Premier League result: Arsenal continue to revive with their third consecutive win in the snow at West Brom

Arsenal continued to change their season as Alexandre Lacazette’s double ensured they had three wins in a row with a 4-0 thrashing over West Brom.

In wintry conditions at the Hawthorns, Scotsman Kieran Tierney opened the scoring with a good individual effort in the 23rd minute, only his second goal for the Gunners.

Five minutes later, the young stars of Arsenal combined for a sublime second, prepared by the effervescent Emile Smith Rowe, finished off by the livewire that is Bukayo Saka.

After the break, it was a question of how many Arsenal would score, with Lacazette putting the match beyond question at the hour mark, before adding a quarter four minutes later to condemn the woeful Baggies to a second straight home loss. with Sam Allardyce. certainly without any illusions about how difficult the job will be to maintain your new side.

Snow fell on the West Midlands, making conditions very difficult, but a fit Arsenal settled in well and looked like the most dangerous side from the start.

It took Tierney a moment of brilliance, who engineered a shooting opportunity out of thin air, before shooting home on the right foot to open his account of the season in style.

The second was a deft move by Arsenal of yesteryear, with Lacazette involved, Smith Rowe selflessly setting the ball for Saka to score his third goal of the season.

Just four days after their 5-0 thrashing at home against Leeds, West Brom continued to spread out at will, with their inability to clear a Saka cross that led to Lacazette scoring for the fourth straight game, before the Frenchman added another. after being selected by Tierney when the pressure on Mikel Arteta rose further.

In such dire football conditions, he posed an easy question: could Arsenal do it on a snowy, wintry night in the West Midlands? Add Sam Allardyce and it didn’t seem like a tempting proposition.

However, this new Arsenal, headed by youngsters Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka, is a different proposition. Arsenal from a few weeks ago would almost certainly have collapsed on the Hawthorns, but this Gunners starter is fearless, and talented at burning, why should they?

The only blemish on the notebook is Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s form, which keeps well off the beat. That’s now a goal in eight games for him, but the difference now is that Arsenal are not as dependent on their patron as before.

Close between Tierney, Saka and Smith Rowe, but the quality of Tierney’s first goal, which put Arsenal on their way to victory, surpasses him for the winger. No one created more opportunities for the Hawthorns than Tierney as he rampaged down the flank time and time again.

West Brom: Johnstone 6, Furlong 6, Ajayi 5, O’Shea 5, Ivanovic 4, Sawyers 4, Robinson 4, Phillips 4, Gallagher 5, Diangana 3, Pereira 5 …. Subs: Bartley 6, Austin 5, Harper 6.

Arsenal: Leno 7, Bellerin 7, Holding 7, Mari 6, Tierney 9, Ceballos 7, Xhaka 6, Saka 9, Smith Rowe 8, Lacazette 8, Aubameyang 6 … Subs: Willian 6, Maitland-Niles 6, Willock 6.

20 ‘- OPPORTUNITY! Best chance in the game yet … for West Brom. Matheus Pereira throws a good pass over the top to Matt Phillips, who takes his time, shoots on goal, but directly at Bernd Leno.

23 ‘- GGGGGOOOOOOOAAALLLLL !!!! West Brom 0-1 Arsenal. A good solo goal from Kieran Tierney, of all people! What a way to open your account for the season. There didn’t seem to be much, but Tierney tossed the ball past Furlong, slashing back at his right foot, before curling a beauty beyond Johnstone’s desperate dive. Super goal.

28 ‘- GGGGOOOOOAAALLLL !!! West Brom 0-2 Arsenal. What a team goal! Saka with the ending. A play from the Arsenal of yesteryear! A lovely football touch as Lacazette feeds Smith Rowe, who drops the ball for Saka to make two. Very nice to look at.

55 ‘- OFF THE LINE! Ceballos with a beautiful ball above Lacazette, who surrounds Johnstone, directs the ball towards the goal, but Dara O’Shea clears again.

60 ‘- GGGGGOOOOOOAALLLLL !!! West Brom 0-3 Arsenal. Now that it’s game over since Lacazette makes three. Some pinball in the box. Ajayi drives Saka’s cross to his own post, Smith Rowe sees his rebound blocked, before Lacazette hits home.

64 ‘- GGGOOOOOAAAAAALLLLL !!!! West Brom 0-4 Arsenal. It’s a second for Lacazette since it makes four. Tierney with the cross, and Lacazette has the West Midlands freedom to shoot home from close range.

Arsenal have won three consecutive Premier League games, after winning just two of their previous 12 in the competition (W2 D2 L8).

West Brom is the first team to lose consecutive Premier League games at home by at least four goals in every loss since Wigan in August 2010.

Without any clubs, Sam Allardyce earned fewer points (1 level with C. Palace) or conceded more goals (13) after his first four Premier League games in charge of those he has with West Brom.

Arsenal have scored in all 25 Premier League encounters with West Brom, the best record for 100% goals by one side against an opponent in the competition’s history.

There were 20 passes in preparation for Arsenal’s first goal scored by Kieran Tierney: Since Mikel Arteta’s first game in charge on Boxing Day 2019, the Gunners have scored more goals after a sequence of more than 20 passes than any other Premier League team (3).

Kieran Tierney became the first Scottish player to score an away goal in the Premier League for Arsenal and the first to do so in the top flight since Charlie Nicholas vs Ipswich Town in March 1986.