Monreal holds nerve as Arsenal better Baggies from spot

West Brom 1Arsenal 1AET (Arsenal win 4-3 on pens)

Albion — whose first 11 featured eight changes and their opponents’ nine from the weekend — had the best chances of the first half, with a Craig Dawson header being pushed over by Lukasz Fabianski.

There was also Steven Reid’s free-kick, seemingly sent over by a slight touch of Fabianski’s glove, although the goalkeeper argued he had not made contact, hoping to prevent a corner that was given nonetheless.