Arsenal vs West Ham 2021-22 English Premier League

Arsenal

48': Gabriel Martinelli
87': Emile Smith Rowe

FT
2 - 0

West Ham United

67': Vladimír Coufal

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

Gabriel Martinelli goal 20211215 [1296x729]

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
+12	Arsenal	8	19	1
+11	Manchester City	8	16	2
+3	AFC Bournemouth	8	15	1
+3	Liverpool	8	15	3

Full Table

Statistics

WHU		ARS
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

Arsenal (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
32	Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
6	Gabriel Magalhães
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

Substitutes:

Albert Sambi Lokonga, Rob Holding, Mohamed Elneny, Nuno Tavares, Eddie Nketiah, Nicolas Pépé, Arthur Okonkwo, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Emile Smith Rowe.

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
8	Pablo Fornals
41	Declan Rice
28	Tomás Soucek
9	Michail Antonio
10	Manuel Lanzini
20	Jarrod Bowen