English Premier League

FT Sunday, May 1, 2022
Arsenal LLLWW 2
–
West Ham United LWDLL 1
1st2ndT
ARS112
WHU101
London Stadium · 59,959 att.

Match Report

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
5
43.4
Possession
56.6
13
SHOTS
8
7
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
377
Accurate Passes
503
454
Passes
586
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
4
13
Crosses
22
0.3
Cross %
0.2
46
Long Balls
57
14
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
6
16
Tackles
11
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
10
Interceptions
8
26
Effective Clearances
8
26
Clearances
8

Head to Head

ARS leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

WHU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Lukasz FabianskiG
  2. 3Aaron CresswellCD-L
  3. 4Kurt ZoumaCD-R
  4. 24Ryan FredericksLB
  5. 5Vladimír CoufalRB
  6. 10Manuel LanziniAM
  7. 41Declan RiceLM
  8. 16Mark NobleRM
  9. 20Jarrod BowenF
  10. 22Saïd BenrahmaAM-L
  11. 8Pablo FornalsAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 28Tomás SoucekSUB
  2. 9Michail AntonioSUB
  3. 7Andriy YarmolenkoSUB
  4. 42Ajibola AleseSUB
  5. 26Arthur MasuakuSUB
  6. 23Issa DiopSUB
  7. 11Nikola VlasicSUB
  8. 13Alphonse AreolaSUB
  9. 33Alex KrálSUB

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 32Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 16Rob HoldingCD-R
  4. 20Nuno TavaresLB
  5. 18Takehiro TomiyasuRB
  6. 8Martin ØdegaardAM
  7. 34Granit XhakaLM
  8. 25Mohamed ElnenyRM
  9. 30Eddie NketiahF
  10. 35Gabriel MartinelliAM-L
  11. 7Bukayo SakaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Albert Sambi LokongaSUB
  2. 54Alex KirkSUB
  3. 1Bernd LenoSUB
  4. 10Emile Smith RoweSUB
  5. 9Alexandre LacazetteSUB
  6. 17CédricSUB
  7. 65Salah-Eddine OuladSUB
  8. 69Zak SwansonSUB
  9. 19Nicolas PépéSUB

Timeline

  1. 38' Goal! West Ham United 0, Arsenal 1. Rob Holding (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross following a corner.
  2. 45' Goal! West Ham United 1, Arsenal 1. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vladimir Coufal.
  3. 49' Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 52' Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 54' Goal! West Ham United 1, Arsenal 2. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross following a corner.
  6. 71' Substitution, West Ham United. Michail Antonio replaces Manuel Lanzini.
  7. 77' Substitution, West Ham United. Tomas Soucek replaces Mark Noble.
  8. 77' Substitution, Arsenal. Cédric Soares replaces Takehiro Tomiyasu because of an injury.
  9. 81' Substitution, West Ham United. Andriy Yarmolenko replaces Saïd Benrahma.
  10. 87' Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Bukayo Saka because of an injury.
  11. 90' Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 90'+1' Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 90'+2' Substitution, Arsenal. Albert Sambi Lokonga replaces Martin Ødegaard.

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