{"id":9249,"date":"2017-12-31T16:01:51","date_gmt":"2017-12-31T21:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=9249"},"modified":"2018-01-02T10:01:35","modified_gmt":"2018-01-02T15:01:35","slug":"3-discussion-points-in-wake-of-arsenal-draw-with-west-brom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2017\/12\/31\/3-discussion-points-in-wake-of-arsenal-draw-with-west-brom\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Arsenal Discussion Points in Wake of West Brom Draw"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Premier League&#8217;s final match of 2018 was far from exciting football. After <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/arsenal\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arsenal<\/a> broke through late and seemed to be moving ahead of Tottenham on points for the fifth spot, everything was turned on its head. Mike Dean, regarded in Arsenal circles as the enemy, awarded a questionable\u00a0end-of-match penalty. The goal gave Arsenal a West Brom draw at a time when the club sorely needed three points. We have not heard the last from this penalty decision.\u00a0<em><strong>West Brom 1-1 Arsenal<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h1>3 Arsenal Discussion Points in Wake of West Brom Draw<\/h1>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en-gb\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">How on earth can you give a penalty for this <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WBPpIsK8hJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/WBPpIsK8hJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Terje (@ArsenalTerje) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArsenalTerje\/status\/947532577400860672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">31 December 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>A Different Side Without\u00a0Mesut \u00d6zil<\/h2>\n<p>A side without Mesut \u00d6zil is just not as good as a side with him. The lack of inventive play, particularly in close to goal, was evident on the day. Of course, he&#8217;s not going to play in every match, but when he doesn&#8217;t, surely there needs to be a better, more suitable replacement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arsenalfootball.co\/talking-points-west-brom-draw\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned right here at Last Word on Football for the latest on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/Premier-League\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Premier League<\/a>\u00a0and the rest of the football world. 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After Arsenal broke through late and seemed to be moving ahead of Tottenham on points for the fifth spot, everything was turned on its head. Mike Dean, regarded in Arsenal circles as the enemy, awarded a questionable\u00a0end-of-match penalty. 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