MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• Arsenal have won six successive home matches against West Brom in the Premier League, conceding just one goal.
• Albion’s only Premier League win away at Arsenal was 3-2 in September 2010.
• However, West Brom did beat the Gunners 3-1 at The Hawthorns when the clubs last met in March.

Arsenal

• Arsenal have a 100% record at home this season, winning both their Premier League matches at the Emirates and also a Europa League game and EFL Cup tie.
• However, the Gunners have lost two of their five Premier League games this season – only twice previously have they lost three of their opening six fixtures.
• Arsenal have won seven successive Premier League games at the Emirates Stadium, their best run there since a nine-match winning streak between December 2014 and April 2015.
• Alexandre Lacazette could become the first Arsenal player to score in his opening three league appearances at home since Brian Marwood in September 1988.
• Alexis Sanchez has started 99 Premier League matches. Gilberto Silva is the only South American to reach a century of Premier League starts for Arsenal.

West Bromwich Albion

• After winning their first two Premier League matches of the season, West Brom have failed to win any of the subsequent three (D2, L1).
• The Baggies have won only one of their 11 top-flight away matches in 2017 (D4, L6), a 1-0 victory at Burnley on 19 August.
• Gareth Barry could make his 633rd Premier League appearance, thereby setting a new record. He is currently level with Ryan Giggs on 632 appearances.
• This will be the 10th time that Tony Pulis has managed a team at the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League. He has lost the previous nine there with a combined score of 20-3.
• West Brom have had 10 Premier League 0-0 draws since Pulis took charge in 2015. Only Southampton (13) and Manchester United (12) have recorded more.

WHAT THE MANAGERS SAY

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger: “West Brom have the culture of the Premier League, a manager who knows how the league works. They are very strong on set-pieces, solid defensively – it’s tough to score against them.”

West Brom head coach Tony Pulls on Gareth Barry making a Premier League record 633rd appearance: “Gareth is such a down-to-earth chap he just wants to get it over with and move on.”

West Brom’s Gareth Barry on setting a new record: “As crazy as it sounds after all these years, my focus will be on winning the game.

“When you make your debut as a young kid you’re never setting yourself a target like this. Even when you play 500 games you think you’re coming to the end of your career and you’re not expecting to play many more games.”

has a way to deal with everybody,” he said and by that, he meant Tony Pulis has a way to deal with everybody. Wenger vs Pulis is the ultimate clash of styles and how Wenger has suffered in away matches against his rival. The Emirates story is different. Wenger’s record there against Pulis teams reads: played 10, won 10

Arsenal

Subs from Ospina, Macey, Iliev, Debuchy, Holdinarsenal-vs-west-…highligts-reviewg, Mertesacker, Maitland-Niles, Elneny, Wilshere, Walcott, Iwobi, Nelson, Giroud, Akpom

Doubtful Debuchy (hamstring), Özil (knee)

Injured Chambers (hip), Coquelin (hamstring), Welbeck (groin, all Oct), Cazorla (achilles, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WLLWD

Discipline Y7 R0

Leading scorer Welbeck 3

West Bromwich Albion

Subs from Myhill, McManaman, Yacob, Chadli, Burke, Nyom, Field, McAuley, McClean, Livermore, Rodriguez, Robson-Kanu

Doubtful Brunt (calf), Burke (hamstring), Chadli (thigh)

Injured None

Suspended None

Form WWDLD

Discipline Y7 R1

Leading scorers Hegazi, Morrison, Robson-Kanu, Rodriguez 1