WEST BROMWICH: Things are looking up for West Bromwich Albion as two goals from Saido Berahino helped them record back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time in 12 months with a 4-0 victory over promoted Burnley on Sunday.

Berahino’s goals came either side of half-time after Craig Dawson had handed the hosts the lead after 30 minutes, while Graham Dorrans added a final flourish at the death.

West Brom are now 10th in the table with eight points after consecutive victories that will give them a much-needed fillip ahead of games against Liverpool and Manchester United.

The result, after last weekend’s win over Tottenham Hotspur and the midweek League Cup victory over Hull City, continues to lift the pressure on West Brom boss Alan Irvine while Burnley are winless and bottom of the table with three points after six games back in the top flight.

In Saturday’s late match, a close-range strike 16 minutes from time by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain earned Arsenal a 1-1 draw at home to arch-rivals Tottenham in the north London derby.

Arsenal lost Mikel Arteta and Aaron Ramsey to injury before half-time and then saw Nacer Chadli give Tottenham a 56th-minute lead after he latched onto Erik Lamela’s pass.

Tottenham, who had managed only one win in 25 matches away to Arsenal, enjoyed their best spells either side of half-time however a mistake by Lamela paved the way for Oxlade-Chamberlain to thump Arsenal level with under 20 minutes left.

After Lamela’s sloppy clearance, Oxlade-Chamberlain crashed home from Mesut Ozil’s low cross to earn Arsenal a draw that left Arsene Wenger’s side in fourth place on 10 points, six behind league leaders Chelsea.

“I’m frustrated because of the possession we had and the effort the players put in, and I’m frustrated with our set-pieces,” Wenger told Sky Sports. “We had 77 percent possession in the second half which is unbelievable. You want to be rewarded for the work you put in.”

Published in Dawn, September 29th, 2014