West Ham v Arsenal LIVE: Premier League result and final score as Gunners move into second place
West Ham 2-5 Arsenal: Gunners go second in the table after a brilliant first-half performance in the capital
Arsenal beat West Ham United 5-2 at the London Stadium on Saturday evening thanks to a stunning 26-minute first-half attacking display.
The Gunners started off brilliantly, with a Gabriel header opening the scoring before a sublime team move put them 2-0 up.
And it only got better, with Martin Odegaard’s penalty and a Kai Havertz strike meaning they were 4-0 up on 36 minutes.
Miraculously, West Ham were soon back in it after Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Emerson struck twice in as many minutes, though Bukayo Saka converted another penalty to make it 5-2 at half-time.
There was plenty of expectation ahead of the second half but it turned out to be a drab affair, with neither side having any chances of note as the visitors closed out the match to return to second in the Premier League table.
Follow updates from Arsenal v West Ham below.
West Ham 2-5 Arsenal
71 mins
A promising attack as Arsenal swarm forward and it’s played on to Rice, who’s flying into the box, but he can’t get a shot away.
The visitors are beginning to dominate the ball again, with the hosts looking out of ideas as we approach the final 15 minutes.
West Ham 2-5 Arsenal
69 mins
Nice idea from the visitors again, with Odegaard threading through a ball to the overlapping Saka in the box, but his cross is blocked for yet another corner.
it’s a dangerous delivery, but it’s eventually dealt with by Fabianski near his own line.
West Ham 2-5 Arsenal
67 mins
Bowen does brilliantly to hold it up near halfway despite being so isolated, and the hosts have the ball once more. They’re probing, but there’s a lack of penetration at the moment.
West Ham 2-5 Arsenal
65 mins
The home side make two changes as Antonio and Emerson come off for Danny Ings and Vladimir Coufal.
West Ham 2-5 Arsenal
62 mins
Two corners in a row come to nothing for Arsenal, while West Ham narrowly miss out on a 1-v-1 chance as Saliba covers well to stop the ball reaching Antonio.
Saka has come back on for the Gunners.
West Ham 2-5 Arsenal
60 mins
Saka’s attempted cross goes behind for a corner and the Arsenal man stays down, which is a worrying sight for Arteta. He does look like he’ll be okay to carry on though.
West Ham 2-5 Arsenal
59 mins
Much better from West Ham, as Bowen and Wan-Bissaka exchange passes before Antonio sees his low cross cleared.
At the other end, Odegaard tests Fabianski with an effort from range, but the ‘keeper does well to get across and catch it.
West Ham 2-5 Arsenal
57 mins
Another sub for Arsenal as Calafiori comes off for Oleksandr Zinchenko. The Italian looks okay as he comes off, though he’s another who’s recently come back from injury.
West Ham 2-5 Arsenal
55 mins
Neither side has been dominant in the second half, though West Ham have just had the first chance of note, with Paqueta sliding it in to Antonio, who holds it up and sees his shot go behind for a corner.
The set-piece chance goes begging though, as Paqueta bundles over Trossard.
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