Hurzeler: We deserved something against the leaders

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Head coach reflects on Albion's narrow 1-0 defeat against Arsenal.

Bruce Talbot

2026-03-04T22:30+00:00

Fabian Hurzeler retrieves the ball on the Amex touchline. 📷Paul Hazlewood

Fabian Hurzeler thought Albion were unlucky not to take something off leaders Arsenal at the Amex.

Bukayo Saka’s first-half goal earned Arsenal a 1-0 win that stretched their lead at the top to seven points after Manchester City were held to a 2-2 draw by Nottingham Forest.

Hurzeler said, “We had two or three big chances, but we just didn't finish the attack. I think that was the only thing that we missed today.

“We created a lot of chances and we didn't give away a lot of chances. I think that Arsenal had one shot on goal and apart from that there was nothing. So, overall it was a good performance and a really good effort from my team.

“We are very disappointed about the result but it's very hard to score against Arsenal defensively.

Georginio challenges Arsenal keeper David Raya.

“I think we found a lot of solutions against them and we created a lot. We weren't that clean in the final third. When we are cleaner, calmer in the final third we could create more.

The last pass, the last touch, how we attack the box… I think that we can still do better, but I think we had enough chance to win the game.”

Hurzeler said that Kaoru Mitoma came off with an ankle injury at the break which will need a scan, but he added that it was a ‘minor issue.’