Arsenal moved back to the top of the Premier League table after an entertaining 1-1 draw at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday, while Chelsea climbed to third place.
Bidding to follow up last weekend’s shock victory at Manchester United, West Brom took a 42nd-minute lead at The Hawthorns when Claudio Yacob converted Morgan Amalfitano’s right-wing cross with a near-post header.
Former Arsenal striker Nicolas Anelka spurned two glorious opportunities to double the hosts’ lead, fluffing his lines from Saido Berahino’s low cross, and then curling wide with only Wojciech Szczesny to beat.
He was made to pay for his profligacy in the 63rd minute when Jack Wilshere met Tomas Rosicky’s lay-off with a crisp drive that took a deflection off Jonas Olsson and flashed past goalkeeper Boaz Myhill.
Myhill prevented Olivier Giroud from claiming a late winner, but the draw was enough to take Arsene Wenger’s side above Liverpool on goals scored, while Steve Clarke’s West Brom remains 12th.
“It was breathless,” said Arsenal manager Wenger.
Tottenham Hotspur could have moved level on points with the leader, but it was dealt a stunning 3-0 home defeat by London rival West Ham United.
The results: Norwich City 1 (Pilkington 68) lost to Chelsea 3 (Oscar 4, Hazard 85, Willian 86); Southampton 2 (Lallana 19, Rodriguez 83) bt Swansea City 0; Tottenham Hotspur 0 lost to West Ham United 3 (Reid 66, Vaz Te 72, Morrison 79); West Bromwich Albion 1 (Yacob 42) drew with Arsenal 1 (Wilshere 63).
from THE HINDU
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