Arsenal 3-1 West Bromwich Albion: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 9 May 2021

Result

Arsenal 3-1 West Bromwich Albion

Premier League · Sunday 9 May 2021, 18:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Arsenal 3-1 West Bromwich Albion: match report

Arsenal won against West Bromwich Albion 3-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 9 May 2021. It was 2-0 at half-time.

E. Smith Rowe opened the scoring in the 29th minute. Arsenal's goals came from E. Smith Rowe (29'), Nicolas Pépé (35') and Willian (90'). West Bromwich Albion scored through Matheus Pereira (67').

Discipline: Arsenal received 1 yellow card; West Bromwich Albion received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Arsenal were 10th on 49 points from 34 and West Bromwich Albion 19th on 26 points from 34. Arsenal went on to finish that season 8th with 61 points, and West Bromwich Albion 19th with 26.

Arsenal lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and West Bromwich Albion in a 4-4-1-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Willian of Arsenal (7.8), ahead of Emile Smith Rowe (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Arsenal wins, 1 draw and 2 for West Bromwich Albion.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 29'Goal · E. Smith RoweArsenal · 1-0
  • 35'Goal · Nicolas PépéArsenal · 2-0
  • 61'Yellow card · H. Robson-KanuWest Bromwich Albion
  • 61'Yellow card · Hal Robson-KanuWest Bromwich Albion
  • 67'Goal · Matheus PereiraWest Bromwich Albion · 2-1
  • 70'Yellow card · Dani CeballosArsenal
  • 76'Yellow card · C. GallagherWest Bromwich Albion
  • 90'Goal · WillianArsenal · 3-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Arsenal 7, draws 1, West Bromwich Albion 2.

Team news

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  • David LuizArsenal · injury (Hamstring Injury)
  • John SwiftWest Bromwich Albion · injury (Hamstring Injury)

Arsenal line-up (4-2-3-1)

Bernd Leno, Calum Chambers, Rob Holding, Gabriel, Bukayo Saka, Mohamed Elneny, Dani Ceballos, Willian, Emile Smith Rowe, Nicolas Pépé, Gabriel Martinelli

West Bromwich Albion line-up (4-4-1-1)

Sam Johnstone, Darnell Furlong, Semi Ajayi, Kyle Bartley, Conor Townsend, Callum Robinson, Okay Yokuşlu, Matt Phillips, Matheus Pereira, Conor Gallagher, Mbaye Diagne