Arsenal vs West Ham United, 2025-26 English Premier League
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Declan Rice haunts West Ham in comfortable Arsenal win
Declan Rice scored against his former club and Bukayo Saka converted from the penalty spot as Arsenal comfortably dispatched West Ham in the Premier League.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Riccardo Calafiori.
- 1': Attempt missed. Niclas Füllkrug (West Ham United) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá with a cross following a corner.
- 2': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
- 2': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Offside, West Ham United. Niclas Füllkrug is caught offside.
- 4': Attempt saved. Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alphonse Areola (West Ham United). Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
- 5': Attempt missed. Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 5': Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
- 7': Attempt missed. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a headed pass.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 9': Foul by Soungoutou Magassa (West Ham United).
- 9': Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross.
- 10': Delay in match because of an injury Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United).
- 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 13': Attempt saved. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Alphonse Areola (West Ham United). Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 13': Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 15': Foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United).
- 15': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
- 17': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Delay in match because of an injury Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
- 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 23': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by El Hadji Malick Diouf (West Ham United).
- 24': Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
- 27': Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
- 29': Delay in match because of an injury Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Substitution, Arsenal. Martín Zubimendi replaces Martin Ødegaard because of an injury.
- 31': Foul by Niclas Füllkrug (West Ham United).
- 31': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Foul by Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United).
- 32': Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
- 35': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by El Hadji Malick Diouf.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 35': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Soungoutou Magassa.
- 38': Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alphonse Areola (West Ham United). Assisted by Martín Zubimendi with a through ball.
- 38': Goal! Arsenal 1, West Ham United 0. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 42': Foul by Eberechi Eze (Arsenal).
- 42': Niclas Füllkrug (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United).
- 45'+1': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross.
- 45'+2': El Hadji Malick Diouf (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
- 45'+5': Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Arsenal 1, West Ham United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 1, West Ham United 0.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by El Hadji Malick Diouf.
- 50': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
- 51': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 53': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jarrod Bowen.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
- 53': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lucas Paquetá.
- 55': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
- 55': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Foul by El Hadji Malick Diouf (West Ham United).
- 58': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United).
- 58': Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': El Hadji Malick Diouf (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 61': Substitution, West Ham United. Freddie Potts replaces Soungoutou Magassa.
- 61': Substitution, West Ham United. Callum Marshall replaces Niclas Füllkrug.
- 61': Delay in match because of an injury Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United).
- 64': Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Penalty Arsenal. Jurriën Timber draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 65': Penalty conceded by El Hadji Malick Diouf (West Ham United) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 67': Goal! Arsenal 2, West Ham United 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 69': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
- 69': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
- 75': Substitution, Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
- 75': Substitution, Arsenal. Ethan Nwaneri replaces Leandro Trossard.
- 77': Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 78': Delay in match because of an injury Declan Rice (Arsenal).
- 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Declan Rice because of an injury.
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Eberechi Eze.
- 79': Substitution, West Ham United. Kyle Walker-Peters replaces Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 80': Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).
- 80': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 82': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lucas Paquetá.
- 84': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (West Ham United).
- 84': Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Attempt missed. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 86': Foul by Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United).
- 86': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal).
- 87': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Handball by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
- 88': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
- 88': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by William Saliba.
- 90': Foul by Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United).
- 90': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Martín Zubimendi.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Callum Marshall (West Ham United) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+3': Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
- 90'+5': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, West Ham United 0.
- 0': Match ends, Arsenal 2, West Ham United 0.
Statistics
 WHU |
ARS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 32.1 | Possession | 67.9 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 210 | Accurate Passes | 498 |
| 268 | Passes | 566 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 11 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 27 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 10 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 17 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 50 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 50 | Clearances | 27 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,181
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,181
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 8 | +12 | 19 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 8 | +11 | 16 |
| 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 8 | +3 | 15 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 8 | +3 | 15 |
Line-Ups
Arsenal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Raya (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| 2 | William Saliba |
| 33 | Riccardo Calafiori |
| 12 | Jurriën Timber |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 10 | Eberechi Eze |
| 8 | Martin Ødegaard |
| 14 | Viktor Gyökeres |
| 19 | Leandro Trossard |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
West Ham United (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Alphonse Areola (GK) |
| 3 | Max Kilman |
| 15 | Konstantinos Mavropanos |
| 27 | Soungoutou Magassa |
| 12 | El Hadji Malick Diouf |
| 29 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka |
| 18 | Mateus Fernandes |
| 10 | Lucas Paquetá  |
| 7 | Crysencio Summerville |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
| 11 | Niclas Füllkrug |
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