Arsenal blow chance to go top as Santi Cazorla's horror penalty lets West Brom off hook
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Updated 21/11/2015 at 18:51 GMT
Premier League, The Hawthorns - West Brom 2 (Morrison 35, Arteta 40 og) Arsenal 1 (Giroud 28)
Arsenal's Santi Cazorla looks dejected after missing a penalty
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Santi Cazorla slipped and missed a late penalty as Mikel Arteta's own goal condemned Arsenal to a 2-1 defeat at West Brom.
The Gunners, who had won five of their last six away games, took the lead when Olivier Giroud nodded in Mesut Ozil’s pinpoint free-kick.
But the Baggies hit seven minutes later after Chris Brunt’s free-kick was steered into the net by James Morrison.
And they grabbed the lead when substitute Arteta, who was on for the injured Francis Coquelin, turned in James McClean’s cross with his hand for a bizarre own goal.
The Gunners had a nightmare second half with Arteta going off with a calf injury and Joel Campbell missing a sitter from six yards before Cazorla blazed his penalty over the bar after slipping as he struck the ball.
Tony Pulis’s side move into 11th place with the win while Arsene Wenger’s men slip to third.
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Arsenal's Petr Cech and Mikel Arteta look dejected after he scored an own goal and the second goal for West Brom
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KEY MOMENTS
15’ – SANCHEZ FREE KICK: Sanchez lines up the free-kick and curls it goalward but Myhill makes a decent save.
28’ - GOAL! West Brom 0-1 Arsenal: Giroud makes the breakthrough with a header from close range following the free-kick by Ozil.
35’ – GOAL! West Brom 1-1 Arsenal: The Baggies equalise through Morrison steering in a free-kick with the outside of his right boot which loops over Cech into the corner
40’ - GOAL! West Brom 2-1 Arsenal. Oh dear. An own goal by Arteta who turns in McClean's cross with his hand from six yards out.
48’ – OZIL STRIKE: Ozil strikes the post with a low drive, a brilliant first-time effort from the German.
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Arsenal's Mikel Arteta scores an own goal and the second goal for West Brom
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67’ – CAMPBELL MISS: What a miss by Campbell! The striker side-foots the ball wide from six yards after McClean slips. Wenger is furious.
71’ – WOODWORK: Koscielny concedes a needless corner with a header back to Cech. Brunt's set-piece is headed in by Olsson. The ball looked to have gone over the line of the bar but Berahino is flagged off-side.
82’ – ARSENAL PENALTY: Brunt concedes a penalty after tussling with Sanchez off the ball and the West Brom player is booked.
84’ – PENALTY MISS: Cazorla blazes his penalty over the bar after slipping as he struck the ball. Dear oh dear.
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Olivier Giroud celebrates after scoring the first goal for Arsenal
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KEY STATS
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.
Ozil now has 11 assists in the Premier League this season, five more than any other player.
The Gunners have scored in every one of those 19 Premier League games against West Brom, the longest 100% scoring record of any side against a single opponent in Premier League history.
Chris Brunt has racked up 11 assists in the Premier League from set-piece situations since the start of the last season, more than any other player.
James Morrison has netted three Premier League goals against Arsenal, against no other side has he managed more (also three versus Man Utd).
Santi Cazorla failed to score from the penalty spot for the first time in the Premier League, having converted each of his previous six spot-kicks.
West Brom scored two goals despite attempting just one shot on target in the game.
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West Bromwich Albion's English-born Scottish midfielder James Morrison (3rd R) shoots to score
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TALKING POINT
Have Arsenal’s injury problems finally caught up with them? Expect this defeat to trigger renewed debate on why Arsene Wenger failed to sign an outfield player in the summer. Francis Coquelin’s injury led to the ageing Mikel Arteta to come on and the Spaniard had a nightmare, scoring an own goal before getting injured himself. The Gunners' lack of squad depth was exposed with Mathieu Flamini and Joel Campbell offering little when they were searching for a goal in the second half.
MAN OF THE MATCH
James McCLean (West Brom): The winger just edged Mesut Ozil as the best player on the pitch after getting the better of Hector Bellerin down the left with his pace and trickery. It was his cross that was turned in by Mikel Arteta for the own goal and the Republic of Ireland international was a workhorse when his side did not have the ball.
PLAYER RATINGS
West Brom: Myhill 6, Dawson 6, Evans 7, Olsson 7, Brunt 7, Morrison 7, Fletcher 6, Yacob 5, McClean 8, Sessegnon 5, Rondon 5. Subs: Gardner 5, Berahino 5, Lambert 5.
Arsenal: Cech 5, Bellerin 5, Koscielny 5, Mertesakcer 5, Monreal 5, Coquelin 5, Cazorla 5, Sanchez 7, Ozil 8, Gibbs 6, Giroud 7. Subs: Arteta 3, Flamini 5, Campbell 4.
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