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West Brom Vs Arsenal (EFL Cup) (25/08/2021)

West Brom

Valérien Ismaël

First Eleven

36 Alex Palmer

31 Saul Shotton

21 Cédric Kipré

33 Caleb Taylor Min. 80 (Substituted with Rico Richards)

34 Ethan Ingram

23 Robert Snodgrass Min. 74 (Substituted with Toby King)

32 Quevin de Castro Min. 2

20 Adam Reach

41 Tom Fellows

09 Kenneth Zohore

29 Gardner-Hickman

Substitutes

30 Rico Richards Min. 80 (Substituted with Caleb Taylor)

37 Ted Cann

38 Toby King Min. 74 (Substituted with Robert Snodgrass)

39 Zak Delaney

40 Mo Faal

42 Jovan Malcolm

28 Rayhaan Tulloch

Hawthorns

End of Match

17' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
45' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
45+1' Nicolas Pépé
50' Bukayo Saka
63' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
69' Alexandre Lacazette

F-T	WEST BROM 0-6 ARSENAL It's all over! A first win of the season for Arsenal, and their first goals too after a really slow start in the Premier League.
91'	Taken short before Saka fires a ball into the box for Holding but Palmer flies out to punch clear.
90'	Tavares' low ball into the box is smashes over his own bar by Reach. Who incidentally is West Brom's fourth captain on the night.
86'	Just a few minutes to go at The Hawthorns. Then we'll have the third-round draw soon...
83'	Toby King has left Bukayo Saka in a heap in the middle of the park. He'll need treatment after that daft challenge from the youngster.
76'	Arsenal change and Aubameyang is finally given a rest ahead of this weekend's game.
74'	Toby King replaces Robert Snodgrass for West Brom.
69'	GOAL! WEST BROM 0-6 ARSENAL (Lacazette, 69') Pepe makes up for his miss with a great assist. This time he tees up Lacazette in the middle, who slams it first time into the bottom corner.
67'	Lacazette straight into the action and slides Pepe in down the right.
63'	GOAL! WEST BROM 0-5 ARSENAL (Aubameyang, 63') HAT-TRICK HERO! A sweeping Arsenal attack and a hat-trick for Aubameyang.
56'	WEST BROM 0-4 ARSENAL Brief concern for Arsenal as Ramsdale goes down needing a bit of treatment after making another good stop from close range. But he should be fine to continue here.
54'	SAVE! Ramsdale called into a rare bit of action to palm away a powerful Zohore header. In truth it was a save he should have been making, but it helps preserve his potential clean sheet.
52'	Arsenal won't be bothered but it is a shame we didn't get a chance to see a full West Brom side in this one.
50'	GOAL! WEST BROM 0-4 ARSENAL (Saka, 50')
45'	Second Half begins..
H-T	WEST BROM 0-3 ARSENAL
45+1'	GOAL! WEST BROM 0-3 ARSENAL (Pepe, 45+1')
45'	GOAL! WEST BROM 0-2 ARSENAL (Aubameyang, 45')
39'	Snodgrass hits the two-man wall. It falls to Gardner-Hickman who strikes at Elneny and Arsenal clear.
39'	YELLOW! Poor from Kolasinac as he chops down Ingram and gives West Brom a free-kick in a great area, and picks up a booking for his troubles.
27'	YELLOW! Holding into the book for a late trip on Zohore just after the West Brom striker had spun him.
23'	WEST BROM 0-1 ARSENAL CHANCE! Nearly a second for Arsenal. More good work from Saka as he cuts in and shoots from the edge of the box.
20'	Kenneth Zohore is down again, and this time the West Brom striker is unlikely to continue.
17'	GOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLL!!! Arsenal score their first goal of the season.
14'	Tavares takes a sore one from Kipre who stands on the full-back's leg as he challenged for the ball near the corner flag. It ends in a goal kick for the home side.
11'	Fellowes' first strike is mis-hit and Gardner-Hickman retrieves it well. He lays it for Snodgrass who has an attempt blocked, before Fellowes' next attempt from the edge is tipped round the post by Ramsdale.
7'	Zohore appears to have run off that knock as he sprints to close down Ramsdale's clearance.
6'	Aubameyang breaks the line and gets in behind after a long ball but just overruns it with his touch. His cutback is smashed home by Pepe but the flag is up for a goal kick.
3'	Xhaka drops a perfect ball over the top for Chambers down the right. He has Saka in ACRES of room inside the middle but his cross is poor. Palmer rushes out to gather.
2'	CASTRO BOOKED IN THE OPENING MINUTE
1'	First Half begins..
	Arsenal Starting XI To Face West Brom: Ramsdale, Tavares, Chambers, Holding, Kolasinac, Elneny, Xhaka, Odegaard, Pepe, Saka, Aubameyang.