English Premier League

FT Saturday, February 22, 2025
West Ham United WLDLL 1
–
Arsenal WWWLW 0
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WHU101
ARS000
Emirates Stadium · 60,262 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Arsenal 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 22David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 33Riccardo CalafioriLB
  5. 12Jurriën TimberRB
  6. 5Thomas ParteyCM
  7. 41Declan RiceLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 23Mikel MerinoF
  10. 19Leandro TrossardLF
  11. 53Ethan NwaneriRF

WHU · 5-3-2

  1. 23Alphonse AreolaG
  2. 26Max KilmanCD
  3. 3Aaron CresswellCD-L
  4. 25Jean-Clair TodiboCD-R
  5. 57Oliver ScarlesLB
  6. 29Aaron Wan-BissakaRB
  7. 8James Ward-ProwseCM
  8. 19Edson ÁlvarezCM-L
  9. 28Tomás SoucekCM-R
  10. 14Mohammed KudusCF-L
  11. 20Jarrod BowenCF-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 56' Substitution, Arsenal. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Declan Rice.
  3. 56' Substitution, Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
  4. 61' Jean-Clair Todibo (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 62' Substitution, West Ham United. Konstantinos Mavropanos replaces Jean-Clair Todibo.
  6. 73' Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) is shown the red card.
  7. 78' Ollie Scarles (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 81' Substitution, Arsenal. Raheem Sterling replaces Ethan Nwaneri because of an injury.
  9. 82' Substitution, West Ham United. Evan Ferguson replaces Jarrod Bowen.
  10. 86' Thomas Partey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 86' Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces William Saliba.
  12. 88' Substitution, West Ham United. Carlos Soler replaces Edson Álvarez.
  13. 90'+9' James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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