Premier League
West Brom
Oct 6, 2013 4.00pm
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HT : 1 0
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Arsenal
  • Claudio Yacob 42' goal
  • Jonas Olsson 53' yellowcard
  • yellowcard Mathieu Flamini 22'
  • yellowcard Jack Wilshere 45'
  • goal Jack Wilshere 63'

Live Commentary: West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Arsenal - as it happened

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West Brom 1-1 Arsenal - as it happened
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Arsenal saw their run of 10 consecutive wins in all competitions come to an end on Sunday as they were held to a 1-1 draw at West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League.

Claudio Yacob gave the hosts the lead with 41 minutes on the clock when he headed in his first goal for the club.

However, the Gunners earned a share of the spoils with just over 25 minutes left when Jack Wilshere struck a fierce shot past Boaz Myhill.

Read Sports Mole's minute-by-minute report below to find out how the action unfolded.

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5.54pmThe full-time whistle goes and the spoils are shared between West Bromwich Albion and Arsenal, with Jack Wilshere equalising for the visitors after Claudio Yacob had put the home side ahead.
90+4 minFULL TIME: WEST BROM 1-1 ARSENAL
90+2 minTwo minutes of stoppage time left. Are we to have a late winner?
90 minFour minutes of added time have been given.
88 minSUBSTITUTION: West Brom's final change sees Chris Brunt come on for Morgan Amalfitano.
84 minSUBSTITUTION: Olivier Giroud's afternoon comes to an end as he is replaced by Nicklas Bendtner.
82 minWest Brom are looking the more threatening at the moment. Long has made a real difference for them in attack, giving the Arsenal defence a difficult time with his pace and movement.
80 minTen minutes of normal time left. Who, if anyone, is going to find a winner?
78 minSUBSTITUTION: Another swap for West Brom here as James Morrison replaces Stephane Sessegnon.
76 minSAVE! Brilliant goalkeeping from Myhill to deny Giroud! The striker was picked out brilliantly with a long ball before trying to round the West Brom goalkeeper. However, Myhill did well to stay on his feet and keep the shot out.
73 minSAVE! A good stop from Szczesny there as he pushes away Jones's fizzing drive. It looks like we could be in with quite a finish here at The Hawthorns as both sides continue to attack.
71 minMISS! It looked as if Giroud thought that he was offside there as Ozil's cheeky scooped pass reached him inside the area. The Frenchman whacked his volley well off target when he had time to take a touch and compose himself.
68 minSUBSTITUTION: West Brom make their first change of the afternoon now as Shane Long replaces former Gunner Nicolas Anelka.
66 minCredit to West Brom, they've not let their heads drop after that equaliser. The home side are continuing to push forward and still look menacing.
63 minWhat a goal from Jack Wilshere to get Arsenal level! Giroud and Rosicky exchange passes on the edge of the box before Wilshere unleashes a fierce drive from 20 yards that takes a nick on the way through past Myhill. That may have been a touch fortunate in some respects, but it was a superb strike from the midfielder.
63 minGOAL! WEST BROM 1-1 ARSENAL (WILSHERE)
62 minHe's already got one goal to his name today, but Yacob fails to grab a second as his weak effort from 20 yards slides well wide.
60 minPENALTY APPEAL! Arsenal are claiming handball as Jones blocks Gibbs's cross, but Lee Mason wants nothing to do with it. It would have been a harsh one had it been given.
58 minSUBSTITUTION: Arsenal make their first change of the match as Tomas Rosicky comes on for Aaron Ramsey.
55 minBerahino shows quick feet on the edge of the box before having a shot on goal, though it's straight at Szczesny and an easy save for the Pole.
53 minYELLOW CARD: Jonas Olsson goes into the book for West Brom after chopping down Giroud with Arsenal threatening to break.
52 minMISS! Anelka is presented with a superb chance again, only to miss the target! The Frenchman broke the offside trap before running through on goal with just Szczesny to beat, but he somehow slipped the ball wide of the post when you would have put your house on him scoring. How costly could that be?
48 minThe home side threatens again with Jones down the right, but his low cross is cut out by the Arsenal defence.
46 minCHANCE! What a glorious opportunity for West Brom to extend their lead at the start of the second half! Berahino does brilliantly down the left side, crossing for Anelka in the middle. However, the former Arsenal striker gets his feet all wrong, allowing Szczesny to collect.
45 minThe players are out for the second half and it will be Arsenal to get us back underway. Can the Gunners turn it around?
5.02pmMeanwhile, Tottenham Hotspur are currently being held to a 0-0 draw against West Ham United at White Hart Lane.
5pmThere have already been two other matches that have been played in the Premier League today, with Chelsea beating Norwich City 3-1 at Carrow Road and Southampton earning a 2-0 victory against Swansea City at St Mary's.
4.56pmRemember, Arsenal can go top of the league if they win today. They're up against it as it stands, but you wouldn't bet against them turning this around. They've probably been the better side going forward so far.
4.52pmBoth sides have contributed to a good first half of football, one that had plenty of attacking action and some feisty play in midfield to boot. However, it's the Baggies who are ahead.
4.50pmLee Mason blows the half-time whistle and it's West Brom who have the lead thanks to Claudio Yacob's goal on 41 minutes.
45+3 minHALF TIME: WEST BROM 1-0 ARSENAL
45+1 minYELLOW CARD: Wilshere goes into the book after hacking down Yacob from behind. Not the smartest thing the Arsenal midfielder has done today.
45 minThree minutes added time.
41 minWe have the breakthrough and it's Claudio Yacob with the goal! Arsenal failed to clear their lines from a corner, allowing Amalfitano to pick the ball up out wide. The Frenchman then swung a delightful cross into the box where Yacob was waiting to head in past Szczesny.
41 minGOAL! WEST BROM 1-0 ARSENAL (YACOB)
39 minSAVE! Nearly the opening goal for Arsenal! Ramsey struck the ball through a number of players, but Myhill got down low to save before Mulumbu cleared.
37 minLooking back at the Sessegnon penalty shout, the West Brom winger went down far too easily when it would have been better for him to stay on his feet and run at goal.
35 minMyhill makes a comfortable save in the West Brom goal following Giroud's ambitious effort from 25 yards.
34 minPENALTY APPEAL! West Brom want a penalty after Sessegnon goes down under the attention of two Arsenal players. However, referee Lee Mason is having none of it and waves play on. That looked interesting.
33 minHe had to go off the pitch for treatment, but Wilshere is back on and back in the thick of the action.
30 minSome possible concern for Arsenal as Wilshere is currently down on the turf. It looks like he might have got a poke in the eye from Yacob.
27 minThere's not been a great deal of involvement for Ozil so far. Instead it's Arteta, Wilshere and Ramsey who are seeing most of the action in midfield for the visitors.
24 minSHOT! Some good passing from Arsenal around the West Brom box ends with Wilshere having a crack at goal, but he pushes his effort narrowly wide of the post.
23 minYELLOW CARD: Mathieu Flamini is the first player to go into the book this afternoon, with the Arsenal midfielder punished for a reckless foul on Amalfitano.
21 minGood defending from MacAuley there, hustling Giroud out of the ball when the Frenchman was trying to reach Wilshere's pass inside the box.
20 minOne feature of West Brom's play so far has been to use the ball quickly. They've won a few free kicks in the Arsenal half and have looked to get play going again as soon as possible, giving their opponents little time to adjust.
17 minQuite a frantic pace to this game now. Both sides are showing plenty of attacking intent, bombing forward at every available opportunity. Gibbs is the latest player to try his luck from distance, only to get it horribly wrong and blast his shot high and wide.
14 minSAVE! Almost the opener for West Brom as Berahino sees his long-range shot deflected towards goal. However, Szczesny is there to get down low and push the ball away from danger.
12 minHe may be in a fine vein of goalscoring form, but Ramsey smashes a free kick well over the crossbar from all of 30 yards. You can't blame the Welshman for having a crack, such is the season that he's having.
10 minCHANCE! Arteta has an early sight of goal for Arsenal, lining up a fierce effort from around 20 yards that cannons off Giroud and out for a goal kick. That looked like it was going on target. The away side are just starting to seize control now.
7 minWest Brom are looking confident at the moment, always looking to go forward when they get the ball. However, the visitors are already posing a few threats on the break.
5 minA half-chance falls the way of Arsenal following a speedy counter-attack, but Giroud's cross has too much on it and evades Wilshere waiting in the middle.
3 minIt's been a fairly even opening few minutes so far, with both teams just getting a feel of each other. No significant attacks as of yet.
1 minThe players are out, the pre-match rituals have been done and it will be West Brom to get us underway. Here we go!
3.55pmRight, the players are lined up in the tunnel ready to go. It's a bright, fresh day in the Midlands, great conditions for what could be a superb game of football.
3.51pmJust under 10 minutes to go until this one gets underway...
3.48pm

3.45pmRECENT FORM: WEST BROM: WLDWLW ARSENAL: WWWWWW
3.43pmWhen it comes to playing at The Hawthorns, Arsenal have not been beaten there in six games. They came out on top in this fixture last season thanks to a 2-1 victory.
3.41pmHEAD TO HEAD: Arsenal have the edge over West Brom when it comes to the head-to-head record between the teams. The Gunners have won 62 of the 122 encounters, while the Baggies have come out on top 32 times.
3.35pmIt's worth having another look at Morgan Amalfitano's goal from West Brom's win at Manchester United last weekend. The Frenchman jinked his way through the defence before finding the net with a wonderfully cheeky finish:
3.31pmAs for West Brom, they couldn't buy a win at the start of the season but two consecutive victories have seen them get their campaign up and running. As it stands they occupy 12th place in the table and could rise up to eighth if they clinch another three points.
3.29pmOne of those victories came against West Brom at the end of last month in the third round of the Capital One Cup. Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw after extra time, but they eventually came through 4-3 on penalties.
3.27pmThat's one hell of a carrot to dangle in front of Arsene Wenger's side, who have been unstoppable as of late. As mentioned, the Gunners have won their last 10 matches on the bounce in all competitions. Quite the turnaround considering all of the doom and gloom that surrounded their opening-day defeat to Aston Villa in the Premier League.
3.24pmThose results don't do an awful lot to the table - Arsenal will still go top if they beat West Brom today.
3.22pmUPDATE: Today's two early fixtures in the Premier League have just finished and there are wins for Chelsea and Southampton. Jose Mourinho's side have seen off Norwich City 3-1 at Carrow Road, while the Saints have beaten Swansea City 2-0 at St Mary's.
3.19pmRight, to business. Both of the teams are likely to be fancying themselves to get a result today for different reasons. West Brom haven't had the best of starts to the season but they surprised everyone last weekend when they defeated Manchester United 2-1 at Old Trafford. Meanwhile, Arsenal have won their last 10 games in all competitions - an imperious run of form.
3.16pmARSENAL SUBS: Fabianski, Monreal, Vermaelen, Rosicky, Gnabry, Miyaichi, Bendtner
3.14pmThe Gunners have made two changes to their side after their midweek win over Napoli in the Champions League. Carl Jenkinson and Jack Wilshere both return, while Bacary Sagna and Tomas Rosicky make way.
3.11pmARSENAL: Szczesny; Jenkinson, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Gibbs; Arteta, Flamini, Ramsey, Wilshere, Ozil; Giroud
3.10pmJust waiting for the Arsenal team news now. Come on, Arsene...
3.08pmWEST BROM SUBS: Daniels, Popov, Morrison, Brunt, Lugano, Long, Rosenberg
3.06pmThe hosts make two changes to their starting XI following last weekend's win over Manchester United as Saido Berahino and Nicolas Anelka both come into the side. Anelka, of course, is lining up against his former club.
3.04pmWEST BROM: Myhill; Jones, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell; Yacob, Mulumbu, Amalfitano, Sessegnon; Berahino, Anelka
3.03pmWe've got some team news in for you...
3.01pmHello there and welcome to Sports Mole's live text coverage of this afternoon's Premier League encounter between West Bromwich Albion and Arsenal at The Hawthorns. This could be a cracker.
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