Mikel Arteta scored an own goal and Santi Cazorla missed a penalty as luckless Arsenal slumped to a 2-1 defeat away to West Bromwich Albion this evening. The title-chasing Gunners took the lead through Olivier Giroud, but James Morrison cancelled it out on 35 minutes. Arteta, who replaced the injured Francis Coquelin, then bundled the ball into his own net before the break to give the Baggies a 2-1 half-time lead. Mesut Ozil struck the post early in the second period, before Cazorla then sent a spot-kick over the bar in the final quarter as the Gunners missed the chance to move top of the Premier League. Here, Sports Mole analyses the other characters on an afternoon of drama in the West...
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