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It wasn't the greatest of efforts to be honest. Chile forward Alexis Sanchez tries one from 20 yards out, on the angle, and it drifts harmlessly wide. 

The Gunners haven't hit third gear yet.

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Coquelin has made his way down the tunnel and now Nacho Monreal is down on the ground after a tackle by Stephane Sessegnon. He seems OK to continue. It's a free-kick from 25 yards for the Gunners.  Alexis Sanchez takes it but it's easily saved by Boaz Myhill.

By the way Mikel Arteta is on for Coquelin.

West Brom are desperately trying to win the battle in midfield, throwing bodies into tackles. Arsenal players are giving everything they have too, but it appears Francis Coquelin might have done himself some damage in trying to tackle Claudio Yacob.

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West Brom's James McClean cuts through Alexis Sanchez and Hector Bellerin, but his excellent delivery across the six yard area fails to find a fellow Baggie.

An early warning there from the home side, and a worry for Arsenal fans.

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Kerry Peter Parvin: Expecting three points here for Arsenal. Going for a 3-0 win with goals from Giroud and Carzola! 

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Arsenal are pressing early. By the way fact fans, a clean sheet for Petr Cech would be his 169th in the league - equalling David James' Premier League record.

We are under way.

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France's national anthem - La Marseillaise - is being played at The Hawthorns.

Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore said it is an act "solidarity and remembrance" after the Paris attacks, in which 130 people died.

Arsenal's two French starters, Laurent Koscielny and Olivier Giroud, who turned out for France at the Stade de France near where the attacks took place, stand with the other players to pay tribute.  

La Marseillaise was sung before England's win over France on Tuesday and before Saturday's match between Watford and Manchester United.

There are 72 French players in the Premier League.

The players are in the tunnel waiting to enter the arena. Who's your money on?

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"This is a pivotal game for both sides as we enter a period when the games are coming thick and fast.

"West Brom's record this season is back to front - they've only won one home game, compared to three away. And they've been porous at The Hawthorns this season - conceding three goals on four different occasions.

"They are up against a free-scoring Arsenal side who have 17 goals in their last six games and have won five of their six away matches in the league. The more you look at it, the Gunners should have the beating of the Baggies."

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"West Brom ended up being beaten but they made things difficult for Manchester United at Old Trafford last time out, and they will do the same to Arsenal at The Hawthorns.

"Baggies boss Tony Pulis is plotting his way around the Premier League every week to make sure his side pick up enough points to stay clear of danger, and I think they will get another one here."

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Two league defeats on the bounce and talk is, once again, centred on the future of West Brom's star striker Saido Berahino.

The 22-year-old, who spent the international break improving his fitness, had in the summer threatened to go on strike if he wasn't allowed to leave the club.

Pulis talked him around and is still having heart-to-hearts with the England forward.

"I pulled him to one side and he made me a cup of green tea," he said.

"He had 20 minutes in my office, he understands, he knows the score. But it's taken a while to get him back to thinking straight."

The Baggies will be hoping to arrest this current run or else the speculation will only intensify over one of the Premier League's hottest properties.

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West Brom make one change from the side that lost 2-0 to Manchester United, with defender Jonas Olsson in for Gareth McAuley.

West Brom XI: Myhill, Dawson, Evans, Olsson, Brunt, Morrison, Fletcher, Yacob, McClean, Sessegnon, Rondon.  

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger selects Kieran Gibbs ahead of Joel Campbell. The full-back will play in a more attacking role. Hector Bellerin starts ahead of right-back Mathieu Debuchy.

Arsenal XI: Cech, Gibbs. Mertesacker, Koscielny, Ozil, Giroud, Sanchez, Monreal, Cazorla, Bellerin, Coquelin.

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This will make or break your fantasy teams...

Celebrity Arsenal fan Piers Morgan is not shy when it comes to airing his views of team manager Arsene Wenger.

The tweet above was posted a few days after the Gunners had beaten Manchester United 3-0 in October and two days before their 3-0 win at Watford.

Morgan, like some other Gunners fans, are not content with Wenger consistently getting the team into the Champions League and picking up domestic cups here and there. They want the Premier League title.

Well, victory at the Baggies would see the Gunners claim top spot; how they hold on to it depends on whether Manchester City defeat Liverpool.

So Piers and others will you be wearing your "Love Wenger" or "Hate Wenger" badge by 16:50 GMT?

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