Arsenal vs West Brom - Match Preview
Arsenal head into this clash against their Midlands opponents off a wonderful victory over rivals Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and a solid display against Marseille on home soil in the Champions League midweek.
Key men - Robin Van Persie The Dutchman is in tremendous form of late and will be a real handful for the Albion backline. Van Persie has ten goals already and was rested in the midweek match against Marseille, signalling that he will probably start. He's formed a great relationship with Gervinho and this is sure to cause the visitors lots of problems. Key man - Somen Tchoyi The Cameroon international will be the key man for Roy Hodgson's side tomorrow afternoon as other strikers Long and Odemwingie are out with injuries repsectively. Tchoyi will have to hold the ball up well, even more so if Albion play a 451 system, create chances and use his pace and power to hurt Mertesacker & Co. He's yet to score in the Premiership this season, tomorrow's game could be his day. Arsenal Team News Arsenal striker Robin van Persie will return to the starting line-up after beginning on the bench in midweek. Laurent Koscielny may also reclaim his place after being rested against Marseille. Kieran Gibbs and Marouane Chamakh remain sidelined. West Brom Team News West Brom striker Peter Odemwingie is a doubt after hurting his knee in training this week. Paul Scharner suffered knee ligament damage against Liverpool last Saturday and is ruled out. Other forward Shane Long is still out with the injury he picked up against Aston Villa. Somen Tchoyi and Simon Cox are set to replace the two frontmen. Nathan's prediction: Arsenal 1-1 West Brom.