
Arsenal vs West Ham 2021-22 English Premier League
Arsenal down West Ham United to move into Premier League top four
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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
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,777
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+42 | Liverpool | 29 | 70 | 1 |
+30 | Arsenal | 30 | 61 | 3 |
+15 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 57 | 7 |
+16 | Chelsea | 29 | 49 | 8 |
Statistics
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ARS![]() |
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---|---|---|
9 | Fouls | 9 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
1 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 0 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
6 | Saves | 1 |
43.8 | Possession | 56.2 |
7 | SHOTS | 21 |
1 | ON GOAL | 8 |
0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
314 | Accurate Passes | 420 |
387 | Passes | 501 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
17 | Crosses | 16 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
56 | Long Balls | 47 |
26 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
14 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
18 | Tackles | 22 |
0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
11 | Interceptions | 5 |
21 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
21 | Clearances | 19 |
Arsenal (4-4-1-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
32 | Aaron Ramsdale (GK) ![]() |
6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
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 |
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 |
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