Two clubs in opposite halves of the Premier League table will do battle today in a league match between Arsenal and West Bromwich Albion. The first-division clash scheduled for 8:30 a.m. ET will be held at Emirates Stadium in London and can be live streamed here free.
With Everton's 3-2 loss to Manchester City yesterday, Arsenal clinched their "fourth-place trophy" and yet another berth in the UEFA Champions League. With all but a FA Cup final remaining, manager Arsene Wenger can look to the future. In typical fashion, the Frenchman will approach the summer transfer window in pragmatic fashion (h/t to the Telegraph). "It will be busy, but the main thing for us will be to keep the stability because we feel we are close," Wenger said.
"We want to add something that makes us even stronger," he added. "But number wise, it will not be massive."
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Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Arsenal's Santi Cazorla suffered a regressive season for the club this year. The Spaniard enters today's match with only seven assists, down from his double-digit tally in 2012-13. Cazorla, however, has been dynamic when attacking from the right side of Wenger's 4-2-3-1 formation. In eight appearances bearing that responsibility, the 29-year-old has contributed five of his seven assists.
Arsenal's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Szczesny; Monreal, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Sagna; Ramsey, Arteta; Podolski Özil, Cazorla; Giroud
West Bromwich Albion's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Foster; Brunt, Olsson, McAuley, Jones; Dorrans, Mulumbu; Morrison, Sessegnon, Amalfitano; Vydra
Premier League Table
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
Manchester City |
36 |
25 |
5 |
6 |
96 |
37 |
59 |
80 |
|||
|
2 |
Liverpool |
36 |
25 |
5 |
6 |
96 |
46 |
50 |
80 |
|||
|
3 |
Chelsea |
36 |
24 |
6 |
6 |
69 |
26 |
43 |
78 |
|||
|
4 |
Arsenal |
36 |
22 |
7 |
7 |
65 |
41 |
24 |
73 |
|||
|
5 |
Everton |
37 |
20 |
9 |
8 |
59 |
39 |
20 |
69 |
|||
|
6 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
37 |
20 |
6 |
11 |
52 |
51 |
1 |
66 |
|||
|
7 |
Manchester United |
36 |
18 |
6 |
12 |
60 |
41 |
19 |
60 |
|||
|
8 |
Southampton |
37 |
15 |
10 |
12 |
53 |
45 |
8 |
55 |
|||
|
9 |
Newcastle United |
37 |
15 |
4 |
18 |
42 |
57 |
-15 |
49 |
|||
|
10 |
Stoke City |
37 |
12 |
11 |
14 |
43 |
51 |
-8 |
47 |
|||
|
11 |
Crystal Palace |
36 |
13 |
4 |
19 |
28 |
43 |
-15 |
43 |
|||
|
12 |
West Ham United |
37 |
11 |
7 |
19 |
40 |
49 |
-9 |
40 |
|||
|
13 |
Swansea City |
37 |
10 |
9 |
18 |
51 |
53 |
-2 |
39 |
|||
|
14 |
Aston Villa |
36 |
10 |
8 |
18 |
39 |
54 |
-15 |
38 |
|||
|
15 |
Hull City |
36 |
10 |
7 |
19 |
37 |
48 |
-11 |
37 |
|||
|
16 |
West Bromwich Albion |
35 |
7 |
15 |
13 |
42 |
54 |
-12 |
36 |
|||
|
17 |
Sunderland |
36 |
9 |
8 |
19 |
38 |
57 |
-19 |
35 |
|||
|
18 |
Norwich City |
36 |
8 |
8 |
20 |
28 |
60 |
-32 |
32 |
|||
|
19 |
Fulham |
37 |
9 |
4 |
24 |
38 |
83 |
-45 |
31 |
|||
|
20 |
Cardiff City |
37 |
7 |
9 |
21 |
31 |
72 |
-41 |
30 |
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