This match features two teams living in the basement of the Premier League, West Bromwich Albion holding 19th place and Arsenal lying 15th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
- West Bromwich Albion has the the worst goal difference (-19) in Premier League
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
West Bromwich Albion form and stats
West Bromwich Albion's results here at The Hawthorns in the Premier League have been very modest with 1 victory, 2 draws and 4 defeats. Game days at The Hawthorns have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for WBA as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.
1-1 away at Liverpool before that.
West Bromwich Albion were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. WBA lost the game against Leeds United in the first half with a 0-4 deficit and could never come back from that.
WBA have scored 5 league goals here from 7 matches, not a lot. WBA are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (15 from 7 played).
Arsenal form and stats
Arsenal have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 2-1-4 (7 played).
A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Chelsea.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Arsenal have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two West Bromwich Albion victories, two draws and six Arsenal wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Lacazette 4 goals |  P. Aubameyang 3 goals |   C. Robinson 2 goals |
West Bromwich Albion missing players
Arsenal missing players
| West Bromwich Albion | Arsenal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 34 | 19 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 19 |
| 94% | 88% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 75% | 88% |
| 75% | 62% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 62% |
| 44% | 62% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 50% |
| 25% | 38% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 19% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 44% |
| 12% | 25% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 50% | 62% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 44% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8.2 | 8.5 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 8.9 | 10.4 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
| 28% | 26% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 32% | 29% |
- West Bromwich Albion has the most conceded goals in the second half (19) in Premier League
- West Bromwich Albion has the the worst goal difference (-10) at home in Premier League
- West Bromwich Albion has the the worst goal difference (-19) in Premier League
- West Bromwich Albion have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- West Bromwich Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 32 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | Everton | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 29 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 26 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 26 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 26 |
| 8 | Manchester City | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 |
| 9 | Southampton | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 25 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -5 | 21 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 20 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -9 | 19 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 18 |
| 15 | Arsenal | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 17 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -6 | 13 |
| 17 | Burnley | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -12 | 13 |
| 18 | Fulham | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -10 | 11 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -19 | 8 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -18 | 2 |
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- Boing - (supporter site)