Arsenal v West Ham LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Hammers move into top six with shock away win
Arsenal 0-2 West Ham: Arsenal miss out on the chance to go top of the table as David Moyes wins for the first time at the Emirates
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal missed out on the chance to move top of the Premier League table as they slumped to a 2-0 loss and a first home defeat of the season against West Ham.
The home slide flew out of the traps in the early goings but soon found themselves behind when Tomas Soucek slammed home an effort in the first half, which stood after a lengthy VAR check couldn’t determine whether the ball had gone out of play in the build-up.
David Moyes had never won away against Arsenal in his managerial career but his team took a further step towards victory when former Arsenal defender Konstantinos Mavropanos headed home from a corner after the break.
Declan Rice started his first league game against his former side and saw his blushes saved late on when David Raya saved Said Benrahma’s injury-time penalty after the former Hammers skipper brought down Emerson in the penalty area. Relive all the match action and reaction below:
Arsenal 0-1 West Ham
27 mins: Jesus is brought down on the edge of the West Ham box and it’s a great chance for the home side to test Areola...but it’s wasted and West Ham can clear after Arsenal make a mess of trying to play it short.
Arsenal 0-1 West Ham
23 mins: For all their possession and early dominance, Arsenal are now left with a hole to climb out of following that early goal.
To their credit, the home fans have remained in fine voice since that Soucek goal but West Ham are holding firm for the time being.
Arsenal 0-1 West Ham
19 mins: Emerson and Paqueta double up well on Saka down the right flank to snuff out any threat from the Arsenal forward. Saka appeals to the referee but there’s nothing doing.
Arsenal 0-1 West Ham
17 mins: The goal stands!
The camera angle doesn’t provide a great deal of help to the VAR officials and, in the end, VAR decides there’s no real clear and obvious evidence upon which to overturn the original decision.
GOAL! Arsenal 0-1 West Ham (Soucek, 13 mins)
The visitors are ahead!
Paqueta almost didn’t start the game but it’s his ball in from the left that creates the ball. The loose ball is kept on superbly by Bowen and the onrushing Soucek is on hand to slam home from six yards out.
It’s against the run of play but West Ham won’t care.
BUT... there’s now a VAR check to see if the ball went out of play. It looks tight.
Arsenal 0-0 West Ham
11 mins: Martinelli makes a smart dart into the penalty area before laying it back to Trossard on the edge of the box. The Belgian has space to shoot but he’s skewed that effort over the bar.
Arsenal 0-0 West Ham
9 mins: Trossard whips in Arsenal’s first corner of the game but it’s bravely cleared away by the West Ham defence at the near post.
Arsenal 0-0 West Ham
7 mins: Some half-hearted appeals for handball on Coufal are waved away by Michael Oliver. It’s still all Arsenal in these early goings.
Arsenal 0-0 West Ham
5 mins: An interesting early tactical development is the positioning of Declan Rice. The Arsenal midfielder seems to be dropping deep alongside the two centre-backs when the hosts have the ball. Zinchencko, in turn, appears to be taking up an inverted role in central midfield.
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