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The revived Gunners notched three straight wins to start 2021 on a high note in a snowy Hawthorns.
Arsenal looked like a real relegation candidate after their worst start to the season since 1974, although Mikel Arteta’s side has bounced back over the festive period after also beating Chelsea and Brighton.
They maintained that winning run against a struggling West Brom team currently ranked 19th and six points behind safety.
Alexandre Lacazette scored a quick double in the second half to close out the victory after superb goals from Kieran Tierney and Bukayo Saka in the first half.
The victory takes Arsenal to 11th place and six points out of the top four.
Stay tuned for Simon Collings’ latest reaction on The Hawthorns.
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Arteta reaction
Here’s Mikel Arteta talking to BT Sport after that resounding win at The Hawthorns …
“It was a convincing victory, and winning three games during the festive period in the Premier League is not easy.
“The first goal with Kieran was fantastic and the second goal with the player mix was also fantastic.
“The clean sheet, the second in a row, gives us a platform to go ahead and win the games, and we look more creative in the last third.
“I’m very happy because the table looks completely different, the energy around the venue is much better, the victories bring confidence and that can be seen in the way the team played today.”
Tierney reaction
“The guys call it a cross,” Tierney tells BT Sport after his brilliant goal in the first half.
“I don’t score many, so I’m delighted with the goal.”
In a third straight win, Tierney said: “We want to rack up points, climb the table and the last few games we’ve done that.”
Full time
Three straight wins and straight clean sheets for Arteta’s resurgent Gunners.
They are up to 11th place and six points out of the top four.
94 minutes: Leno preserves his clean sheet by pushing Harper’s low drive around the post after Pereira chose him.
92 minutes: Willian beats O’Shea too easily, cutting inside from the right and flying off a deflected shot that is well covered by Johnstone.
90 minutes: Three minutes of extra time for West Brom to hang on.
88 minutes: Leno easily stops a long-range shot from Gallagher before an unmarked Willock fails to make a proper connection with his header from a Willian cross.
86 minutes: Ceballos easily wins the ball on a tackle from Robinson, but the challenge was a bit wild and he is cautioned by referee Martin Atkinson.
84 minutes: West Brom made another change a few moments ago, with Phillips replaced by the young Rekeem Harper.
82 minutes: Arsenal press for a fifth when Willian delivers a good right channel pass to Lacazette, whose ball through the six-yard box simply misses at Aubameyang before Furlong’s touch from behind takes him to Tierney at the crucial moment.
