Hello and welcome to LIVE text commentary of the Barclays Premier League clash between Arsenal and West Brom at Emirates Stadium.  The Gunners’ slim title hopes were all-but extinguished following their 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace at the weekend but they will be hoping to bolster their hopes of a top three finish with a victory over the Baggies that would see them leapfrog Manchester City in third. WBA are pretty much safe as they are 10 points clear of the drop zone and could move into 11th spot if they spring a surprise here. Kick off  7.45pm BST.

Sanchez chests down and Iwobi pass, does a bit of keepy-up and then arrows a pass towards the left of the area that only just fails to pick out a teammate. Sanchez has got his groove on!

All set for 500 up? The Gunners have won 499 Premier League matches - only Manchester United with 583 have won more.

Almost two. Ozil sees his low shot blocked and Ramsey volleys the long range follow-up wide after lovely build up by Iwobi and Monreal on the left.

Arsenal with their tails up. Could be a long night for the visitors.

Sanchez continuing his hot streak. UPDATED STAT: Alexis Sanchez has scored or assisted eight goals in his last six and a bit Premier League games (five goals, three assists) after delivering just one in his previous 10.

GOAL! Arsenal lead! Sanchez turns into space and bamboozles Sandro before rifling a low drive into the bottom corner from 25 yards.

Arsenal with a lot of the ball early doors but not much to shout about so far. A distinct end of season feel about this one.

The Baggies have lost all but one of their nine Premier League trips to the Emirates, their 3-2 win in 2010 being the exception.

Some fans are getting to their seats late but there are still a lot of empty spaces in the crowd.

STRANGE BUT TRUE: WBA defeated Arsenal 2-1 at the Hawthorns earlier this season, despite only having one shot on target.

KICK OFF! Arsenal get us up and running.

TROUBLED TRAVELS: West Brom have won just one of their last 11 Premier League away games (D5, L5). The Baggies have scored just 50 goals in 51 games in the Premier League under Tony Pulis. They have kept 21 clean sheets in that time.

WBA have 16-year-old Jonathan Leko on the bench.

Alexis Sanchez has scored or assisted seven goals in his last six league games.

STAT: Arsenal have conceded 11 goals in 16 home league games. Only Manchester United with have let in fewer (seven).

Spurs and Leicester dominate the PFA PL team of the year that was announced earlier. The fact just one Arsenal player features speaks volumes about their inability to sustain a title charge throughout the season.

West Brom head coach Tony Pulis: "We get to go to these football grounds and play against great players, great football teams, at great stadiums. You relish it, you shouldn't be nervous or worried about it. We've got the points to keep us in the Premier League, so we should really look forward to these games."

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger: "The season is far from over. It depends on who you play and the commitment you face. Against West Ham and Crystal Palace we were not efficient enough. That is a regret. It's my job to get the team 100% ready. Every time it doesn't work you question yourself, it is part of the job. In the end it is always down to me and I stand up to that."

WORTH A READ: Ex-Gunner sticks the boot in.

Arsenal have drawn their last two matches after back-to-back wins over Everton and Watford had offered a tiny glimmer of hope that they could fight their way back into the race for top spot. That dream is now dead, but it was a mini collapse following the supposed watershed win over Leicester back in February (Valentine’s Day) that saw them win just once in eight matches in all competitions that ultimately means they will end the season empty-handed. The lowest Emirates crowd ever is anticipated tonight as some fans vote with their feet to illustrate their disillusionment with Arsene Wenger.

CONFIRMED TEAMS – ARSENAL: Cech, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Ramsey, Elneny, Ozil, Sanchez, Iwobi, Giroud... Subs: Ospina, Chambers, Gabriel, Coquelin, Campbell, Welbeck, Walcott. /// WBA: Foster; Chester, Yacob, Dawson, Evans, McAuley, Fletcher, Sandro, Sessegnon, McClean, Berahino... Subs: Myhill, Olsson, Gardner, Anichebe, McManaman, Rondon, Leko.