Arsene Wenger's team is in dire need of the three points in this game, as in their last 6 matches in the Premier League they have only one victory. Arsenal occupies the tenth position in the standings at the moment and in this match they face a direct opponent for the first six. The home loss in the last round against Swansea was a big surprise for Arsenal fans, who were expecting a clear win. During the week, Wenger rested most of his key players and now a better performance from the team is expected.
West Brom are performing really well so far in the Premier League as the team occupies the fifth place with a total of 26 points. In comparison, Chelsea also has a total ot 26 points and takes the third place in the table. The guests will surely try to take something from this meeting, especially since they lost two consecutive matches in the league. West Brom players will get their motivation and confidence from the victory at Emirates two years ago - 2:3, then under the coaching of Roberto Di Matteo. Overall, however, the results in recent years are in favor of Arsenal.
After the rest, most players got this week, the hosts are expected to be with fresh strength and give everything to get back to winning. There are still some injured players for Arsenal - André Santos, Laurent Koscielny, Vassiriki Abou Diaby and Lukasz Fabianski. Theo Walcott and Lukas Podolski have minor injuries, but they are expected to start the match. For the guests with injuries are Ben Foster and Craig Dawson.
Arsenal have been scoring at least two goals in the past six games against West Bromwich in all competitions as 4 of these matches ended with over 2.5 goals. Last 5 games between these two teams in the Premier League ended with over 2.5 goals. Furthermore, in the last four league visits of West Brom there have been over 2.5 goals scored. Facts, that lead us to the thought that in this match there will be many goals. Moreover, the hosts will be extremely motivated to please their supporters with a good performance and a lot of goals, after the terrible game against Swansea last weekend.