West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis has warned Arsenal that his side will be up for getting a result at the Emirates tonight, after a strong showing against Manchester City last week.
The Baggies were narrowly defeated by Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City in the Carabao Cup last week, with the Citizens coming away 2-1 victors at the Hawthorns.
West Brom are the only team to have faced City in September without conceding four or more goals; Pep’s side beat Liverpool 5-0, Feyenoord 4-0, Watford 6-0 and Crystal Palace 5-0.
Pulis is looking for a good response from his side as they travel to Arsenal on Monday night:
You have to keep everything in perspective, but I am hoping they will be buoyed up by the second half performance [against City] which was very good
West Brom will arrive at the Emirates in 10th place, one point ahead of Arsenal going into the game. Pulis continued:
We are going to a place where no disrespect everything they’ve got is on a different level to what we’ve got
Arsenal will be hoping that Alexis Sanchez and Alexandre Lacazette can show the best of their abilities on Monday night, whilst Olivier Giroud could also feature following Danny Welbeck’s injury.
Pulis, as a manager, has a brilliant record against Arsenal at home, but it’s a different story on his travels:
My record with Arsenal coming to the clubs I have managed is fantastic but my record there, it seems to be chalk and cheese for some reason
I don’t know why
There have been games where we have been really close
Arsenal vs West Brom kicks off at 8 o’clock on Monday and is live on Sky Sports.
