English Premier League: A Dozen Facts and Figures in EPL till the 6th week (Part 6)
10. 27 - It has been 27 years since West Bromwich Albion has won an away match against Arsenal but that was before last weekend. On Saturday one of the biggest upsets of the tournament occurred
as the Baggies won against the Gunners 3-2.
In the match; The Throstles totally dominated the North Londoners as they built up an early 3-0 lead. The London based club, Arsenal performed poorly and failed to keep the ball with them or make plays.
In the end the more disappointing part of the defeat was the lack of plays Arsenal made. Without their world class midfielder who is also their usual choice for captaincy Cecs Fabregas, the Gunners seemed lost. His place was taken
by the young French player Samir Nasri and in the end he was the only person for Arsenal who seemed to be performing.
His performance was in contrast to the Arsenal goal keeper Manuel Almunia who once again was up to his lack lustrous performance. Nevertheless the Arsenal defence was similarly disappointing having let easy balls through.
For Arsenal it was Samir Nasri who scored in the 76th minute and in the 91st to help Arsenal in a less humiliating defeat, however in the end the Gunners were not able to find the leveller at Emirates.
Last season West Brom took the 2nd place in the Championship and therefore was promoted to the English Premier League after being relegated earlier. Now they are in the top half of the table having gained 10 points from
their 6 matches, therefore taking up the 6th place.
On the other hand Arsenal took the 3rd position last season being only left behind by Chelsea and Manchester United. This season they lost the crucial match against WBA and therefore have been demoted on the table. They
were trailing behind Chelsea for the number one spot but now Manchester United has overtaken them despite a draw against Bolton Wanderers. Now Arsenal have acquired 11 points from 6 matches.
11. 3- There have been 3 sides among the dark horses that have been able to win games with a 2-1 score line that resulted in the last six minutes of the game. A script like this can only be written
by fate.
English Premier League clubs that have gained victories such as these are Blackburn Rovers, Aston Villa and Stoke City.
Right now Blackburn Rovers are at the 9th position having scored 8 points from their six matches. Aston Villa is placed at the 5th position as they continue their impressive performance from last season having scored 10 points from
their six matches. Stoke City on the other hand is experiencing fluctuating performances. They are at the 14th position having scored 7 points in 6 matches.
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