English Premier League

Arsenal vs West Ham 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 48': Gabriel Martinelli
  • 87': Emile Smith Rowe
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2 - 0
  • Red Card 67': Vladimír Coufal

Arsenal down West Ham United to move into Premier League top four

Arsenal beat West Ham United 2-0 at the Emirates on Wednesday night to move into the Premier League's top four.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 11': Vladimir Coufal (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 48': Goal! Arsenal 1, West Ham United 0. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette with a through ball.
  • 58': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 66': Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  • 67': Second yellow card to Vladimir Coufal (West Ham United) for a bad foul.
  • 69': Penalty saved! Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 72': Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 76': Substitution, West Ham United. Saïd Benrahma replaces Manuel Lanzini.
  • 82': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Gabriel Martinelli because of an injury.
  • 84': Substitution, West Ham United. Harrison Ashby replaces Pablo Fornals.
  • 87': Goal! Arsenal 2, West Ham United 0. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka following a fast break.
  • 89': Substitution, Arsenal. Nuno Tavares replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, West Ham United 0.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,777

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+46 Arsenal 28 64 4
+39 Liverpool 28 64 2
+35 Manchester City 28 63 3
+18 Aston Villa 29 56 7
Full Table

Statistics

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9 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 5
6 Saves 1
43.8 Possession 56.2
7 SHOTS 21
1 ON GOAL 8
0.1 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
314 Accurate Passes 420
387 Passes 501
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 4
17 Crosses 16
0.2 Cross % 0.3
56 Long Balls 47
26 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 8
14 Effective Tackles 13
18 Tackles 22
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
11 Interceptions 5
21 Effective Clearances 19
21 Clearances 19

Line-Ups

ARS Arsenal (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
32 Aaron Ramsdale (GK) Yellow Card
6 Gabriel
4 Ben White
3 Kieran Tierney
18 Takehiro Tomiyasu
34 Granit Xhaka
5 Thomas Partey
35 Gabriel Martinelli
7 Bukayo Saka
9 Alexandre Lacazette
8 Martin Ødegaard

WHU West Ham United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Lukasz Fabianski (GK)
23 Issa Diop
15 Craig Dawson
26 Arthur Masuaku
5 Vladimír Coufal Yellow Card
8 Pablo Fornals
41 Declan Rice
28 Tomás Soucek
9 Michail Antonio
10 Manuel Lanzini
20 Jarrod Bowen

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