EPL: Arsenal returns to top of table with 1-1 draw against West Brom

07 October,2013 11:47 AM IST |   |  ANI

Premier League club West Bromwich Albion and Arsenal played out a 1-1 draw as Jack Wilshere''s second-half strike earned Arsenal a point and returned the Gunners to the top of the Premier League on goals scored


According to the BBC, the Baggies took the lead when an unmarked Claudio Yacob headed home Morgan Amalfitano's cross.


Jack Wilshere of Arsenal (R) scoring the equalizer. Pic/ AFP

Nicolas Anelka missed two good chances to double the home side's lead shortly before Wilshere's deflected 20-yard shot levelled for Arsenal, the report said.

Olivier Giroud almost won it for the visitors but Boaz Myhill denied him, the report added.

Both sides continued to drive forward but struggled to break through, settling for a hard-earned point, which sends Arsenal into the two-week international break at the league's summit and lifts West Brom up to 12th, the report further said.u00a0

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