West Brom vs Arsenal 06-04-2013 Premier League

West Brom vs Arsenal - Premier League
Match date: 6 April 2013
Kick Off Time: 15:00 GMT
Venue: The Hawthorns, England 

 The Hawthorns Stadium of West Bromwich, England will Host the Barclays Premier League Match between the Teams West Bromwich Albion and Arsenal which is Scheduled to Kickoff on Saturday, 6th April at 15:00 GMT.

West Brom look to cement a top half place while Arsenal have a very tight battle for the final Champions League spot with two of their London rivals.

WBA are 8 in the Premiership with 44 points from 31 matches and have had an excellent season under new manager Steve Clarke.  Many thought the team would struggle after losing Roy Hodgson to England but the team have went from strength to strength.  They may well have to replace important striker Romelo Lukaku who is on loan from Chelsea and is not expected to re-sign for another season after this.  It’ll be very difficult to get a player of his quality.

Arsenal are 5 in the EPL with 53 points from 30 matches which puts them 2 points behind Chelsea and 4 points behind Tottenham, but with a game in hand.  It is a very tight 3 way battle for the final two Champions League spots and you can’t rule out Everton either who are just 2 points further back in 6 place.

Arsenal have won 5 of their last 6 Premier League matches and have arguably an easier run in than their rivals so a top 4 finish is definitely achievable.  For this match Arsenal will again be missing Jack Wilshere and Diaby is out with another long term injury.  WBA will be missing Thorne and Gera.