Arsenal v West Ham LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Hammers move into top six with shock away win
Arsenal 0-2 West Ham: Arsenal miss out on the chance to go top of the table as David Moyes wins for the first time at the Emirates
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal missed out on the chance to move top of the Premier League table as they slumped to a 2-0 loss and a first home defeat of the season against West Ham.
The home slide flew out of the traps in the early goings but soon found themselves behind when Tomas Soucek slammed home an effort in the first half, which stood after a lengthy VAR check couldn’t determine whether the ball had gone out of play in the build-up.
David Moyes had never won away against Arsenal in his managerial career but his team took a further step towards victory when former Arsenal defender Konstantinos Mavropanos headed home from a corner after the break.
Declan Rice started his first league game against his former side and saw his blushes saved late on when David Raya saved Said Benrahma’s injury-time penalty after the former Hammers skipper brought down Emerson in the penalty area. Relive all the match action and reaction below:
Arsenal 0-0 West Ham
1 min: An early chance for the Hammers as Ward-Prowse slice a challenging effort over the bar from the edge of the box.
KICK-OFF! Arsenal 0-0 West Ham
West Ham get us underway in the first half.
Arsenal vs West Ham
Lucas Paqueta appears to be starting as he - alongside his teammates - emerges from the Emirates tunnel. A sigh of relief for West Ham.
Kick-off coming up shortly
Just five minutes to go, now, and the atmosphere inside the Emirates is building nicely for the final fixture of the midweek Christmas slate. Can Arsenal go back to the top of the table or do West Ham have another surprise win up their sleeve?
Potential bad news for West Ham
Lucas Paqueta has gone down in the warm-up for West Ham and has limped off the pitch. No confirmed news as to whether he will still start but it doesn’t look good for the Brazilian.
Arsenal vs West Ham
It’s a chance for Arsenal tonight to move back to the top of the Premier League and Mikel Arteta’s side will surely fancy their chances given their imperious home record. The Gunners are unbeaten in their last 13 home games in all competitions (W11 D2) and have won their last seven at the Emirates Stadium by an aggregate score of 21-2.
Ominous signs for tonight’s visitors...
The stage is set
Around 15 minutes to go until kick-off in north London and the stage is set:
Bowen hunting another away day treat
One player who will be key for the Hammers tonight is Jarrod Bowen, who notched up yet another goal on the weekend against Manchester United. The England international has also been on fine form on the road scoring seven away league goals for West Ham already. this season.
Mike Small in 1991-92 (9) the last player to score more on the road in a top-flight campaign for the Hammers.
Can Bowen bag another under the lights tonight?
Moyes looking to banish unwanted away record
David Moyes and his side have quite the task on their hands tonight and it’s fair to say that the Emirates Stadium has not been a happy hunting ground for the Scottish manager. In fact, the 60-year-old has never won in 22 attempts away against Arsenal in all competitions (D4 L18). He’s only faced Chelsea on the road more without ever winning in his managerial career (23).
He’ll be hoping to end that run tonight.
The Nuke meets The Gunners
16-year-old darting sensation Luke “The Nuke” Littler is the person on everybody’s lips right now after his stellar run in the World Darts Championships. Littler has already made it through to the last 16 and seems to already have his own fan club in the Arsenal dressing room:
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