West Brom winger Matt Phillips is expected to miss out against Arsenal because of a hamstring injury.
Head coach Tony Pulis has suggested he will make changes in response to successive league defeats.
Mohamed Elneny is available for Arsenal after making a quicker than expected recovery from an ankle injury.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Kieran Gibbs are both fitness doubts and will be assessed, while Santi Cazorla remains a long-term absentee.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
- West Brom’s only win in the last 13 competitive meetings came at The Hawthorns last season. They could earn consecutive top-flight home victories against Arsenal for the first time since a run of six in a row from 1951 to 1956.
- Arsenal have scored in 22 consecutive league matches against West Brom, winning 15 of them, since a 0-0 away draw in November 1985.
West Bromwich Albion
- The Baggies could lose three Premier League games in a row for the first time this season. They have never suffered three straight league defeats without scoring since Tony Pulis took charge in January 2015.
- West Brom have won seven of their last nine league matches at The Hawthorns. However, they are vying to avoid consecutive home defeats for the first time since last April.
- Albion have only earned one point from their nine games against the seven sides above them in the league table – losing seven in a row since a home draw with Spurs in October.
- Salomon Rondon has failed to score in all 13 league and cup appearances since his hat-trick against Swansea City on 14 December.
Arsenal
- The Gunners have lost three of their last four league fixtures, as well as suffering two 5-1 defeats against Bayern Munich during that period.
- Arsenal have been beaten in five of their last 11 league matches. Their previous five losses were spread over 40 games.
- They are in danger of losing three successive Premier League away games for the first time since October 2011.
- Arsene Wenger’s side have won only one of their last six away matches in the league and kept one clean sheet in the last nine.
- Alexis Sanchez has been directly involved in a league-high 26 goals in as many appearances this season, scoring 17 and providing nine assists.
- Aaron Ramsey could make his 200th Premier League appearance.
Source: bbc.co.uk
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