English Premier League

FT Thursday, December 28, 2023
West Ham United LWWLW 2
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Arsenal WLDWD 0
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WHU112
ARS000
Emirates Stadium · 60,261 att.

Match Report

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Arsenal 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 22David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 35Oleksandr ZinchenkoLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 41Declan RiceCM
  7. 19Leandro TrossardLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 9Gabriel JesusF
  10. 11Gabriel MartinelliLF
  11. 7Bukayo SakaRF

Substitutes

  1. 25Mohamed ElnenySUB
  2. 15Jakub KiwiorSUB
  3. 10Emile Smith RoweSUB
  4. 14Eddie NketiahSUB
  5. 63Ethan NwaneriSUB
  6. 20JorginhoSUB
  7. 17CédricSUB
  8. 1Aaron RamsdaleSUB
  9. 24Reiss NelsonSUB

WHU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Alphonse AreolaG
  2. 21Angelo OgbonnaCD-L
  3. 15Konstantinos MavropanosCD-R
  4. 33EmersonLB
  5. 5Vladimír CoufalRB
  6. 7James Ward-ProwseAM
  7. 28Tomás SoucekLM
  8. 19Edson ÁlvarezRM
  9. 20Jarrod BowenF
  10. 10Lucas PaquetáAM-L
  11. 14Mohammed KudusAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Maxwel CornetSUB
  2. 2Ben JohnsonSUB
  3. 3Aaron CresswellSUB
  4. 22Saïd BenrahmaSUB
  5. 18Danny IngsSUB
  6. 8Pablo FornalsSUB
  7. 45Divin MubamaSUB
  8. 24Thilo KehrerSUB
  9. 1Lukasz FabianskiSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 33' Substitution, West Ham United. Saïd Benrahma replaces Lucas Paquetá because of an injury.
  3. 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.
  4. 64' Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  5. 64' Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  6. 72' Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 79' Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Leandro Trossard.
  8. 90'+1' Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 90'+6' Penalty saved. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.

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