West Brom pay the penalty in EPL

Arsenal ended a run of four games without victory after Mikel Arteta's controversial opening penalty helped them defeat West Bromwich Albion 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.

Arteta opened the scoring in the Premier League clash after Santi Cazorla went down after a challenge by Steven Reid, although replays showed the defender did not touch his opponent.

Action from the Arsenal vs West Brom match on Saturday. PIC/AFP

Victory moved Arsenal up to sixth place, two points below the top four, after a sequence of one league victory in six matches had seen them slide down the table to 10th.

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