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West Brom scored a controversial late penalty as the Baggies held Arsenal to a 1-1 draw at The Hawthorns to put a dampener on Arsene Wenger's record-breaking Premier League game.

Arsenal looked on course for victory in Wenger's 811th Premier League game as a manager following Alexis Sanchez's deflected 82-minute free-kick, but Jay Rodriguez scored a penalty six minutes later after Calum Chambers was harshly judged to have handled a cross.

Wenger was furious with the decision by referee Mike Dean, costing Arsenal yet more points in a frustrating season as they end 2017 in fifth position - three points off fourth-placed Liverpool.

Sanchez had been in the spotlight after Thierry Henry suggested there was a dressing-room rift at the Gunners after not all the team celebrated his first goal at Crystal Palace on Thursday.

But, aside from goalkeeper Petr Cech, the entire team ran to Sanchez before Rodriguez struck.

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Despite the point the Baggies have now gone half a league season without a victory - 19 games - and will end 2017 joint bottom of the table.

Arsenal rose to fifth above Tottenham but lacked imagination at The Hawthorns and sit 21 points behind leaders Manchester City.

In contrast, Albion are three points from the safety line with boss Alan Pardew still searching for his first win after seven games.

There was little wrong with the hosts' energetic performance though as they conjured the first opening after six minutes when Cech gathered Rodriguez's header.

Arsenal immediately went up the other end and Alexandre Lacazette's drive deflected just wide off Jonny Evans.

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Alex Iwobi should have then done better than to curl over after holding off Evans after 15 minutes.

But the Baggies, who have not scored more than two in a top-flight game since beating Arsenal 3-1 in March, matched the visitors.

Yet they did so without a crucial goal and, with Arsenal dangerous on the break, Ben Foster saved from Granit Xhaka and Iwobi.

The hosts had little fear, despite their winless run, but their search for a first-half goal eluded them which should have given the Gunners encouragement.

Yet it was the Baggies who continued to press after the break, with Ahmed Hegazi hooking over, before Arsenal began to create on the hour.

(Getty Images)

Lacazette and Jack Wilshere had been quiet but they combined with Iwobi to allow Lacazette to skip into the area, only to be denied by Foster's legs.

The France international poked inches wide two minutes later as the visitors suddenly began to open Albion up.

It sparked concerned Arsenal pressure and Hegazi produced a fine block to thwart Sanchez with 20 minutes left.

And Cech beat away Rodriguez's drive before Arsenal stole ahead with seven minutes left.

Gareth Barry upended Sanchez on the edge of Albion's area and the Chile international's free-kick struck James McClean to bounce into the bottom corner.

Albion still claimed a point, though, when Rodriguez beat Cech from the spot in the 89th minute after Chambers handled Kieran Gibbs' cross.

(AFP/Getty Images)

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