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- Updated: December 26, 2016
Arsenal ended 2016 on a high as Olivier Giroud netted the winner four minutes from time in a 1-0 win over West Brom on Boxing Day.
Arsene Wenger’s men led the Premier League on January 1 but it’s been another 12 months of underachievement and this result epitomised that frustration up until Giroud’s late winner on his first Premier League start of the season.
Ben Foster starred for the resilient Baggies, making a string of saves early in the second half while Alexis Sanchez also struck the post for the hosts.
The victory moves Arsenal, who had lost their two previous games, into third but they remain nine points behind Chelsea in the title race.
Theo Walcott was missing for Arsenal with a slight calf strain, which handed Giroud a rare start.
He looked short of sharpness in and around the box early on as West Brom defended deep to snuff out Arsenal’s intricate approach play.
Sanchez warmed Foster’s gloves from 22 yards on 26 minutes but rarely …
