Summary

  • Sanchez drives in from edge of area

  • Adds second with 20-yard free-kick

  • Arsenal move up to third with win

  • Arsenal have now won 500 PL games

  1. Postpublished at 15 mins

    Arsenal 1-0 West Brom

    Alexis Sanchez keeps the ball in with another slick bit of play. West Brom would take a 3-0 defeat right now.

  2. Get involvedpublished at 19:58 British Summer Time 21 April 2016

    #bbcfootball

    Rob Elmore: How long until Alexis Sanchez requests a transfer?  

    Alexis Sanchez celebratesImage source, Reuters

    Bring the Gunners fans back to earth...

  3. Postpublished at 13 mins

    Arsenal 1-0 West Brom

    Alexis Sanchez is really firing tonight. He kills a crossfield pass on his chest, keeps it away from Darren Fletcher with a little juggle on his instep and then bamboozles the former Manchester United man with a lovely turn. Can he find a killer pass to go with it?No. Overclubbed and too heavy for Mesut Ozil. A Spieth of a ball. 

  4. Get involved #bbcfootballpublished at 19:55 British Summer Time 21 April 2016

  5. CLOSE!published at 9 mins

    Arsenal 1-0 West Brom

    The West Brom gameplan of "sit back and hope for a 0-0" has already been reduced to shreds and Arsenal suddenly look in the mood. Alex Iwobi floats down the left and finds Alexis Sanchez on his shoulder, the Chilean cuts it back to Mesut Ozil inside the six-yard box but his shot cannons into a charging Gareth McAuley.

    Great block!

  6. Get involved #bbcfootballpublished at 19:53 British Summer Time 21 April 2016

    Arsene WengerImage source, Reuters

    Matthew Okot: If #AFC, external's 'stability' was ever going to pay off it was this year. Time to accept they'll never win the PL again with Wenger.

  7. Postpublished at 7 mins

    Arsenal 1-0 West Brom

    I know it's crunch time in many a Fantasy Football league across the land - The assist for that goal goes to Aaron Ramsey.

  8. goal

    GOAL - Arsenal 1-0 West Brompublished at 6 mins

    Alexis Sanchez

    Alexis Sanchez celebratesImage source, Reuters

    Wow! What was that about zero quality?! Alexis Sanchez ignites a damp squib of a game with a really cracking goal.

    He gets the ball to feet, back to goal about 35 yards out and in one movement he spins away from his marker, shifts the ball out of his feet and then thrashes in a low, early shot which fizzes past Ben Foster and into the corner. Brilliant goal. 

  9. Postpublished at 4 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 West Brom

    Tony PulisImage source, Reuters

    You can hear Tony Pulis's instructions boom out across the pitch, Sunday league style. He'd be a brilliant Sunday league manager wouldn't he, TP? You'd run through brick walls for him.

    Absolutely nothing has happened on the field so far. Literally zero action. 

  10. Not dench. Not dench at allpublished at 4 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 West Brom

    Empty seatsImage source, Getty Images
  11. Text uspublished at 19:48 British Summer Time 21 April 2016

    on 81111

    Interesting aside, but Arsenal still have to play City so if they don't win tonight then United's hopes of finishing 4th are in their own hands.

    Doug, Leyland

    If Arsenal lose this game then I think it's finally time for #wengerout. We will miss you.

    Henry Bushell, Tonbridge

    I can see Eddie Howe at The Emirates. But he would have to join this June and work with Wenger for European experience.

    Phil

  12. Postpublished at 2 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 West Brom

    Emirates StadiumImage source, Reuters

    I know this is an easy stick to beat a club or manager with but this is a remarkably empty and quiet Emirates tonight. Turn the sun up a notch and you could be at a pre-season friendly. 

  13. KICK-OFFpublished at 1 min

    Arsenal 0-0 West Brom

    We are under way.

  14. Budge up matepublished at 19:44 British Summer Time 21 April 2016

    Arsenal v West Brom (19:45 BST)

  15. Postpublished at 19:44 British Summer Time 21 April 2016

    Arsenal v West Brom (19:45 BST)

    Referee Jon Moss will hoping for a quieter night at the office. Tony Pulis' loathing of a full-back reaches peak level with that back four...

  16. LINE-UPSpublished at 19:43 British Summer Time 21 April 2016

    Arsenal v West Brom (19:45 BST)

    Arsenal: Cech, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Elneny, Ramsey, Sanchez, Ozil, Iwobi, Giroud. Subs: Gabriel, Ospina, Walcott, Chambers, Welbeck, Campbell, Coquelin.

    West Brom: Foster, Dawson, McAuley, Evans, Chester, Fletcher, Sandro, Yacob, Sessegnon, Berahino, McClean. Subs: Olsson, Gardner, Anichebe, Myhill, McManaman, Rondon, Leko.

    Referee: Jon Moss (W Yorkshire)

  17. Get involvedpublished at 19:41 British Summer Time 21 April 2016

    #bbcfootball

    Ahmed Shah: Make a 30m plus 1 pound bid for Xhaka. Lose out. Sign a 16 year old from the French League. Rinse. Repeat.

  18. Postpublished at 19:40 British Summer Time 21 April 2016

    Arsenal v West Brom (19:45 BST)

    Darren Fletcher goes through an eye-watering array of stretches as he leads the West Brom team into the tunnel at the Emirates stadium. I must say it's very flat. Not much coming from the crowd, or the players.

    A real end of season feel to the game. Arsenal need a win though. A top-four spot is by no means guaranteed.

  19. A fair point...published at 19:39 British Summer Time 21 April 2016

    Text us on 81111

    Just to point out that most teams go out of the Champions League when they face Barcelona in the Quarter Finals!

    Paul, Bromley

    No matter which way I look at it I can't help but want either Pochettino or Klopp, but since we can't get either of those, how about a young manager who can stay for a long time. Eddie Howe?

    Alex, Cambridge

    Eddie Howe at the Emirates?

  20. Shot-shy Albion?published at 19:36 British Summer Time 21 April 2016

    Arsenal v West Brom (19:45 BST)

    West Brom have had 324 shots (including blocked) this season, 93 on target. Both are Premier League low figures.

    Just in case you weren't absolutely pumped for tonight already. We are 10 minutes away from kick off. I'm predicting a low attendance...