Arsenal vs West Ham United, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier League
73': Myles Lewis-SkellyArsenal title hopes hit in shock home defeat to West Ham
Arsenal's Premier League title hopes suffered a hammer blow as Jarrod Bowen's goal just before halftime gave London rivals West Ham United a surprise 1-0 away victory on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
- 5': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Offside, West Ham United. Mohammed Kudus is caught offside.
- 10': Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
- 12': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice with a headed pass.
- 14': Attempt missed. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
- 17': Offside, Arsenal. Riccardo Calafiori is caught offside.
- 18': Attempt missed. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
- 20': Offside, Arsenal. Mikel Merino is caught offside.
- 22': Attempt saved. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikel Merino.
- 22': Foul by Edson Álvarez (West Ham United).
- 22': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
- 24': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 26': Attempt missed. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 29': Foul by Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United).
- 29': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 30': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
- 33': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt missed. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 37': Declan Rice (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
- 38': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jean-Clair Todibo.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 39': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
- 39': Ollie Scarles (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
- 43': Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
- 44': Goal! Arsenal 0, West Ham United 1. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka with a cross following a fast break.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United).
- 45'+1': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
- 45'+2': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, West Ham United 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, West Ham United 1.
- 48': Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
- 51': Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal).
- 52': Foul by Edson Álvarez (West Ham United).
- 52': William Saliba (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
- 53': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikel Merino with a headed pass.
- 56': Substitution, Arsenal. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Declan Rice.
- 56': Substitution, Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
- 58': Foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United).
- 58': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Attempt missed. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 61': Jean-Clair Todibo (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
- 62': Substitution, West Ham United. Konstantinos Mavropanos replaces Jean-Clair Todibo.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 63': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 63': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Ethan Nwaneri with a cross.
- 64': Foul by Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United).
- 64': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
- 66': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
- 68': Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': David Raya (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United).
- 70': Foul by Edson Álvarez (West Ham United).
- 70': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
- 71': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
- 73': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) is shown the red card.
- 74': Offside, West Ham United. Edson Álvarez is caught offside.
- 75': Attempt saved. Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus.
- 78': Foul by Ollie Scarles (West Ham United).
- 78': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Ollie Scarles (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United).
- 78': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Substitution, Arsenal. Raheem Sterling replaces Ethan Nwaneri because of an injury.
- 82': Substitution, West Ham United. Evan Ferguson replaces Jarrod Bowen.
- 82': Foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United).
- 82': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United).
- 83': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 85': Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard following a set piece situation.
- 86': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
- 86': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces William Saliba.
- 88': Substitution, West Ham United. Carlos Soler replaces Edson Álvarez.
- 90': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Carlos Soler (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Arsenal).
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling with a cross.
- 90'+4': Foul by Carlos Soler (West Ham United).
- 90'+4': Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Ben White (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 90'+7': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
- 90'+7': Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Hand ball by Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United).
- 90'+8': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Aaron Cresswell.
- 90'+9': James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Arsenal 0, West Ham United 1.
- 0': Match ends, Arsenal 0, West Ham United 1.
Statistics
 WHU |
ARS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 32.2 | Possession | 67.8 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 241 | Accurate Passes | 574 |
| 309 | Passes | 642 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 8 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 25 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 12 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 12 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 44 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 44 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,262
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,262
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Arsenal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | David Raya (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| 2 | William Saliba |
| 33 | Riccardo Calafiori |
| 12 | Jurriën Timber |
| 5 | Thomas Partey  |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 8 | Martin Ødegaard |
| 23 | Mikel Merino |
| 19 | Leandro Trossard |
| 53 | Ethan Nwaneri |
West Ham United (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Alphonse Areola (GK) |
| 26 | Max Kilman |
| 3 | Aaron Cresswell |
| 25 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 57 | Oliver Scarles |
| 29 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka |
| 8 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 19 | Edson Álvarez |
| 28 | Tomás Soucek |
| 14 | Mohammed Kudus |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
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