Tag: West Brom

West Brom v Arsenal: Will we do it?

So the final weekend arrives and we’re no nearer to knowing whether we will be playing Champions League football next season. We all know the equation by now: a win means third and automatic qualification. Anything less and we are at the mercy of Spurs and Newcastle. Finish fourth and we rely on Bayern Munich […]

Arsenal 2-3 West Brom: Player Ratings

Adetuwo ‘Yemi Jr. rates the Arsenal performances against West Brom. Not for the faint of heart… Almunia: Okay, I’m not a member of the “Almunia Out!” brigade, but he had a terrible game. Now don’t even get me started on the penalty save because he caused it in the first place. He was beaten at […]

“It’s not yet five past three!”

As is so often the case on Friday’s, with Arsene Wenger hosting his usual Thursday afternoon press conference, it is all about injury news and player availability today ahead of tomorrow’s trip to West Brom. The news is mixed: Cesc Fabregas and Thomas Vermaelen are still out and not set for return until Chelsea next […]

Arsenal shatter scoreless record at West Brom

Thank goodness for that. Arsenal’s scoreless run in the Premier League is finally over, broken in yesterday’s 3-1 win over West Brom. Nicklas Bendtner was the hero on the night, bagging two goals – and very nearly a third – on the night while Kolo Toure also chipped in, nodding a header in from a splendid […]

Another Arsenal draw but Villa let us off the hook

Let’s start with the bad news. Arsenal’s 0-0 draw with Fulham was the fourth in a row for our boys, another missed opportunity for three points and another excruciatingly frustrating performance. Gone was the pace, movement and desire that was so evident in the game against Roma, replaced by a bizarre lack of urgency and […]