West Brom vs Arsenal as it happened: Craig Dawson scores twice to pile the pressure on Arsene Wenger

Relive the action as West Brom seal a memorable win over struggling Arsenal

Arsenal's travelling support made their disgruntlement known (Getty)

Two headers by Craig Dawson and a Hal Robson-Kanu strike lifted West Bromwich Albion to a 3-1 win over Arsenal and piled more misery on their manager Arsene Wenger after a pulsating Premier League clash on Saturday.

The result left Arsenal in fifth place with 50 points from 27 matches, five behind fourth-placed Liverpool who are at home to Manchester City on Sunday. West Brom stayed eighth on 43 points from 29 games.

Still reeling from a 10-2 aggregate defeat by Bayern Munich in the Champions League last 16 earlier this month, the under-fire Wenger could only watch in dismay as a banner saying 'NO CONTRACT #WENGEROUT' was flown by a plane above the Hawthorns.

Relive all the live action below:

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Past three-meetings….

Arsenal 1 (Giroud) West Brom 0, Premier League, December 2016
Arsenal 2 (Sanchez 2), West Brom 0, Premier League, April 2016
West Brom 2 (Morrison, Arteta og) Arsenal 1 (Giroud), Premier League November 2015

Form guide…

West Brom: DWDWLL
Arsenal: WLWLLW

Odds…

West Brom to win: 4/1
Arsenal to win: 7/10
Draw: 29/10
(Odds provided by 888 Sport)

[18 March 2017 11:39 · Ben Burrows]

Good morning and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of West Bromwich Albion versus Arsenal from The Hawthorns.

[18 March 2017 11:41 · Ben Burrows]

Let's dive straight in with the two teams...

...and following back-to-back Premier League defeats, Tony Pulis has made two changes to his West Bromwich Albion side. Claudio Yacob and Hal Robson-Kanu drop to the bench allowing Chris Brunt to return to the left side of midfield with Salomon Rondon taking his place up top.

It’s two changes for Arsenal too after the Gunners saw off non-league Lincoln City in the FA Cup last Saturday. Nacho Monreal comes in at left-back in place of Kieran Gibbs while Olivier Giroud is benched in favour of Danny Welbeck. There is no place for Mesut Ozil in Arsene Wenger’s squad with the German reported to be suffering with a hamstring problem.

West Brom: Foster, Dawson, McAuley, Evans, Nyom, Fletcher, Livermore, Brunt, Chadli, McClean, Rondon

Subs: Olsson, Robson-Kanu, Yacob, M. Wilson, Myhill, Leko, Field

Arsenal: Cech, Bellerin, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Xhaka, Walcott, Ramsey, Welbeck, Sanchez

Subs: Mertesacker, Gabriel, Giroud, Ospina, Iwobi, Coquelin, Elneny

Referee: Neil Swarbrick

[18 March 2017 12:17 · Sam Dymond]

Gareth McAuley and co. don't give much away at the back, but the West Brom defence could have their hands full this lunchtime if history is anything to go by.

[18 March 2017 12:20 · Sam Dymond]

Much of the pre-match chatter has concerned the future of Arsene Wenger with some wise words from Sky Sports' thinker-in-chief Jamie Redknapp. The former Tottenham and Liverpool midfielder believes it is time for a change at the Emirates Stadium, and that Wenger should be replaced by someone who both knows the club inside-out and loves the club with all their heart...hang on a minute...

[18 March 2017 12:26 · Sam Dymond]

The players are in the tunnel at The Hawthorns. There's some haunting music being pumped out of the PA. It's almost time to go.

[18 March 2017 12:28 · Sam Dymond]

[18 March 2017 12:30 · Sam Dymond]

Nevertheless, there flies a plane over the Albion with a sign emblazoned 'No Contract #Wenger Out'.

Modern football, hey?

[18 March 2017 12:30 · Sam Dymond]

KICK-OFF: There are no embarrassing banners, but the Premier League is up and away for the weekend. Arsenal, in their yellow and navy blue away strip, are attacking the Birmingham Road End of The Hawthorns.

[18 March 2017 12:37 · Sam Dymond]

5 mins: My word! After a nothing start, Allan Nyom - Yes, Allan Nyom - goes all Cristiano Ronaldo down the left flank. Shrugging off one opponent, he utilises pace and power to tear past another three and move into the Arsenal box. His eventual cross isn't quite as impressive, failing to find a well-placed Salomon Rondon and instead blasting a low delivery across the face of goal.

[18 March 2017 12:39 · Sam Dymond]

7 mins: Arsenal retaliate with a chance of their own. Alexis Sanchez holds play up for the overlapping Nacho Monreal, and the Spaniard's resulting left-wing cross is nearly forced in at the near post by Theo Walcott.