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While the pressure of relegation may be off, though, Pulis insisted in the wake of his side’s 2-1 defeat to Manchester City last weekend that he would not allow his players to take their foot off the pedal in the closing months of the campaign

Two minutes after being booked for encroachment, the Spanish playmaker recklessly kicked former United man Darren Fletcher and Dean brandished yellow, then red to leave the visitors a man light for over an hour of the match

An improved Blues side dropped yet more points on home soil after twice taking the lead, with a battling Albion side refusing to accept defeat and digging deep for a result, which keeps them above the fallen champions in 13th place

Arsenal chould have added a second goal moments later as Alexis Sanchez set up Kieran Gibbs on the edge of the West Brom penalty area, but the make-shift winger blazed his effort over the bar

When West Brom were thoroughly outplayed by Man City in their opening game, boss Tony Pulis was quick to take the blame for the defeat, admitting that his strategy had been too adventurous for a game against a team with the attacking talent that the Citizens possess