Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is expecting a stern challenge for his Premier League leaders wthey travel to West Bromwich Albion on Sunday.
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The Gunners will be bidding for an 11th straight win in all competitions when they arrive at The Hawthorns.
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But that sequence includes a League Cup victory against the Baggies where it needed a penalty shoot- out to separate the sides.
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West Brom caused one of the upsets of the season so far when they won 2-1 away to champions Manchester United last weekend.
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"They had quite a strong side out (in the League Cup) and many of the regular players played, but they have a big squad," Wenger said.
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"I noticed when I looked at their team who played at Manchester United, that they have a massive squad of experienced players, so it's very difficult to predict who will play against us."
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Meanwhile Wenger felt compelled to admonish Arsenal's Jack Wilshere after the England midfielder was spotting holding a cigarette outside a London nightclub in midweek – although the player himself insisted this was a "prank" and that he wasn't a smoker.
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Wilshere came on as a substitute in Arsenal's 2-0 Champions League victory over Napoli on Tuesday and Wenger gave his players permission to enjoy themselves the next day.
They just need to score goals that's all. I believe they will do better than Manchester United. Good opposition tho