We are reaching a crunch time in the season for many teams and on Sunday the 9th of May we have a meeting between Arsenal and West Bromwich Albion in the English Premier League.
The match will be played at the Emirates Stadium and the hosts begin the weekend in 9th place on 49 points while the visitors are down in 19th place on 26 points.
Villarreal progress, as we are eliminated at the semi-final stage.🏆 #UEL— Arsenal (@Arsenal) May 6, 2021
Villarreal progress, as we are eliminated at the semi-final stage.🏆 #UEL
Arsenal come into the match having been eliminated from the Europa League at the semi-final stage on Thursday night.
Having lost the first leg of the tie 2-1 in Spain against Villarreal, Arsenal knew a 1-0 win would have been good enough to take them through to the final but they did not perform to the best of their ability and Villarreal managed to keep them out and secure a 0-0 draw.
That result means The Gunners are under huge pressure coming into this Premier League fixture because they realistically need to win all their remaining matches to have any chance of qualifying for Europe next season.
Arsenal have been finding wins difficult to come by in recent games and they have picked up only 2 victories from their last 11 games in all competitions.
They have failed to win any of their last 6 home matches in all competitions and have won only one of their last 5 on home soil in the Premier League.
Trends show Arsenal have failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 6 home Premier League fixtures.
West Bromwich Albion know their fate is out of their hands in terms of relegation this season and they could be relegated by the time this game begins.
The Baggies come into the match having picked up a point in a 1-1 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers last week. It was a decent point but the third game in succession West Bromwich Albion have failed to win.
Away form in the Premier League has been disappointing and other than the superb victory at Chelsea, West Bromwich Albion have been struggling to win games. In fact, they have won only 1 of their last 8 away Premier League fixtures.
Over 2.5 goals were seen in West Bromwich's last 3 away matches in the Premier League and they have conceded 2 or more goals in 7 of their last 9 on the road.
Looking ahead to the team news and Arsenal continue without injured central defender David Luiz. Every other player should be fit unavailable and it will be interesting to see what changes are made from the starting XI against Villarreal.
West Bromwich Albion travel without Ashley Maitland-Niles and Branislav Ivanovic. Robert Snodgrass is a doubt due to a knock.
Arsenal need to recover from their disappointing result on Thursday and should get back to winning ways. West Bromwich Albion have little to lose and should score in this match but Arsenal have the quality in attack to outscore the visitors and take maximum points.