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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

Chris Wilson
Saturday 30 November 2024 16:16 EST
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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.

PENALTY TO ARSENAL! West Ham 2-4 Arsenal

48 mins

PENALTY!

The corner comes in and Gabriel is first to it. He heads it over but Fabianski has come for it, and he follows through with a punch on the Brazilian’s face, and the spot-kick is given!

Chris Wilson30 November 2024 18:19

West Ham 2-4 Arsenal

45 mins

There’ll be five minutes of added time here, unsurprisingly. There was a brief scuffle earlier in which Emerson and Saka were both booked, though neither side has had a chance since it went 4-2.

Rice curls in a free-kick from deep that Kilman puts behind for a corner.

Chris Wilson30 November 2024 18:17

GOAL! West Ham 2-4 Arsenal

40 mins

GOAL! West Ham are back within two!

Rice concedes a free-kick near the edge of the ‘D’ and Emerson lines it up. He steps up and curls a brilliant effort that bounces off the underside of the crossbar and in!

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Chris Wilson30 November 2024 18:13

GOAL! West Ham 1-4 Arsenal

38 mins

Out of nowhere, West Ham have one back!

Soler picks the ball up ahead of the Arsenal defence but threads a brilliant diagonal ball into the path of Wan-Bissaka, who simply has to knock it past Raya for 4-1.

Chris Wilson30 November 2024 18:11

GOAL! West Ham 0-4 Arsenal

36 mins

GOAL! Barely any time to react, and Arsenal have a fourth!

It’s so simple too, as the ball runs to Trossard in his own half and he clips a lovely ball forward with the outside of his foot. Havertz is chasing it and it briefly looks like he’ll be second to it, but the defender makes a strange decision to lunge at it and he falls, knocking it further into the German’s path.

He surges towards goal and slides in an easy low finish for 4-0!

Chris Wilson30 November 2024 18:09

GOAL! West Ham 0-3 Arsenal

34 mins

GOAL!

It looked like Saka was going to take it but after a break he hands the ball to Odegaard.

The captain lines it up and places it perfectly, low and into the right-hand corner, right into the side-netting, and that could be that.

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Chris Wilson30 November 2024 18:05

PENALTY TO ARSENAL! West Ham 0-2 Arsenal

32 mins

PENALTY TO ARSENAL! This could wrap it up.

Saka picks up the ball on the right and skips past Emerson into the box. He stands up the challenge from Paqueta and knocks it past the Brazilian, but he’s brought down by a flailing leg and the referee has no hesitation as he gives it.

Chris Wilson30 November 2024 18:04

West Ham 0-2 Arsenal

30 mins

Rice tries to clip in a long ball over the top to Havertz, but this one is headed away by Kilman. It’s been a brilliant opening 30 from the away side.

Chris Wilson30 November 2024 18:01

GOAL! West Ham 0-2 Arsenal

27 mins

GOAL! A sublime second for Arsenal.

They’re piling on the pressure as it comes to Saka, who lays it off to Odegaard. The captain plays the one-two by clipping a lovely ball over the defence, which Saka brings down, and the England man squares it for Trossard to tap into an empty net.

So well-worked.

Chris Wilson30 November 2024 18:00

West Ham 0-1 Arsenal

26 mins

Fabianki didn’t know a lot about that header from Timber, but he did enough to make himself big and prevent it going in.

Arsenal continue to dominate the ball here, pinning back the hosts...

Chris Wilson30 November 2024 17:57

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