Sep 25, 2017 at 8pm UK at ​Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,134
Arsenal
2-0
West BromWest Bromwich Albion
Lacazette (20', 67' pen.)
Sanchez (44')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Evans (35'), Dawson (49'), Krychowiak (56'), Nyom (67')

West Bromwich Albion boss Tony Pulis brands Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez a cheat

Pulis accuses Sanchez of
© SilverHub
West Bromwich Albion boss Tony Pulis labels Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez a 'cheat' for diving in Monday night's Premier League match.

West Bromwich Albion boss Tony Pulis has accused Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez of "cheating" in Monday night's Premier League match at the Emirates.

It was a disappointing evening for the Baggies as they lost 2-0 and had a penalty claim turned down.

In the eighth minute, Jay Rodriguez was brought down by Shkodran Mustafi in the box, but referee Bobby Madley opted to play advantage rather than give a penalty.

Pulis also believes that Sanchez, who was making his first Premier League start of the season, should have received a caution for diving.

"Sanchez dived for the first free kick, and that is cheating," the Daily Mail quotes Pulis as saying. "We don't get any reward for being honest. It could have been [Mustafi] sent off as well. Everybody has seen what's happened. I think if you want to make an example of something I think Sanchez, the first free kick he gives on the edge of the box Sanchez actually dives and he should be booked for diving in my opinion.

"I think the decisions that were made tonight it's lovely the viewers can watch them. Sanchez should get booked in the first couple of minutes for diving on the edge of the box. There's no-one near him and the referee gives a free kick.

"Then obviously that's a penalty. If the lad's the last minute then not only is it a penalty then it should be a sending off. People say Rodriguez has been too honest and is honesty the thing to do? We haven't had a penalty for over a year now, so the facts are the facts and I'm just pleased everybody's seen it."

The Baggies sit 12th in the Premier League table after winning two, drawing two and losing two.

New generic football image
Read Next:
Jay Rodriguez: 'It was a penalty'
>
You May Like
Recomended from Sports Mole



Premier League
Championship
La Liga
Bundesliga
Serie A
Belgian Pro League
Ligue 1
2.Bundesliga
Greek Superleague
Serie B
Eredivisie
Primeira Liga
Russian Premier League
Segunda Division
Turkish Super Lig
Major League Soccer
Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Manchester CityMan City76102222019
2Manchester UnitedMan Utd76102121919
3Tottenham HotspurSpurs7421145914
4Chelsea7412126613
5Watford73311112-112
6Liverpool63211211111
7Arsenal631298110
8Burnley62316519
9Newcastle UnitedNewcastle63036519
10West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom723268-29
11Huddersfield TownHuddersfield723257-29
12Southampton722357-28
13Stoke CityStoke7223711-48
14Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton621357-27
15West Ham UnitedWest Ham7214713-67
16Everton6213411-77
17Leicester CityLeicester7124912-35
18Swansea CitySwansea712438-55
19Bournemouth7115411-74
20Crystal Palace7007017-170
LIVE SCORES VIDEPRINTER
expand