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West Bromwich Albion 1 Arsenal 2 : Mikel Arteta and Bacary Sagna gave their post match reaction

7th April 2013 By Arsenal Supremo


Arsenal ground out a 2-1 victory over West Brom on Saturday, Mikel Arteta and Bacary Sagna gave their post match reaction to the game as the Gunners sealed a much needed 3 points in the race for the Champions League places. Both players were thrilled with the hard fought win, find out what they had to say on the game with the video's provided below.


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Bacary Sagna's Reaction


Mikel Arteta's Reaction 

West Bromwich Albion 1 Arsenal 2 : Match Report with Extended Match Highlights & Post Match Reaction

7th April 2013 By Jeff @ArsenalTrend & ArsenalSupremo 


Picture edit by @TheGunnersWay
Arsenal enhanced their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League with a 2-1 win over West Bromwich Albion on Saturday thanks to two goals from Tomas Rosicky, in each half of the crunch encounter. Arsenal now provisionally moved into the Champions League places as Chelsea and Spurs play on Sunday. The Gunners' sixth victory from their past seven Premier League matches enabled them to swap places with Chelsea, which can return to fourth place in the standings by beating Sunderland on Sunday.


Tomas Rosicky scored in the 20th and 50th minutes at the Hawthorns for his first league goals this season. He has only found the net once before this campaign, against Olympiakos in the Champions League. The Czech Republic international scored either side of half-time in an enthralling Premier League clash at The Hawthorns that saw the Gunners climb to fourth place in the table. Arsene Wenger's side were coasting to victory until Per Mertesacker was sent off after he brought down Albion striker Shane Long inside the box. James Morrison converted the resulting penalty but despite a sustained period of pressure, the home side were unable to find an equalizer.




West Brom threatened with a succession of corners in the early stages and almost grabbed the lead when Chris Brunt's delivery was glanced towards goal by Claudio Yacob at the near post, but Rosicky nodded off the line. A neat passing move in the 16th minute saw Long released down the right flank, only for the Republic of Ireland international to drag his shot wide. Wenger's side remained patient, though, and were rewarded with the opening goal slightly against the run of play four minutes later through Rosicky. Mikel Arteta used his vision to pick out Gervinho on the left edge of the penalty area and he twisted and turned Gareth McAuley before picking out Rosicky, who directed a powerful header in from close range.

Arsenal goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski made an important save shortly afterwards when he dived to save a low Brunt free-kick struck through the wall. The visitors' neat passing created an opening for Ivory Coast forward Gervinho in the 28th minute and he managed to angle a shot through a crowd of bodies that Albion goalkeeper Ben Foster saved with his foot. West Brom's defense struggled to cope with Arsenal's intricate style and their back line was opened again shortly before half-time. A brilliant move involving several Arsenal players left Wales international Aaron Ramsey with a golden opportunity from close range, but he screwed his shot wide.


Arsenal maintained their intensity after the interval and increased their advantage five minutes in when Rosicky claimed his second of the game. Ramsey's clever ball found the Czech, who saw an initial shot parried by Foster, but he was quickest to react and buried a low shot under the body of the goalkeeper. West Brom had a penalty appeal turned down by referee Howard Webb moments later when the ball seemed to strike the arm of Mertesacker while he was on the ground. Albion manager Steve Clarke introduced on-loan Chelsea forward Romelu Lukaku in a bid to freshen up his side's attack. The Belgium striker soon curled a dangerous free-kick over the Arsenal wall on the hour mark, but Fabianski had anticipated it and gathered well.

West Brom were then given a foothold in the game in the 71st minute when Mertesacker was shown a straight red card by Webb after he chopped down Long inside the penalty area. Morrison struck the resulting spot-kick to Fabianski's right and although the Arsenal goalkeeper guessed correctly, the shot had too much power and went under him. With the extra man advantage, Clarke's side dominated the remainder of the half in pursuit of the equalizer, but Arsenal's defense stood firm despite some nervous moments.

Lukaku should have shown more composure in the 83rd minute when he smashed the ball wide from a good position, while Long blazed over the bar a matter of minutes later. Romelu Lukaku and Long missed great chances to equalize late on. I Honestly cannot see anything as 'easy run-in' for Arsenal. Games against Stoke, Sunderland & WBA has proven otherwise. Norwich comes next for the Gunners at the Emirates. Tougher times ahead, but today showed Arsenal can soar high.

Line Ups 

West Brom: Foster, Jones, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell, Yacob, Brunt, Dorrans (Lukaku 62), Morrison, Thomas (Rosenberg 62), Long.
Subs Not Used: Myhill, Popov, Tamas, Fortune, Isaiah Brown.
Booked: Jones, Ridgewell.
Goals: Morrison (pen) 71.

Arsenal: Fabianski, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Rosicky (Gibbs 81), Ramsey, Gervinho (Vermaelen 73), Cazorla (Coquelin 89), Arteta, Giroud.
Subs Not Used: Mannone, Podolski, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jenkinson.
Sent Off: Mertesacker (70).
Booked: Ramsey, Rosicky, Koscielny, Arteta.
Goals: Rosicky 20, 50.
Attendance: 26,144
Referee: Howard Webb

Arsenal Players Twitter Reaction
West Bromwich Albion manager Steve Clarke:

"I thought we played well today. They scored in the first half with one of the very few chances they created. We had good control in the first half but didn't really create enough.

"We could have had a penalty for a challenge on Claudio Yacob on the edge of the box [by Laurent Koscielny]. On another day that was a penalty and would have changed the complexion of the afternoon.

"We were disappointed to lose the second goal at the start of the second half. It was crucial for us to get back in it and we gave away another soft goal, a bad goal to lose.

Arsene Wenger Reaction :


"We know we have one target - to win our games. Then we don't have to look at Tottenham or Chelsea. "If we lose our games, then you have to look at the results of the others. Our attitude is simple, we have to win the games.

"Can we finish fourth? I believe we will do it. We are conscious as well we have to give 100 per cent commitment in every game and it will be difficult and edgy to the end.

"We are ready for the fight and we always tell the players 'don't look at everyone else, just focus on ourselves'."

Arsene Wenger Interview
Press Conference
Tomas Rosicky Reaction
New : Arteta & Sagna reaction's 

ArsenalSupremo tweeted out on Twitter to get Arsenal fans there opinions on what they thought on the game here are just a few of them. Remember if you wanted to get involved follow us on Twitter or just comment below on what you thought on the Gunners performance to get involved with the fans.

Stats and Facts  

1.Tomas Rosicky scored his first Premier League goal for Arsenal since February 2012 and this was the first time he has scored more than one goal in a league game for the club

2. Tomas Rosicky scored his 14th and 15 league goals of his Arsenal career.

3. Arsenal have now been given the most red cards in the Premier League this season (4)

4. Arsenal are yet to lose a Premier League game that they have taken the lead in this season (W16 D2)

5. Gervinho: Last 3 games 2 goals 3 assists

6. Minutes per goal involvement (mins/goals+assists) in 2012-13 Premier League Gervinho one every 117 mins, Gareth Bale every 119.

7. Gervinho has the same number of goal assists as Gareth Bale this season




 

West Bromwich Albion 1 Arsenal 2 : Arsene Wenger praises the team after going down to 10 men to seal a crucial away win at the Hawthorns

6th April 2013 By ArsenalSupremo


Arsene Wenger saw his Arsenal side cruise to a 2 goal lead, both goals coming from Rosicky which surely meant an easy 3 points. However the match turned when in the 70 minute Per Mertesacker brought down Shane Long and was sent off for a professional foul which James Morrison dispatched from the penalty spot. Then Arsenal had their backs to the wall as for the final 20 minutes the Gunners defended for their lives. West Brom had a couple of good opportunity to score but couldn't get the crucial goal and the Arsenal hung onto the one goal lead. After the game Arsene Wenger was fully of praise of the team's spirit.

"It was a fabulous win and it needed a special performance," "The last 20 minutes was obviously very nervy because we had 10 men "They had a lot of strong bodies who were very determined to score. But we kept our nerve and we were committed.

"We have good spirit, the team is growing and we have a resolute attitude. And, of course, the run we are on makes the team stronger."

Arsenal now move into the top four of the Premier League for the first time since Boxing Day, with Tottenham, Chelsea and Everton playing on Sunday.

Match Pictures Click Here

West Bromwich Albion 1 Arsenal 2 Match Pictures

6th April 2013 By ArsenalSupremo

Fantastic Arsenal away supporters at the game
Podolski and Vermaelen all similes before the match
Goal line clearance from Rosicky


Tomas Rosicky celebrates making it 1 0
Rosicky strike to make it 2 0 
2nd goal for Rosicky

Great celebrations from the players



Mertesacker shown a red card

West Bromwich Albion vs Arsenal Match Preview

5th April 2013 by Jeff @ArsenalTrend


Arsenal will be looking to keep up their top four challenge when they visit The Hawthorns to play West Bromwich Albion on Saturday afternoon. The Gunners (15-8-7) go into the latest round of Premier League games just two points behind fourth-placed Chelsea, but star man Theo Walcott has called on the team to work on their consistency to ensure future silverware. "If we get a bad result, you see a reaction," said Walcott.


"We shouldn't have to get a bad result and then perform well in the next game. It should always be there. The guys have got it. Mentally, they are very strong. It's realizing how we cope when we come back from those disappointing results. We just need to do it every week - it's as simple as that. "There's great potential there. We've had too much experience now to be challenging for fourth. We need to be challenging for the Premier League because that's what we want to be known for. We want to be in the history books… we need to win something now."


West Brom (13-5-13) are comfortably in mid-table, but remain with an outside chance of claiming a Europa League place, and goalkeeper Ben Foster has urged his team to finish the season strongly. "I think it will be a very big ask to qualify for Europe, but we've got seven games left with four at home and three away," said Foster.

"We know our home form has been very good so if we can get three wins from our four games we will be there or thereabouts. "Our aim is to reach the mid-50s. We're on 44 now and if we can pick up another three or four wins it keeps us in the mix, at least." Steve Clarke's West Brom have won three of their last six league games after a run of six without a win. The Baggies are the only team in the division to have an equal number of wins and losses (13), and are also on the same number of goals scored as goals allowed (41). Only the Manchester clubs have won more home games than West Brom's nine this season.

With just 14 goals conceded at The Hawthorns, the Baggies have the fourth best home defensive record in the league - behind only Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City. The Gunners have won five of their last six and have allowed just four goals in that run - keeping three clean sheets. They have the best away defensive record in the league, with just 13 goals conceded in 15 games on the road. Arsenal won 2-0 when these teams met at the Emirates in December, with Mikel Arteta scoring two penalties after questionable decisions.

The Gunners have won their last three games against West Brom, outscoring the Baggies 8-2 in those matches, and haven't lost in four at The Hawthorns. West Brom have managed just one win in their last ten meetings with Arsenal. Arsenal's last game against Reading was relatively easy, at least that was evident from the overall statistics of the match, Reading were lucky to concede just four goals, however the game at Hawthorns won't be such easy, it will be a tougher test. It took a 'fumbling and floppy' Martin Fulop a very bad game for Arsenal to secure a 3-2 win last season, that game sealed 3rd place and an automatic Champions League spot, the Gunners may not enjoy such luxury of a bad goalkeeper from the Baggies, the team will have to be up for it from kick off.


Team News: WBA: West Brom have doubts over James Morrison (hamstring), but are without Grant Thorne (knee) and Zoltan Gera (knee) until next season.

ARSENAL: Nacho Monreal returns to the squad after knee injury concerns from last match, but Abou Diaby (knee), Walcott (groin) and Jack Wilshere (ankle) are all expected to miss out. Arsenal must continue with their record of conceding fewer goals away from home on Saturday if they are to have any chance of coming tops against WBA, considering Romelu Lukaku's exceptional form for the home team, he can take on defenders and punish any complacency in Arsenal's defense.

Opta stats

1. No team have scored more goals after the 76th minute of matches this season than Arsenal (15).

2.The Gunners are yet to lose a Premier League game that they have taken the lead in this season (W15 D2).

3. West Brom's pairing of Jonas Olsson and Gareth McAuley have made 32 blocks each this season. Only Ryan Shawcross (33) and Ashley Williams (42) have made more.

Arsenal must now forget their stroll against Reading and be weary of treas Europa League spot chasing Albions as they can pose on the day, or at least they will be aiming to want to secure their highest Premier League finish in history. Can the Arsenal soar high at Hawthorns and secure all three points?

Predicted Line Ups Via SkySports

Team News : Arsenal vs West Brom : Theo Walcott & Jack Wilshere defiantly out for the game but has resumed training

4th April 2013 By ArsenalSupremo



Steve Bould has revealed the teams news for the upcoming game with West Brom. The main story is that Jack Wilshere and Theo Walcott have resumed training but won't be involved in the game but have a good chance of been available for next week game against Norwich.

Nacho Monreal had a knock to the knee when colliding with the post against Reading but Steve revealed that he should be available for the game.

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