The Londoners had a late chance to pick up a point when they were awarded a spot-kick – but Santi Cazorla slipped and lifted his attempt over the crossbar.
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‘We have two more injuries, ‘ said Wenger with a sigh.
The Baggies have found it hard to find consistency but found two important 1-0 victories over Norwich and Sunderland in October to stop them sliding towards the bottom-three.
“That is the most disappointing thing of the game”.
Arsenal slipped to defeat at West Brom and manager Arsene Wenger reflected on a “very bad day” at The Hawthorns.
The Frenchman’s replacement, Mikel Arteta, failed to last the ninety minutes either after he too had to be substituted early in the second half after picking up a calf problem.
“I believe that West Brom they were strong in the fight and they had one 100 per cent commitment as well and you have to give them credit for that”. We had 70 percent possession, we scored an own goal, we missed a penalty, we gave away a goal from a set piece, that is ideal to make the afternoon a nightmare. I think they have an outstanding chance of winning the title this season.
Let us know on Facebook where you stand on the argument. Another game and another couple of players were taken off due to injury while not many would fret about Mikel Arteta getting injured, the sight of Francis Coquelin hobbling off will worry most Arsenal fans.
Wenger will assess Laurent Koscielny and Olivier Giroud’s readiness to play after the pair’s involvement for France during the worldwide break, when terrorists struck in co-ordinated attacks in Paris during their friendly against Germany last Friday. And they have such wonderful players, fantastic players.
However, perhaps buoyed by the loss of Coquelin, the Albion fought their way back into the match and equalised when James Morrison fired home after a fine free kick from Chris Brunt.
“Today, I thought Arsenal were very good – especially in the second half, when they ramped it up”.
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Mesut Ozil has provided an assist in seven consecutive Premier League appearances, a longer consecutive run than any other player in the history of the competition.
