West Ham United vs Arsenal, 2025-26 English Premier League
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Arsenal took a giant leap toward their first Premier League title in 20 years after beating West Ham 1-0 at the London Stadium on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
- 9': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 9': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
- 9': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Mads Hermansen (West Ham United). Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross.
- 9': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) hits the right post with a header from very close range following a corner.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 10': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Crysencio Summerville.
- 11': Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross following a corner.
- 13': Attempt missed. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
- 15': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United).
- 15': Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 21': Foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United).
- 21': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross.
- 23': Foul by Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United).
- 23': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Delay in match because of an injury Ben White (Arsenal).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Substitution, Arsenal. Martín Zubimendi replaces Ben White because of an injury.
- 33': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (West Ham United).
- 33': William Saliba (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (West Ham United).
- 34': Valentín Castellanos (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 36': Attempt missed. Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by El Hadji Malick Diouf.
- 38': Foul by Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United).
- 38': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
- 43': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt saved. Valentín Castellanos (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 45': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by David Raya.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+3': Valentín Castellanos (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
- 45'+4': First Half ends, West Ham United 0, Arsenal 0.
- 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Cristhian Mosquera replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
- 45': Second Half begins West Ham United 0, Arsenal 0.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Valentín Castellanos (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
- 49': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by David Raya (Arsenal).
- 51': Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).
- 52': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cristhian Mosquera.
- 54': El Hadji Malick Diouf (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 58': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
- 59': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by El Hadji Malick Diouf.
- 63': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
- 63': Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United).
- 63': Declan Rice (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal).
- 65': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateus Fernandes.
- 67': Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo replaces Valentín Castellanos.
- 67': Substitution, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard replaces Eberechi Eze.
- 67': Substitution, Arsenal. Kai Havertz replaces Martín Zubimendi.
- 68': Foul by Jean-Clair Todibo (West Ham United).
- 68': Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Jean-Clair Todibo (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 69': Foul by Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United).
- 69': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
- 75': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by David Raya.
- 77': Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 77': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Attempt saved. Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Pablo with a through ball.
- 78': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by William Saliba.
- 79': Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Foul by Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal).
- 79': Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Arsenal. Noni Madueke replaces Bukayo Saka.
- 83': Goal! West Ham United 0, Arsenal 1. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 85': Substitution, West Ham United. Callum Wilson replaces Axel Disasi.
- 87': Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Foul by Callum Wilson (West Ham United).
- 89': Callum Wilson (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
- 89': William Saliba (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
- 90'+1': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal).
- 90'+3': Mateus Fernandes (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Handball by Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal).
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Callum Wilson (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Konstantinos Mavropanos with a headed pass.
- 90'+4': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
- 90'+5': David Raya (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Pablo (West Ham United).
- 90'+5': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Callum Wilson (West Ham United) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 90'+8': VAR Decision: No Goal West Ham United 0-1 Arsenal.
- 90'+10': Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+10': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal).
- 90'+12': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mateus Fernandes.
- 90'+12': Second Half ends, West Ham United 0, Arsenal 1.
- 0': Match ends, West Ham United 0, Arsenal 1.
Statistics
 ARS |
WHU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 63.6 | Possession | 36.4 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 416 | Accurate Passes | 187 |
| 500 | Passes | 283 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 17 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 8 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 26 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,429
Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,429
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | +7 | 65 |
Line-Ups
West Ham United (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mads Hermansen (GK) |
| 15 | Konstantinos Mavropanos |
| 4 | Axel Disasi |
| 25 | Jean-Clair Todibo  |
| 18 | Mateus Fernandes |
| 28 | Tomás Soucek |
| 12 | El Hadji Malick Diouf |
| 29 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka |
| 11 | Valentín Castellanos |
| 7 | Crysencio Summerville |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
Arsenal (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Raya (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| 2 | William Saliba |
| 33 | Riccardo Calafiori |
| 4 | Ben White |
| 10 | Eberechi Eze |
| 49 | Myles Lewis-Skelly |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 14 | Viktor Gyökeres |
| 19 | Leandro Trossard |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
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