LONDON. Arsenal was able to reverse the score against West Ham United. It was West Ham United to score first with a goal from Saïd Benrahma. However, later Arsenal found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with Bukayo Saka (53′), Gabriel Martinelli (59′) and Eddie Nketiah (69′). Arsenal was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Emirates Stadium stadium in London on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Michael Oliver with the assistance of Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett. The 4th official was Graham Scott. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 4.7 degrees Celsius or 40.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Arsenal

3 - 1

West Ham United

  • ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
  • 16 Total 8
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 11 Off Target 4
  • 5 Shots blocked 0
  • 118 Attack 60
  • 81 Dangerous attack 24
  • 76 Ball safe 84
  • 16 Free Kicks 15
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 7 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 13 Total 17
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Arsenal had a strong ball possession 67% while West Ham United was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Arsenal was more aggressive with 81 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match​.

Arsenal shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, West Ham United shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Arsenal didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, West Ham United received 2 yellow cards (Jarrod Bowen and Vladimir Coufal).

Match Timeline

Bukayo Saka (var)
5'
8'
Jarrod Bowen- Yellow
27'
45'
Vladimir Coufal- Yellow
Martin Ødegaard(var)
45'
Bukayo Saka (goal)Martin Ødegaard
53'
Gabriel Martinelli(goal)Granit Xhaka
59'
Edward Nketiah(goal)Martin Ødegaard
69'
Oleksandr Zinchenko - sub ->Kieran Tierney
73'
78'
87'
Divin Mubama- sub ->Michail Antonio
Fábio Vieira- sub ->Gabriel Martinelli
88'
Mohamed Elneny- sub ->Thomas Partey
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
89
38
Arsenal
84
38
Manchester United
75
38
Newcastle United
71
38
Liverpool
67
38
Brighton & Hove Albion
62
38
Aston Villa
61
38
Tottenham Hotspur
60
38
Brentford
59
38
Fulham
52
38
Crystal Palace
45
38
Chelsea
44
38
Wolverhampton Wanderers
41
38
West Ham United
40
38
AFC Bournemouth
39
38
Nottingham Forest
38
38
Everton
36
38
Leicester City
34
38
Leeds United
31
38
Southampton
25
38

After playing this match, Arsenal will have 40 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, West Ham United will stay with 14 points like Everton to remain in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Arsenal will host Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 28th of May with a 9-3 head to head record in favor of Arsenal (3 draws).

West Ham United will play away agasint Leicester City on the 28th of May with a 7-7 head to head stats.

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal
G
Aaron Ramsdale 1.England
6.7
D
Kieran Tierney 3.Scotland
6.9
73'
D
Gabriel Magalhães 6.Brazil
7.0
D
Ben White 4.England
6.9
D
William Saliba 12.France
6.6
M
Granit Xhaka 34.Switzerland
7.5
M
Thomas Partey 5.Ghana
7.4
90'
M
Martin Ødegaard 8.Norway
8.8
F
Bukayo Saka 7.England
8.4
53'
F
Edward Nketiah 14.England
7.1
69'
F
Gabriel Martinelli 11.Brazil
7.1
88' 59'
Substitutes
G
Matt Turner 30.United States
D
Rob Holding 16.England
D
Cédric Soares 17.Portugal
M
Amario Cozier-Duberry 85.England
M
Fábio Vieira 21.Portugal
88'
M
Albert Sambi Lokonga 23.Belgium
M
Mohamed Elneny 25.Egypt
90'
M
Oleksandr Zinchenko 35.Ukraine
7.0
73'
F
Marquinhos 27.Brazil

Arsenal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Mikel Arteta Amatriain decided to play with the following team: Aaron Ramsdale (6.7), Benjamin White (6.9), William Saliba (6.6), Gabriel Magalhães (7.0), Kieran Tierney (6.6), Martin Ødegaard (8.8), Thomas Partey (7.4), Granit Xhaka (7.5), Bukayo Saka (8.4), Edward Nketiah (7.1) and Gabriel Martinelli (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Rob Holding, Amario Cozier-Duberry, Fábio Vieira, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Cédric Soares, Mohamed Elneny, Oleksandr Zinchenko (6.8), Marquinhos and Matt Turner.

Substitutions

Arsenal made 3 changes: Kieran Tierney for Oleksandr Zinchenko  (73′), Gabriel Martinelli for Fábio Vieira (88′) and Thomas Partey for Mohamed Elneny (90′).

Best player: Martin Ødegaard​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal was Martin Ødegaard even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.8) with 60 passes (93% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.

West Ham United – Formation

West Ham United
G
Lukasz Fabianski 1.Poland
6.6
D
Aaron Cresswell 3.England
6.1
D
Craig Dawson 15.England
6.7
D
Vladimir Coufal 5.Czech Republic
6.7
45'
D
Thilo Kehrer 24.Germany
6.2
M
Tomas Soucek 28.Czech Republic
6.6
78'
M
Declan Rice 41.England
6.6
M
Lucas Paquetá 11.Brazil
5.9
M
Saïd Benrahma 22.Algeria
6.7
27'
M
Jarrod Bowen 20.England
6.4
8'
F
Michail Antonio 9.Jamaica
7.0
87'
Substitutes
G
Alphonse Areola 13.France
D
Emerson Palmieri 33.Italy
D
Angelo Ogbonna 21.Italy
D
Benjamin Johnson 2.England
M
Pablo Fornals 8.Spain
7.1
78'
M
Conor Coventry 32.Republic of Ireland
M
Flynn Downes 12.England
M
Manuel Lanzini 10.Argentina
F
Divin Mubama 72.England
6.6
87'

West Ham United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

David Moyes played with: Łukasz Fabiański (6.6), Vladimír Coufal (6.7), Craig Dawson (6.7), Thilo Kehrer (6.2), Aaron Cresswell (6.1), Tomáš Souček (6.6), Declan Rice (6.6), Jarrod Bowen (6.4), Lucas Paquetá (5.9), Saïd Benrahma (6.7) and Michail Antonio (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Pablo Fornals (6.2), Emerson Palmieri, Angelo Ogbonna, Conor Coventry, Ben Johnson, Divin Mubama, Flynn Downes, Manuel Lanzini and Alphonse Aréola.

Substitutions

West Ham United made 2 changes: Tomas Soucek for Pablo Fornals (78′) and Michail Antonio for Divin Mubama (87′).

Best player: Michail Antonio​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for West Ham United was Michail Antonio.

His rating is (7.0) with 10 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​