Arsenal Search for First Win of the Season at West Brom
West Bromwich vs Arsenal - 25/08/2021
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We have some exciting ties to look forward to in the second round of the 2021/22 English Football League Cup and on Wednesday the 25th of August West Bromwich Albion meet Arsenal at The Hawthorns.
West Bromwich Albion were relegated from the Premier League last season and will be aiming to return from the Championship whereas Arsenal are hoping to improve on their league position from the previous campaign.
West Bromwich Albion come into the match on the back of a 2-1 win at Blackburn Rovers in the Championship on the weekend. West Bromwich Albion opened the scoring in the first minute of the game and added to their advantage just before half time. Blackburn Rovers got a goal back 6 minutes into the second half but could not find the equaliser.
That result means West Bromwich Albion have made a strong start to their Championship campaign and they have won 3 and drawn one of their 4 matches. The Baggies started with a 2-2 at Bournemouth before defeating Luton Town and Sheffield United at home, the latter of which was a convincing 4-0 victory.
Trends show West Bromwich Albion have won only one of their 4 most recent fixtures in the League Cup. You must go back to 2014 to find the last time they progressed beyond the third round of the competition and they have lost 3 of their last 4 League Cup ties at home.
Arsenal make the trip to The Hawthorns on the back of a 2-0 home defeat at the hands of Chelsea in the Premier League on the weekend. The Gunners were second best for the majority of the game and could easily have lost by a greater margin as they failed to cope with Chelsea’s progression through midfield and the hold-up play of Romelu Lukaku.
It was a second defeat in succession for Arsenal as they were beaten by newly promoted Brentford on the first day of the 2021/22 Premier League season. Arsenal fell behind after 22 minutes and conceded the second goal with 13 minutes remaining on the clock. That result means, including friendly matches, Arsenal have failed to win any of their last 6 games.
Arsenal reached the quarter final of the League Cup last season but were convincingly beaten by Manchester City. They are undefeated in 4 of their last 5 away League Cup matches.
Team news and West Bromwich Albion are without Taylor Gardner-Hickman due to a knee injury. He is the only player unavailable for the hosts and it will be interesting to see if Valerien Ismaël picks his strongest XI.
Arsenal have selection problems with Hector Bellerin, Edward Nketiah, Thomas Partey, and Gabriel injured. Kieran Tierney and Gabriel Martinelli are doubts while Ben White, Runar Alex Runarsson, and Alexandre Lacazette have been sidelined with COVID-19.
This is a massive game for Arsenal, who have been struggling at the beginning of the Premier League season. West Bromwich Albion have been in good form in the Championship and will see this as the perfect opportunity to cause an upset. However, Arsenal are sure to be up for this game and we could see the match end level, with under 2.5 goals, and go to penalties.
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Correct score
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Score
Live
coef.
EFL
244333
X
1 - 1
2.21
17°
4.55
7.50
4.55
1.45
1
1
-1
0 - 6(0 - 3)
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