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Ben Foster says West Brom's late defeat to Arsenal 'tough to take'

Arsenal's French striker Olivier Giroud (R) watches as West Bromwich Albion's English goalkeeper Ben Foster (L) cannot reach his header as Arsenal take the
Image: Olivier Giroud (R) watches as the ball sails over Ben Foster

West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster says the 1-0 defeat to Arsenal was "tough to take".

The Baggies have now lost three of their last four games, albeit to Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal, with Olivier Giroud's header four minutes from time the difference at the Emirates.

Foster was in superb form as he kept out efforts from Alexis Sanchez, Alex Iwobi and Giroud before being beaten by the forward's header.

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The England-capped goalkeeper conceded it was a bitter pill to swallow, especially after such a strong team performance.

"It's tough to take," Foster told West Brom's website.

"They were the better team and had a lot more chances and possession than us. Saying that, to lose any game in the last three or four minutes is always hard to take.

Olivier Giroud celebrates his match winning goal with Nacho Monreal
Image: Giroud celebrates his late winner at the Emirates

"Giroud is a good, strong player and it was a good header so fair play to him. The result reads 1-0 and we have to take it and get on with it.

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"You get to the last five minutes of any game and you'd like to think that you could shut it out. When you come to a place like the Emirates and it's still 0-0 after 85 minutes you'd be really happy.

"In the end though we have lost the game and that's really disappointing. We showed good spirit and discipline to keep them out before then."

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