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
1	Arsenal	7	+10	18
2	Manchester City	7	+17	17
3	Tottenham Hotspur	7	+11	17
4	Brighton & Hove Albion	6	+6	13

Full Table

Statistics

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

Line-Ups

Arsenal (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
32	Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
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

Substitutes:

Albert Sambi Lokonga, Rob Holding, Mohamed Elneny, Nuno Tavares, Edward 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