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PL2 Report | Albion 3-0 Arsenal

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Albion’s youngsters recorded a hard-earned 3-0 win against Arsenal on Monday evening.

Reece Hall’s 32nd-minute individual effort handed the Baggies a one-goal advantage at the break.

And Eseosa Sule’s late brace ensured the hosts would claim an impressive Premier League 2 triumph in Hednesford.

An image of Eseosa Sule scoring against Arsenal

Despite the visitors enjoying more of the ball during the early stages, it was Albion who threatened twice inside the opening 20 minutes - Layton Love seeing a free-kick deflected wide and Fenton Heard hitting narrowly off-target.

And they broke the deadlock just after the half-hour stage via Hall’s wonderful solo goal, the defender breaching Arsenal’s defence from deep and finishing superbly to fire them one-up before half-time.

An image of Albion's PL2 players celebrating a goal against Arsenal

Albion went close to doubling their advantage after the restart, with Heard having a good strike saved by James Hillson and Oli Bostock also smashing over.

The third-placed Gunners did eventually test Ben Cisse, but the goalkeeper did well to keep out Jack Henry-Francis and Nathan Butler-Oyedeji shots.

The points were then secured down the other end of the pitch, though, as Sule scrambled home a second in the 90th minute.

He added another deep into stoppage time, too - rounding Hillson and converting confidently to top-off an excellent showing.

An image of Eseosa Sule scoring against Arsenal

Albion: Cisse, Williams, Hall, Harper-Bailey, Shaw (Phillips 46), Nelson, Mfuamba (Richards 77), Whitwell, Heard, Love (Higgins 74), Bostock (Sule 74).

Substitutes: Foster.

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