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You cannot yet say Arsenal are back as the team we used to know but they have started to play well and they are on a really good run.
I still think they have got innate problems defensively, though, whatever their form suggests. Their left-back Andre Santos is a good footballer but can be got at and I am totally unconvinced by Per Mertesacker in the centre, so having Thomas Vermaelen back fit is a big plus for them.
West Brom rolled over very easily against Liverpool last week. Baggies boss Roy Hodgson was unhappy with the penalty decision that led to the Reds' first goal but I think he will probably be just as unhappy about the way his side played.
Injured striker Shane Long, who does the work of two men, is a big miss for them at Emirates Stadium and I cannot see them getting anything from the Gunners.
Prediction: 2-0
Lawro :lol: