Oxlade-Chamberlain has suffered a small injury setback which means that he will miss Saturday’s Premier League clash with West Brom as well as the midweek Champions League game against Dinamo Zagreb.
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Arsenal were awarded a chance to find a late equaliser when Brunt brought Sanchez down in his own penalty box.
“The second half, when you are 2-1 up, you know they are going to come at you”. Today, though, with a win over West Bromwich Albion, Arsenal have a chance to secure first place all for themselves – assuming Liverpool do their job and get at least a draw against City, anyways.
There was little joy for the visitors until they unlocked the hosts from the simplest of set-piece goals in the 28th minute.
Jack Wilshere of Arsenal and Claudio Yacob of West Bromwich Albion compete for the ball during the Barclays Premier League match between Arsenal and West Bromwich Albion at Emirates Stadium on May 24, 2015 in London, England.
Pulis said afterwards: “The lads deserve it for the effort and commitment, but we’ve played better and done better and not got the results. This is a big blow for us”. The Frenchman did, however, lament the defending that led to the two West Brom goals.
Wenger was particularly angry that his team gave away their lead so soon after gaining it. “It was a huge goal when we scored and then you just make sure they do not come back with an easy goal”, said Wenger.
Giroud, along with France team-mate Laurent Koscielny, was named in Arsenal’s starting line-up after the trauma of being caught up in the Paris attacks eight days ago, in which 130 people died.
Five minutes later, Salomon Rondon and James McClean combined and Arteta turned in McClean’s cross from close range.
“In the Premier League now every game is physical, fast, with two totally committed teams – you can not afford to make a single mistake”.
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Mourinho claimed Chelsea were completely dominant against Norwich, but he admitted that he became very nervous late on because his team had been unable to kill the game with the second goal their play deserved. Sometimes, I can see similarities with the football we were playing a few years ago – a football played with pace and fluidity.
