Having scored with his first meaningful touch as an Arsenal player on the opening day of the season, it has been a slower burn introduction.
He excelled here against a dogged and robust West Brom. His two goals – one poached on the rebound and the other cracked in from the penalty spot, turned a potentially sticky encounter into a useful three points.
Lacazette has developed a handy penchant for scoring at home and in flashes his approach play is as impressive as his ruthlessness.There still looks like more to come from him in terms of combination play, and often he and Alexis Sánchez looked for each other but there is still work to do on the blend.
All that was with Olivier Giroud in reserve and Danny Welbeck absent. It’s not the worst position for Arsène Wenger to be in regarding his front options. The win takes Arsenal a point behind Tottenham in fourth place. West Brom had to nurse their frustrations on a night when they did not feel decisions went their way.
Lacazette was close to a second goal in the 51st minute after an attack inspired by one of Sead Kolasinac’s bulldozing runs. The ball fell to Lacazette after it was helped on by Elneny and the Frenchman almost looked surprised to see an accurate shot fail to ripple the net, but a deflection proved crucial.
Lacazette has developed a handy penchant for scoring at home and in flashes his approach play is as impressive as his ruthlessness.There still looks like more to come from him in terms of combination play, and often he and Alexis Sánchez looked for each other but there is still work to do on the blend.
All that was with Olivier Giroud in reserve and Danny Welbeck absent. It’s not the worst position for Arsène Wenger to be in regarding his front options. The win takes Arsenal a point behind Tottenham in fourth place. West Brom had to nurse their frustrations on a night when they did not feel decisions went their way.
Lacazette was close to a second goal in the 51st minute after an attack inspired by one of Sead Kolasinac’s bulldozing runs. The ball fell to Lacazette after it was helped on by Elneny and the Frenchman almost looked surprised to see an accurate shot fail to ripple the net, but a deflection proved crucial.
Lacazette stood behind the spot wearing the expression of a man contemplating what colour socks to wear that day. If he felt any pressure he certainly did not show it, and duly slammed the ball low and hard into the bottom corner. Lacazette has scored 21 penalties in just over three seasons – only Cristiano Ronaldo, with 22, has succeeded with more from Europe’s top five leagues
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