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Do not try telling Arsenal fans that Champions League qualification is not a ribbon-draped, podium-bouncing achievement in its own right. At least, perhaps do not try telling them that today, after a breathless, error-strewn 3-2 defeat of West Bromwich Albion sealed third place in the Premier League to scenes of relief rather than delirium.

In the end Arsenal's season was decided not by a moment of class from one of their own players but by a performance of memorable ineptitude in the West Brom goal by Marton Fulop, who contributed to all three Arsenal goals, the first and the last catastrophically. Fulop will be forever welcome in north London, as might Ben Foster, who had been linked to Spurs this week and was – no doubt coincidentally – left out due to a late injury here.

Heartened before kick-off by Foster's absence, Arsenal's travelling support might have experienced a simultaneous flush of dread at the prospect of the tyro Carl Jenkinson and André Santos in a rejigged defence. In the main, though, it was a cheerfully demob-happy Hawthorns as the trend for end-of-season beachballs, tickertape and fancy dress was faithfully observed.

In the fourth minute Fulop made his own contribution to the gaiety, summoning up a rather wonky turn as a Premier League goalkeeper to hand Arsenal a dream start. Called upon to clear a simple ball deflected back towards him by Jonas Olsson's challenge, Fulop instead produced a wretchedly clumsy piece of air-control, allowing Yossi Benayoun to nick the ball away and roll it into the net.

West Brom responded with verve. On 12 minutes a lovely through-pass from James Morrison released Shane Long, who advanced on goal and beat Wojciech Szczesny with a neat, low finish. Jenkinson had narrowly played him onside, aided by a midfield pierced too easily and a defence that looked half asleep.

As they did again two minutes later as Graham Dorrans pursued Morrison's lofted pass 25 yards from goal with three red-shirted defenders in vague attendance. Arsenal hesitated. Dorrans did not, instead chesting the ball down and volleying low into the corner.

The front half of Arsenal's game continued to function with relative fluidity with Santos creeping forwards with roving intent from what might be called his "false three" role.

Santos it was who produced the equaliser, robbing Youssouf Mulumbu 30 yards out, advancing with a skip and shooting powerfully inside Fulop's left-hand post. Again the keeper should have done better.

Wenger rejigged his team for the second half, Theo Walcott replacing Thomas Rosicky, with Benayoun dropping deeper. Still Arsenal's back-line seemed to flap in the breeze but no matter: Arsenal still had poor old Fulop.

Robin van Persie's corner on 54 minutes should have been caught easily. Instead the Hungarian produced a woeful double-fisted punch back towards his own goal that looped to Laurent Koscielny three yards out. The Frenchman prodded the ball home.

Wenger tweaked again, bringing on Kieron Gibbs to play at left-back, and it was Gibbs who produced a season-saving recovery tackle in added time to deny Billy Jones when he looked certain to score. Read More

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