Arsenal beat West Brom 3 – 1 to confirm their relegation. Sam Allardyce’s side was already virtually down but their return to the Championship is now confirmed, with the Baggies sitting 10 points from safety with three games remaining.
West Bromwich Albion has been relegated from the Premier League for the fifth time after a defeat at Arsenal that keeps alive the Gunners’ slim hopes of qualifying for Europe.
Emile Smith Rowe volleyed a smart opener from Bukayo Saka’s cross in the 29th minute after Arsenal had stemmed the visitors’ promising start.
Nicolas Pepe made West Brom’s task even more difficult six minutes later when he cut in from the right and curled into the top corner to double Arsenal‘s lead. Matheus Pereira gave the visitors hope, running from his own half to score a superb individual goal with 23 minutes to go.
But it was not enough to stop West Brom from suffering a joint-record fifth Premier League relegation, with Willian adding a late third for Arsenal from a free-kick.
Victory means the Gunners, who were knocked out of the Europa League on Thursday, do at least still have a mathematical chance of playing European football next term.
Source – BBC News
