Arsenal vs West Ham United, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueArsenal miss chance to reclaim top spot after loss to West Ham
Arsenal spurned the opportunity to retake first place in the Premier League as they lost 2-0 to fellow Londoners West Ham United at the Emirates on Thursday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 3': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 8': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Vladimír Coufal.
- 9': Foul by Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal).
- 9': Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
- 12': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
- 12': James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Goal! Arsenal 0, West Ham United 1. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
- 26': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United).
- 26': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
- 28': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Edson Álvarez.
- 30': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 30': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
- 31': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Substitution, West Ham United. Saïd Benrahma replaces Lucas Paquetá because of an injury.
- 34': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Emerson.
- 35': Attempt missed. Ben White (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko following a corner.
- 35': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United).
- 35': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 39': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 39': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
- 42': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 43': Emerson (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 43': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 43': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by William Saliba.
- 44': Foul by Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United).
- 44': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Hand ball by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
- 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, West Ham United 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, West Ham United 1.
- 48': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Edson Álvarez.
- 49': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 53': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 55': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Ben White.
- 55': Goal! Arsenal 0, West Ham United 2. Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 59': Offside, West Ham United. Jarrod Bowen is caught offside.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 64': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
- 64': Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 65': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
- 66': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ben White.
- 70': Foul by Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United).
- 70': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 72': Foul by Reiss Nelson (Arsenal).
- 72': Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 74': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 74': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
- 75': Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross following a corner.
- 75': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by William Saliba.
- 76': Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
- 78': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by William Saliba.
- 79': Foul by Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United).
- 79': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Leandro Trossard.
- 83': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
- 84': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Emerson (West Ham United).
- 86': Attempt saved. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 88': Foul by Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United).
- 88': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Edson Álvarez.
- 89': Attempt saved. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90': Foul by Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United).
- 90': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 90': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 90'+1': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+2': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Emerson.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. William Saliba (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross.
- 90'+2': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by James Ward-Prowse.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 90'+5': Penalty West Ham United. Emerson draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+5': Penalty conceded by Declan Rice (Arsenal) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+6': Penalty saved. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Arsenal 0, West Ham United 2.
- 0': Match ends, Arsenal 0, West Ham United 2.
Statistics
 WHU |
ARS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 8 | Saves | 1 |
| 25.9 | Possession | 74.1 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 30 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 184 | Accurate Passes | 679 |
| 265 | Passes | 749 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 8 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 14 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 5 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 24 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 38 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 38 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,261
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,261
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 35 | +57 | 80 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 34 | +50 | 79 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 35 | +41 | 75 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 35 | +21 | 67 |
Line-Ups
Arsenal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | David Raya (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel |
| 2 | William Saliba |
| 35 | Oleksandr Zinchenko |
| 4 | Ben White |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 19 | Leandro Trossard |
| 8 | Martin Ødegaard |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus  |
| 11 | Gabriel Martinelli |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
West Ham United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Alphonse Areola (GK) |
| 21 | Angelo Ogbonna |
| 15 | Konstantinos Mavropanos |
| 33 | Emerson |
| 5 | Vladimír Coufal |
| 7 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 28 | Tomás Soucek |
| 19 | Edson Álvarez |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
| 10 | Lucas Paquetá |
| 14 | Mohammed Kudus |
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