Arsenal 3 West Brom 1Sam Allardyce had said upon joining West Brom that a first relegation from the Premier League in his managerial career would “kill” him and, while the defeat that sealed their fate had a blessedly more benign effect, the distaste was etched on his face at full time. The point was hammered, or more accurately volleyed, home after half an hour in which a keen West Brom had come closer to scoring. Perhaps West Brom could sympathise. West Brom had given every impression of a side whose race was run but, 22 largely uneventful minutes after the interval, they won a lifeline. Too little, too late for any genuine impact on their season, and Allardyce could say the same of West Brom’s exertions.- Guardian

Source: The Irish Times May 09, 2021 20:03 UTC