PL: West Brom vs Arsenal | December 31, 2017 | 16:30 GMT | Sky Sports

[GDeep™]

This is getting a bit sad now.

What’s sad? Wanting one attacker to start over another?

 

[OnlyOne]

Hmmm no Özil, Jan 1st tomorrow? Seya,

 

[CurryFlavoured]

Uh oh, where's Özil.

Need Iwobi to show more today. He's always involved and gets in good positions, but he generally ends up giving the ball away and generally not threatening the opposition goal.

 

[GDeep™]

I can see it now: "Evans has had Iwobi in his back pocket all day. We should get Evans!"

Evans is one of the best CBs in England.

 

[freeglennhelder2]

Less changes that I thought. By the law of averages Iwobi must be due a decent game surely???!

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

 

[al-Ustaadh]

Evans is one of the best CBs in England.

I wouldn't mind him or Maguire as replacements for Mertesacker and Koscielny to be fair (I believe the latter is at the edges of a downward spiral).

 

[carter777]

I think they'll score. Edging toward 2-1 or 3-1 to us.

 

[GDeep™]

I wouldn't mind him or Maguire as replacements for Mertesacker and Koscielny to be fair (I believe the latter is at the edges of a downward spiral).

He’s too old now. Rather sign a young like Skriniar.

 

[redanddread]

 

[A_G]

Don't see why Özil needs a rest considering the time he's missed this season but what do I know

 

[GDeep™]

Though Skriniar will cost 50/60M now that VVD has gone for 80M. So, maybe even Skriniar is beyond us.

 

[CurryFlavoured]

If Sanchez plays like he did Thursday and Laca plays well, we should have enough going forward to score one or two. But we NEED a better defensive performance. Conceding another 1-2 goals as we regularly have on the road will very likely mean we drop points.

West Brom have Brunt wide left - literally just show him to his right/stop the cross Bellerin. And Robson ****ing Kanu up front. Zero excuses for the defence today, WB are terrible going forward.

 

[Preacher]

What's our record without Özil in EPL this season ?

 

[GDeep™]

It’s no coincidence that Özil form has picked up when Wenger has given him breathers.

I don’t believe Özil can operate effectively playing 3 games a week in the gruelling PL.

This is good management from Wenger.

 

[GDeep™]

If Sanchez plays like he did Thursday and Laca plays well

Asking for a lot.

 

[A_G]

FFS

 

[Sniper Mik]

Özil didn't train yesterday. Was always a chance of him missing out.

 

[GDeep™]

He’ll be fine for Chelsea, precautionary stuff.

 

[A_G]

What's our record without Özil in EPL this season ?

Drew away to Chelsea, beat Brighton and Burnley; not bad but it's only 3 games