mini slump at the moment. But, they are relatively free from any kind of pressure. They also possess a decent looking home record this season. And we believe they will be good enough to pile further misery of the sorry Gunners.
West Brom vs Arsenal: Bet Tips
Double Chance – West Brom or Draw at 2.20
