Arsenal, on the other hand, have had a poor start to the season. They followed up their disappointing opening day defeat to Brentford with a poor display against Chelsea, where they were outclassed on their way to a 2-0 loss. They’ll be aiming to arrest their slump immediately today.
Hello and welcome to live commentary of this EFL Cup second round fixture between West Brom and Arsenal. The hosts have made an excellent start to life under new head coach Valerian Ismael in the Championship: they’ve amassed 10 points from four games and will be hoping to use that form to stun Arsenal today.