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Arsenal vs. West Brom: Score, Reaction from 2016 Premier League Match
- Updated: April 21, 2016
An Alexis Sanchez brace saw Arsenal defeat West Bromwich Albion 2-0 and move to third in the Premier League on Thursday, two points ahead of Manchester City and within five points of rivals Tottenham Hotspur.
Arsenal’s maestro scored twice before the break to provide manager Arsene Wenger with a comfortable result in a match where the Baggies rarely looked as though they were threatening their north London hosts.
This was another demonstration of how powerful Arsenal can appear without much penetration to show for it, and Kicca’s Ian Stafford highlighted how the match declined after Sanchez’s opening salvo:
Arsenal have 99% possession, 99% territory and made 17 million passes. But how many meaningful shots at goal? #AFCvWBA
— Ian Stafford (@IanStaffs) April 21, 2016
Sanchez came into Thursday’s meeting with four goals in his last five Premier League outings, and it took the Chilean only six minutes to open his side’s account.
Picking the ball up on the edge of the Baggies’ box, he completed a swift turn around his defender before lashing a right-footed shot into Ben Foster’s bottom-left corner. Sky Sports Statto told the story of how important he’s been to the Gunners in front of goal of late:
Alexis Sanchez scores – involved in 8 goals in his last 8 PL apps (5 goals, 3 assists) pic.twitter.com/r9XvndiOE3
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) April 21, 2016
Arsenal dropped two points in their previous outing against Crystal Palace, drawing 1-1 after controlling long periods of the fixture, but the hosts looked to have learned their lesson this time around.
The Baggies came close to drawing level at the half-hour mark, when centre-back Gareth McAuley headed a corner off Petr Cech’s bar.
Manager Tony Pulis saw his side frustrated at every corner, while the home outfit looked capable of adding to their advantage, with Mesut Ozil seeing an effort cleared off the line by Craig Dawson.
McAuley’s earlier miss was all the more hurtful when Sanchez curled in a free-kick for Arsenal’s second, as Sky Sports Football showed:
GOAL! …
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