West Ham v Arsenal LIVE: Premier League newest rating as Gunners run riot in first half
Arsenal travel across the capital to face West Ham in the Premier League, with Mikel Arteta’s side looking to keep up the chase on leaders Liverpool.
The Gunners have eased to big wins over Nottingham Forest and Sporting since the international break, and they sit fifth in the table, level on points with Chelsea. Nevertheless, Arteta has already spoken on his side’s title challenge, maintaining that they need to be near-flawless in order to catch the league leaders.
And that continues today against a Hammers side who have been struggling in the league, with Julen Lopetegui’s side sitting in 14th despite their win over Newcastle last time out.
Follow updates from Arsenal v West Ham below.
West Ham 2-5 Arsenal
West Ham go on the attack and Jorginho concedes a free-kick in a similar position to the one Emerson scored from last time. Surely not…
It’s not too far away, forcing a decent save from Raya for a corner.
GOAL! West Ham 2-5 Arsenal
Saka steps up this time – and he makes no mistake, placing it low to his left. Fabianski got a hand to it but he could only divert it further in.
PENALTY TO ARSENAL! West Ham 2-4 Arsenal
The corner comes in and Gabriel is first to it. He heads it over but Fabianski has come for it, and he follows through with a punch on the Brazilian’s face, and the spot-kick is given!
West Ham 2-4 Arsenal
There’ll be five minutes of added time here, unsurprisingly. There was a brief scuffle earlier in which Emerson and Saka were both booked, though neither side has had a chance since it went 4-2.
Rice curls in a free-kick from deep that Kilman puts behind for a corner.
GOAL! West Ham 2-4 Arsenal
GOAL! West Ham are back within two!
Rice concedes a free-kick near the edge of the ‘D’ and Emerson lines it up. He steps up and curls a brilliant effort that bounces off the underside of the crossbar and in!
GOAL! West Ham 1-4 Arsenal
Out of nowhere, West Ham have one back!
Soler picks the ball up ahead of the Arsenal defence but threads a brilliant diagonal ball into the path of Wan-Bissaka, who simply has to knock it past Raya for 4-1.
GOAL! West Ham 0-4 Arsenal
GOAL! Barely any time to react, and Arsenal have a fourth!
It’s so simple too, as the ball runs to Trossard in his own half and he clips a lovely ball forward with the outside of his foot. Havertz is chasing it and it briefly looks like he’ll be second to it, but the defender makes a strange decision to lunge at it and he falls, knocking it further into the German’s path.
He surges towards goal and slides in an easy low finish for 4-0!
GOAL! West Ham 0-3 Arsenal
It looked like Saka was going to take it but after a break he hands the ball to Odegaard.
The captain lines it up and places it perfectly, low and into the right-hand corner, right into the side-netting, and that could be that.
PENALTY TO ARSENAL! West Ham 0-2 Arsenal
PENALTY TO ARSENAL! This could wrap it up.
Saka picks up the ball on the right and skips past Emerson into the box. He stands up the challenge from Paqueta and knocks it past the Brazilian, but he’s brought down by a flailing leg and the referee has no hesitation as he gives it.
