West Brom 2-1 Arsenal: Mikel Arteta's own goal proves costly as Baggies secure hard-fought victory at The Hawtorns
Olivier Giroud opened the scoring for
Arsenal with a glancing header in the 28th
minute
James Morrison's superb volley got West
Brom off the mark 10 minutes later
Mikel Arteta's own goal gave the Baggies
the lead five minutes before the break
Francis Coquelin left the pitch with a knee
injury in the 14th minute and was replaced
by Arteta
West Brom were without defender Gareth
McAuley after he was sent off against
Manchester United
Two quick-fire goals late in the first-half secured
a 2-1 victory for West Brom on their home turf.
Olivier Giroud opened the scoring for Arsenal
with a glancing header in the 28th minute
before James Morrison's superb volley levelled
matters 10 minutes later.
Mikel Arteta's own goal gave the Baggies the
lead five minutes before the break - and that's
the way it stayed.
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Santi Cazorla botches a late penalty effort that
would have secured a share of the spoils for
Arsenal with six minutes remaining
West Brom take the lead at The Hawthorns
as Mikel Arteta turns James McClean's cut-
back into his own net five minutes before half-
time
Arteta is left flat out on his back as the Arsenal
midfielder's defensive error hands the Baggies
a 2-1 lead in the 40th minute
The Gunners are left to rue their calamitous
defending which allowed the home side to take
the lead for the first time in the contest
Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech (right) exchanges
a glance with his team-mate Arteta after his
costly own-goal in the first-half
McClean (left) and Salomon Rondon celebrate
as Tony Pulis' side secure a precious lead
approaching the half-time break
Cech cuts a frustrated figure on the pitch as
the Gunners gave up two goals in the space of
five minutes
James Morrison took advantage of more slack
Arsenal defending to volley home Chris Brunt's
inviting free-kick to make it 1-1
Poor marking by Arsenal allowed Morrison to
guide home Brunt's excellent set-piece delivery
to get West Brom back into the contest
Baggies midfielder Morrison (left) punches the
air with delight after his 35th minute effort tied
up the score at 1-1
Olivier Giroud's glancing header had given
Arsenal an early 1-0 lead at the Hawthorns as
the Frenchman guided in Mesut Ozil's delivery
Giroud, who came off the bench for France
during their 2-0 defeat by England earlier this
week, races away to celebrate
The Frenchman points to the skies following his
first-half intervention which left the Baggies
chasing the game in the first-half
The Gunners striker slides on the deck in front
of the travelling Arsenal supporters following
his effort just before the half hour mark
West Brom's Claudio Yacob (left) puts in a
strong challenge on Arsenal midfielder Ozil in
the early stages of the contest
Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez vents his
frustrating during the second-half as the
visitors failed in their quest for an equaliser
Baggies forward Rondon (left) is well-marked
by Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker as both
sides chase an early breakthrough
West Brom's Jonas Olsson sends a powerful
header goal-bound as Cech comes forward to
snuff out the danger
Republic of Ireland forward McClean is closed
down by the twin tackles of Arteta (left) and
Sanchez
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger sings the
French national anthem which was played
before every Premier League game this
weekend
Players from both sides line up together before
kick-off as a mark of respect to the victims of
the Paris terror attacks last weekend
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