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Tony Pulis and Arsene Wenger have gone from sworn enemies to grudging acquaintances over the years.

And there was even a suggestion of them having a drink together when they met at the Emirates last Boxing Day.

Pulis and the Baggies managed to avenge that 1-0 festive away defeat when they breezed past the Gunners at The Hawthorns in March.

A repeat of that score-line would be most welcome this evening.

It's fair to say the two managers have not always seen eye-to-eye over the years.

Here we take a look at their historical war of words, but also steady reconciliation in recent times.

"His comments certainly made me smile."

November 2008

Pulis delivers a lengthy response to Wenger's claim Rory Delap and Ryan Shawcross deliberately tried to injure his players after Stoke City beat Arsenal 2-1 in a feisty Premier League encounter.

"His comments about my team are there for everybody to read and certainly made me smile, along with I'm sure 27,000 supporters at the game and millions of TV viewers and the massed press who interviewed him after the game," Pulis said.

"Remember, there was only one red card on Saturday and the last time I watched the game it certainly was not a Stoke City player who received it."

"Wenger is moaning like a drain."

December 2009

Pulis hits out at Wenger for "moaning" about a Christmas fixture congestion.

"Wenger is moaning like a drain because it doesn't suit Arsenal," says Pulis.

"Spare me how nice he is."

February 2010

Wenger slams Shawcross for a tackle which left Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey with a broken leg.

"The tackle from Shawcross was horrendous. Spare me how nice he is. Did you see where the injury is? It is not acceptable that we lost three players to bad tackles – Abou Diaby, Eduardo and now Ramsey."

"I've got nothing against foreign ­managers, they are very nice people. Apart from Arsene Wenger."

October 2010

Wenger lashes out at Pulis' Stoke and suggests they use strong-arm "rugby" tactics.

Pulis replies by taunting Wenger over his lack of silverware and openly expresses his dislike of the Frenchman.

"Wenger is ­perceived to be a genius, but he hasn't delivered a trophy in six years," Pulis says.

"I don’t think we need foreign ­managers running the national sides.

"I've got nothing against foreign ­managers, they are very nice people. Apart from Arsene Wenger."

"I haven't had as many red cards as a manager as Arsene Wenger has."

August 2012

Pulis accuses Wenger's Arsenal of being dirtier than Stoke.

"People talk about us being a dirty team, yet we haven't had as many red cards or I haven't had as many red cards as a manager as Arsene Wenger has had as a manager," says Pulis.

"People always talk about me and Stoke City. Nobody ever talks about the situation with Wenger."

And the bridge building....

"He made a miracle."

August 2014

Wenger brands Pulis a "miracle worker" for rescuing Crystal Palace from what seemed certain relegation.

The Arsenal boss also expresses his shock at Pulis' decision to leave Palace just days before the 2014/15 season following a disagreement over the club's transfer policy.

"It was a complete surprise to me and what kind of consequence that will have on Crystal Palace, I don't know," Wenger says.

"The only thing I can say is that he's done a remarkable job last season and he made a miracle."

"Nine times out of ten you turn the cameras off and we are different human beings. Softer."

May 2015

Ahead of West Brom's visit to Arsenal in the final match of the 2014/15 season, Pulis brushes off his catalogue of disagreements with Wenger and insists "don't judge a book by its cover".

"Obviously we had that little thing when we were at Stoke. It was brilliant. I thought it was fantastic," the Welshman says.

"I used to get slaughtered going down to the Emirates and Arsene used to take a bit when he came to the Brit.... and still does from what I can gather!

"That’s football, that's life and you get on with it.

"When you are involved in football a lot of people see you and they perceive you in this image that is projected.

"Nine times out of ten you turn the cameras off and we are different human beings. Softer."

Set to embark on a sponsored row across the channel, Pulis adds: "I will ask him to sponsor me. I will also ask him the quickest way to Paris!"

"It will make him stronger if he turns the opinion of Tony Pulis around."

October / November 2015

Pulis and Wenger find themselves on the same side of the club versus country row and both get stick from Wales boss Chris Coleman.

Wenger blasts Coleman for fielding Ramsey in a match that led the Welshman to later sustain an injury.

Coleman accuses Wenger of taking a "cheap shot" and attacks the Arsenal manager for not contacting him to share his concerns over Ramsey's fitness.

In the build-up to Wales' friendly with Holland, involving West Brom's James Chester, Pulis suggests friendlies should be banned and that countries should pay clubs for players to be released.

Coleman retaliates with a veiled dig that managers who have never played for their countries (like Pulis and Wenger) do not understand the importance of friendlies.

On a separate note, aware Arsenal loanee Serge Gnabry has been demoted to Albion's Under 21s, Wenger challenges the player to impress Pulis rather than questioning the coach's knowledge.

"It's good that he faces this kind of battle because it will make him stronger if he turns the opinion of Tony Pulis around," Wenger says.

December 2016

By the time they were preparing to face off last season - Arsenal's 1-0 Boxing Day win at the Emirates - Pulis was even discussing the prospect of having a drink with Wenger!

“That’s down to him," said Pulis. "It’s all according to what wine he will produce.

“If you look what he did at Arsenal, the Invincibles team were one of the great football teams in English history.

“Then moving from Highbury to the Emirates, building that stadium, keeping the club financially sound and still having a team that qualified for the Champions League every year.

“The way they have run it financially is wonderful. Yes there will always be criticism, that they should have won more titles?

“He will have to carry that with him until they break that again. There will always be those questions but he has done a fantastic job there.”