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The full-time whistle goes at The Hawthornes.
A brilliant Dennis Bergkamp ball puts Eduardo Cesar Edu in on goal and he does well to beat his marker and slot home to seal Arsenal's win.
Eduardo Cesar Edu sees an attempted lob from 25 yards go over the bar.
Triple substitution from West Brom as Martin Albrechtsen is replaced by Geoff Horsfield, Robert Earnshaw replaces Kevin Campbell and Nwankwo Kanu comes on for Zoltan Gera.
Kieran Richardson hits a swerving drive from just outside the box which Jens Lehmann does well to parry.
Dennis Bergkamp comes on for Robin Van Persie.
Terrific chance for Jose Antonio Reyes as he breaks into the box and rounds the keeper but Neil Clement does well to get back and make a last-gasp clearance off the line.
Corner taken by Jonathan Greening but it's cleared by Patrick Vieira.
Jose Antonio Reyes puts Robin Van Persie into space in the box and slots home with aplomb into the bottom corner, giving Russell Hoult no chance.
Good break into the box from Ashley Cole but he cannot quite get a touch on the ball over the top.
Jonathan Greening whips in a corner from the left and Neil Clement goes just wide with a header.
Martin Albrechtsen crosses but again Philippe Senderos is there to clear.
Jonathan Greening whips in a cross but it's cleared by Philippe Senderos.
Chance for Paul Robinson with a snapshot just inside the box but it's charged down by the Gunners' defence.
Good break down the left from Kieran Richardson but his drilled cross is cut out.
The second half gets underway.
The half-time whistle goes at The Hawthornes with still no breakthorugh.
Excellent work from Zoltan Gera puts Ronnie Wallwork through but his shot is rising and goes over the bar.
Good Robin Van Persie free-kick crossed to Philippe Senderos but his header is well over.
Great chance for Robin Van Persie as he bursts onto a ball into the box and tries to chip the oncoming keeper but Russell Hoult keeps it out.
Patrick Vieira lines up another shot from the edge of the box but this time it's deflected wide.
Patrick Vieira creates space for himself on the edge of the and fires a swerving shot just over the bar.
Patrick Vieira is pulled up for a foul on Ronnie Wallwork.
Some good pressure from West Brom as Zoltan Gera drills a shot wide from 18 yards out.
Kieran Richardson whips a free-kick just over the crossbar from a tight angle.
Kieran Richardson crosses well from the right but it's headed away emphatically by Philippe Senderos.
Good run down the left wing from Zoltan Gera but he's stopped by a foul from Etame Mayer Lauren.
Chance for Jonathan Greening on the edge of the box but his volley is wide.
Good ball chipped over the back four by Cesc Fabregas but Robin Van Persie's touch makes it an easy catch for Russell Hoult.
Good cross finds Zoltan Gera at the back post but his spectacular bicycle kick is well wide.
Martin Albrechtsen is put away down the line by Kieran Richardson but Philippe Senderos is across well with a strong challenge.
Kolo Toure tries a ball over the defence to Jose Antonio Reyes, but Martin Albrechtsen shepherds it out.
The referee gets this evening's clash at The Hawthornes underway.
Robin Van Persie's ninth goal of the season helped keep Arsenal on course to finish as Premiership runners-up and left West Bromwich Albion facing even more of a battle to avoid relegation after just one season back in the top-flight. Van Persie set Arsenal on the way in the 65th minute before Edu struck in injury time to leave Albion a point away from safety with just two games remaining and a trip to Manchester United to come on Saturday. The decision by Bryan Robson to flood the midfield with five men and operate with just former Gunner Kevin Campbell as a lone striker was a tactic that Arsenal struggled to get to grips with in the opening half. It took them more then half an hour to create a chance as Albion made all the early running. But, while Albion enjoyed plenty of possession, they struggled to force goalkeeper Jens Lehmann into a save. Zoltan Gera flashed an acrobatic overhead volley just wide in the eighth minute before Ronnie Wallwork saw his drive blocked and Kieran Richardson curled a free-kick just wide. As the game progressed and Arsenal started to adjust to Albion's change in tactics, they started to gradually work their way into the game. Skipper Patrick Vieira set the tone for an impressive final ten-minute spell by Arsenal in the first half when he collected a pass from Robert Pires and fired just over the bar from 20 yards in the 35th minute. Vieira then saw another drive blocked by Wallwork four minutes later before Albion goalkeeper Russell Hoult came to the rescue of his side with a stunning save. Albion's defence was dissected by a 39th minute through ball from Lauren that was collected by Van Persie, who only had Hoult to beat from ten yards but the keeper spread himself to beat away the shot from the Dutchman. Having successfully managed to ride their luck, Albion were themselves just inches away from breaking the deadlock on the stroke of half-time. Wallwork raced on to a pass from Gera and fired in a rising drive from the edge of the area that whistled just over the bar. Just as in the first-half, Albion really built up a head of steam at the beginning of the second period and were unfortunate not to make that pressure tell. Lauren had to be well placed to block a 50th minute drive from Paul Robinson and six minutes later, Arsenal were relieved to see Gilberto Silva deflect a header from Neil Clement wide. It proved to be a vital intervention by Silva as Arsenal took full advantage of the let-off to stun Albion when Van Persie struck with a neat strike to give Arsenal the lead. The hard-working Vieira started the move when he picked out Jose Antonio Reyes. Reyes then fed the ball into the path of Van Persie who drilled a low drive past Hoult from the edge of the area. Reyes should then have doubled Arsenal's advantage after 72 minutes when he waltzed round Hoult to be faced with an empty net, but Clement made up ground to steer his shot off the line. Predictably, Albion then made a late charge with Richardson stinging the fingers of Lehmann from 20 yards in the 76th minute. In a last desperate throw of the dice, Robson then threw on three strikers, Kanu, Robert Earnshaw and Geoff Horsfield, in what proved to be a fruitless attempt to salvage something from the game. With Albion committed to attack, it was no surprise that they left gaps in defence in the closing stages. Those were fully exposed by a neat pass by Dennis Bergkamp, who set up fellow substitute Edu to loft the ball past Hoult and set the seal on the win.
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