Arsenal vs West Brom
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Kick off: 3pm
Arsenal take on West Bromwich Albion at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday (today) with the aim to pick up their first win in four outings in order to end their Premier League campaign on a high note.
WBA already have a sixth successive term in the top flight to look forward to next season, and having claimed the scalps of Manchester United and Chelsea in recent weeks, they will be looking to do likewise in North London this weekend.
It has been a strange season for Arsenal in many ways – one which began in calamitous fashion, with just 11 points taken from the first 24 on offer, but ends with real hope prior to the 2015-16 campaign.
The Gunners may be winless in their last three outings, yet supporters will have seen plenty of promising signs during a recent eight-match winning run in the top flight. In fact, in 2015 as a whole, Arsenal have lost just four of their 25 games in all competitions.
A stalemate with Sunderland in midweek was met with a few boos around the Emirates Stadium, just days after a battling 1-1 draw at Old Trafford further strengthened their grip on third place. In many ways, this flat end to the league campaign could be exactly what Arsenal need.
All attention right now may be on the FA Cup, with third place all but secure baring a big goal swing on the final day, and should the Gunners prevail at Wembley and retain the trophy they won 12 months ago, it will be seen as a decent season overall following that poor start.
West Brom’s end-of-season fixture list may have looked particularly daunting after that defeat at home to Leicester, but under Tony Pulis they have shown over the past month that they can be a challenger in the top half next season.
Arsenal possible starting lineup: Ospina, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin, Cazorla, Ramsey, Ozil, Alexis, Giroud.
West Bromwich Albion possible starting lineup: Myhill, Dawson, McAuley, Olsson, Lescott, Brunt, Fletcher, Yacob, Morrison, Mulumbu, Berahino.