Arsenal 1 West Bromwich Albion 0: Gunners edge over Baggies with lone goal from Giroud

 

Arsenal needed a late goal from Olivier Giroud to secure a 1-0 win over West Brom at the Emirates on Boxing Day.

The Gunners, who went into the game on back of consecutive defeats to Everton and Manchester City, looked set to drop more points until the France international’s late strike.

Mesut Ozil was the creator producing a superb delivery from which Giroud directed a looping header over Ben Foster with just four minutes of normal time remaining.