• The home side will be without Gareth McAuley who is suspended for this game after picking up a red card against Manchester United in the last game.
• Jonas Olsson is expected to return at the central defensive role.
• Boaz Myhill is expected to continue at the goalkeeper role as Ben Foster is still recovering from his injury.
• Attacker Serge Gnabry is ineligible to face his parent club.

• Arsenal still have so much players on the sidelines.
• Aaron Ramsey, Theo Walcott, Jack Wilshere, Tomas Rosicky and Danny Welbeck remains on the sidelines.
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• The good news is that Hector Bellerin has returned and is likely to take his place back from Mathieu Debuchy.
• Alex Oxalade-Chamberlain could feature in place of Alexis Sanchez who is set to be rested. Kieran Gibbs could also feature in this game.

• Arsenal have won five of their last six games in Premier League.
• Arsenal have scored more than two goals in each of their last three away Premier League games.
• West Brom have not won against the Gunners at home in their last eight games in all competitions.
• West Brom have scored in each of their last six home Premier League games against the Gunners.