Arsenal 3-1 West Ham United: Premier League leaders extend advantage to seven points

2 years ago 63

By Jonathan JurejkoBBC Sport

Last updated connected 10 minutes ago.From the conception Premier League

Gabriel Martinelli scores Arsenal's 2nd extremity against West Ham

Arsenal underlined their rubric credentials by producing a second-half fightback to bushed West Ham and determination 7 points wide astatine the apical arsenic the Premier League returned aft the World Cup.

West Ham took the pb against the tally of play erstwhile Jarrod Bowen was judged to person been clipped successful the container by William Saliba, allowing Said Benrahma to smash a assured punishment down the middle.

There was a temper of vexation among the location fans until Bukayo Saka converted from adjacent scope aft collecting Martin Odegaard's mis-hit shot.

The equaliser gave accrued impetus to the Gunners and different location extremity looked progressively likely.

Five minutes later, it duly arrived. Gabriel Martinelli enactment the hosts ahead, catching retired West Ham's erstwhile Gunners keeper Lukasz Fabianski by tucking wrong the adjacent station from a choky space erstwhile helium looked much apt to cross.

The points were sealed erstwhile Eddie Nketiah - starting successful spot of the injured Gabriel Jesus - spun sharply successful the container earlier firing into the other bottommost corner.

Arsenal extended their pb astatine the apical implicit Newcastle, who moved 2nd by beating Leicester earlier connected Monday.

Reigning champions Manchester City - who spell to Leeds United connected Wednesday - are present 8 points down the Gunners.

West Ham are 16th and conscionable a constituent supra the relegation portion aft their 4th league decision successful a row.

More to follow.

How to play

Rate players retired of 10 passim oregon aft the game. The rater volition adjacent 30 minutes aft the last whistle.

Rating scope key1 = Give it up10 = Pure perfection

Arsenal

Squad number1Player nameRamsdale
Squad number4Player nameWhite
Squad number12Player nameSaliba
Squad number6Player nameGabriel Magalhães
Squad number3Player nameTierney
Squad number8Player nameØdegaard
Squad number5Player namePartey
Squad number34Player nameXhaka
Squad number7Player nameSaka
Squad number14Player nameNketiah
Squad number11Player nameGabriel Martinelli

Squad number21Player nameFábio Vieira
Squad number25Player nameMohamed Elneny
Squad number35Player nameZinchenko

West Ham United

Squad number1Player nameFabianski
Squad number5Player nameCoufal
Squad number15Player nameDawson
Squad number24Player nameKehrer
Squad number3Player nameCresswell
Squad number28Player nameSoucek
Squad number41Player nameRice
Squad number20Player nameBowen
Squad number11Player nameLucas Paquetá
Squad number22Player nameBenrahma
Squad number9Player nameAntonio

Squad number8Player nameFornals
Squad number72Player nameMubama

Line-ups

Arsenal

Formation 4-3-3

1Ramsdale
4White
12Saliba
6Gabriel
3TierneySubstituted forZinchenkoat 73'minutes
8Ødegaard
5ParteySubstituted forElnenyat 90+5'minutes
34Xhaka
7Saka
14Nketiah
11MartinelliSubstituted forFábio Vieiraat 88'minutes

Substitutes

16Holding
17Cédric Soares
21Fábio Vieira
23Sambi Lokonga
25Elneny
27Marquinhos
30Turner
35Zinchenko
85Cozier-Duberry

West Ham

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Fabianski
5CoufalBooked astatine 44mins
15Dawson
24Kehrer
3Cresswell
28SoucekSubstituted forFornalsat 78'minutes
41Rice
20BowenBooked astatine 8mins
11Lucas Paquetá
22Benrahma
9AntonioSubstituted forMubamaat 87'minutes

Substitutes

2Johnson
8Fornals
10Lanzini
12Downes
13Aréola
21Ogbonna
32Coventry
33Emerson
72Mubama

Live Text

Match ends, Arsenal 3, West Ham United 1.
Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, West Ham United 1.
Substitution, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny replaces Thomas Partey.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
Attempt saved. Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the apical close corner. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma.
Attempt missed. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is precocious and wide to the left. Assisted by Declan Rice pursuing a corner.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Ben White.
Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
Divin Mubama (West Ham United) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Substitution, Arsenal. Fábio Vieira replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Foul by Declan Rice (West Ham United).
Substitution, West Ham United. Divin Mubama replaces Michail Antonio.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lukasz Fabianski.
Attempt saved. William Saliba (Arsenal) header from precise adjacent scope is saved successful the apical centre of the goal. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) near footed changeable from the close broadside of the container is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is precocious and wide to the left.
Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

Everything you request to cognize astir your Premier League squad banner

Our sum of your Premier League nine is bigger and amended than ever earlier - here's everything you request to know to marque definite you ne'er miss a moment

BBC Sport banner footer