Many experts of the English football struck Arsenal London out of the list of teams which compete in the Championship of England after the defeat in the match with Manchester United. In the meantime the Cannoneers won 4 out of 5 matches and narrowed the gap to the leaders.

Position in the table:
After an unsuccessful start in the season (was even in the relegation zone) Arsenal decidedly began to compete. At the moment the club is at the 7th place with 16 points but Arsen Venger and his guys aim higher. West Bromwich Albion looks rather decently taking the 13th place in the table with 11 points.

Condition of the team:
Both teams can boast of some success lately. Even 12/15 points earned by Arsenal in matches with Chelsea, Sunderland or Stock, which are not easy opponents. Roy Hodgson can also be satisfied with the game of his players. A draw in away match against Sunderland, a win at Willa Park or at home with Wolverhampton added the players from The Hawthorns confidence. Only the “Red” ended the successful WBA series a week ago, winning at home with the score 2-0.

Potential and team situation:
Although Arsenal is a world brand, in this season it most likely won’t be counted in the fight for the title. A more realistic aim for the Cannoneers is the 3-4th place but its realization won’t be so easy. This match against WBA at their own stadium has to be won by the local club. Venger won’t be able to use Jack Wilshere who has been curing injuries since August. Except him the injured Diaby, Sania and Gibbs won’t be able to appear in the match. Just recently the Moroccan Marouane Chamakh has joined them. In the lineup of WBA we won’t see Paul Scharner and Shane Long.

History of meetings:
In the previous season the “Cannoneers” had not had luck in matches with WBA. At first they lost at Emirates stadium with the score 2-3 to play a 2-2 draw in a return match at Hawthorns. If to look at previous seasons the statistics is at Arsenal’s side. These teams have already met for 56 times at the Cannoneers’ stadium, the Londoners having won 32 matches and the “Thrushes” 10 matches, 14 times there was a draw.

Forecast and grounds:
We predict the win of Arsenal although we understand that coefficients are dissatisfying for everybody. Taking into account the condition of “Cannoneers” in October and the beginning of November, especially what was showed at Stamford Bridge, the win of Arsenal has to be expected. We consider that a variant of Handicap for the London team or a variant that Arsenal will score more than 1.5 goals in the match deserves attention.