Wenger celebrates 800th premier league game
— 29th October 2017
• As Man City continues fine run
Stories by George Aluo
Arsenal celebrated Arsene Wenger’s 800th Premier League game as manager with a win but only after coming from a goal behind to beat Swansea City 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.
The Swans went ahead in the 22nd minute when Sam Clucas scored his first goal for the Welsh club since a pre-season transfer from Hull City.
But Sead Kolasinac equalised six minutes after halftime and Aaron Ramsey put Arsenal ahead seven minutes after that as the Gunners recorded their 10th successive home win in the Premier League.
Team of the moment, Manchester City, continued their fine run in the premiership with a 3-2 win over West Brom.
Raheem Sterling scored with his first touch as City stayed five-points clear atop of the table.
Sterling, who replaced Bernardo Silva in the 61st minute, scored his ninth goal of the season in all competitions as City extended their club record number of wins to 13.
But Sergio Aguero was kept waiting to become their outright all-time top scorer as he remained on the bench watching his team-mates re-establish their lead which had been cut to two points after Manchester United beat Tottenham 1-0 earlier in the day.
West Brom’s miserable run continued as they have now won just twice in their last 19 League games and are without a League win since August 19, and the fans had their say leaving dozens of empty seats.
Three goals in the first 15 minutes made it a lively start at The Hawthorns as Leroy Sane’s eighth goal of the season was cancelled out by Jay Rodriguez only for Fernandinho to restore City’s lead on the quarter-hour mark.
Sterling sealed it but there was just time for substitute Matt Phillips to make it 3-2 in time added on.
Sane struck a left-footed shot of such power and precision it was a wonder it didn’t break the net after he fired through the legs of Allan Nyom into the opposite corner when David Silva found him in space on the left.
City’s lead lasted just three minutes as West Brom conjured a goal that was a triumph of simplicity.
Former City midfielder Gareth Barry chipped the ball over the top which left John Stones outnumbered with Salomon Rondon and Rodriguez for company and the latter lobbed over goalkeeper Ederson for his second Premier League goal of the season.
City were ahead again when Fernandinho’s low drive clipped the legs of Ahmed Hegazi before nestling in the bottom corner.
The visitors could have made it 3-1 on 26 minutes but Silva headed over from De Bruyne’s deep cross when he perhaps should have done better.
But West Brom should have made it much harder for City with headers either side of the break.
West Brom gambled by throwing an attacker on for a defender in the 68th minute when Phillips replaced Gareth McAuley.
But instead it was City who continued to threaten as De Bruyne sidefooted powerfully wide on the run, before Foster denied Silva.
Phillips gave the scoreline a somewhat flattering look in West Brom’s favour when he guided the ball past Ederson after City were caught napping from Barry’s long ball.
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