And that’s me. Thanks for your company folks. Here’s Nick Ames’s match report:

Here’s Big Sam: “It hasn’t sunk in yet. I’m bitterly disappointed we’re not still in the fight.”

On next season: “It’s too early to even consider. It’s about getting over the disappointment.”

He won’t be drawn on whether he’ll stay.

Sweet Caroline rings out in an empty Emirates as West Brom’s distraught players head off the pitch.

And that’s that. West Brom are down. Arsenal are … still Arsenal.

90+3 min: It’ll be interesting to see if Allardyce sticks around for next season at the Hawthorns. You’d have to think they have every chance of bouncing straight back up. Fun fact: despite all the ups and downs from the Premier League, West Brom have not finished lower than sixth in the second tier since 1999-2000.

90+1 min: There’ll be five minutes of added time at the Emirates.

And the free-kick is curled beautifully into the top corner by Willian. A terrific strike and that’s that for the Baggies.

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88 min: Arsenal have done quite a decent job of denying West Brom the space and the angles to send those long balls into the box. Time running out for the visitors, and now they’ve given away a free-kick on the edge of their own box.

86 min: West Brom are seeing plenty of the ball but have been far too sloppy with it. Gallagher pokes a poor pass out of play this this time around.

83 min: Chambers crashes a shot miles over the bar after Tierney’s cross breaks to the edge of the area.

81 min: Into the last 10 minutes then.

79 min: “You would think that Arsenal had run out of ways to embarrass, depress and outrage their fans,” writes Charles Antaki. “But no. Losing control of a game against a soon-to-be-relegated side – there’s always a new way.”

77 min: Gallagher goes into the book for preventing an Arsenal break. Partey replaces Ceballos.

76 min: Leno punches away another dangerous Phillips cross. West Brom aren’t out of this.

74 min: Phillips zips in a cross, Furlong climbs highest … but nods wide! What a chance that was.

72 min: Townsend does well to snuff out the threat of Pepe as Arsenal threaten down the right.

70 min: Ceballos chops down Gallagher to pick up a booking.

68 min: You do get the sense that Pereira will be playing Premier League football next year, even if West Brom aren’t. Though the same could have been said about a few Norwich players last season and instead they stuck around to help the Canaries back up. Diangana replaces Robinson for the visitors, who all of a sudden have a lifeline.

What a goal this is. Pereira picks the ball up centrally in his own half and surges away. Defenders are backpeddling, the midfielders can’t get back and Pereira is able to ping a shot in off the post from the edge of the box. Superb stuff.

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64 min: Saka again zips the ball across the six-yard box and Lacaezette can’t quite get a toe on it. He was offside anyway as it turns out.

63 min: Tierney replaces Smith Rowe for Arsenal.

62 min: Robson-Kanu’s first contribution is t swing his arm into Elneny’s face while challenging for a header. He goes into the book.

61 min: Lacazette replaces Martinelli, who hasn’t made a huge impression during his hour on the pitch.

60 min: Gallagher’s second attempt is grabbed by Leno and suddenly Arsenal are away on the break. Saka skims a lovely ball across the six-yard box but no one can get a touch.

59 min: … swung in again and Leno has to palm away from under his own crossbar. It’s another corner …

58 min: … played back to Phillips, his shot deflects over for another corner …

57 min: Phillips wins a corner for West Brom … Pereira swings it in, Holding nods over for another …

55 min: Albion haven’t got anything going in the second half so far, and Allardyce has seen enough. Robson-Kanu comes on in place of Diagne.

53 min: Another poor West Brom clearance gets Arsenal on the front foot again but Martinelli’s little flick doesn’t come off.

51 min: West Brom look to mount an attack but you can sense the belief that was present in the opening 20 minutes has drained away.

49 min: … after a scramble in the box it drops to Smith Rowe, whose effort from distance is straight at Johnstone.

48 min: Pepe tests Johnstone again after a loose defensive header puts the Arsenal winger in. Corner …

47 min: Furlong sends in a looping long throw but Arsenal deal with it well, as they have all evening to be fair.

Peep! Off we go again then.

Some half-time reading: here’s Suzanne Wrack’s report from Kingsmeadow, where Chelsea secured the WSL title with a thumping win.

Peep! PEEEP! A very satisfactory half for Arsenal in the end. And credit to Mikel Arteta, who spotted a vulnerability on the right side of the West Brom midfield and tweaked things to allow Saka to exploit it. West Brom have it all to do.

43 min: Saka again gets into the West Brom box … and with few options square just thunks an effort in at the near post. Johnstone saves with his feet.

41 min: Another short one, again nicely worked, ends with Chambers thumping over from the edge of the box. Arsenal look transformed from the early stages of this match.

40 min: Taken short and another lovely, fluid attack from Arsenal puts Saka in behind again and Ajayi heads away for another corner.