West Ham United vs Arsenal (01/05/2022) - Live Commentary & Match Updates

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West Ham United vs Arsenal (01/05/2022)

West Ham

David Moyes


First Eleven
01 Łukasz Fabiański
05 Vladimír Coufal
4 K Zouma
03 Aaron Cresswell  
24 R Fredericks
16 Mark Noble  
41 Declan Rice
18 Pablo Fornals
17 Jarrod Bowen   
09 Saïd Benrahma  
10 Manuel Lanzini  
Substitutes
13 Alphonse Areola
07 Andriy Yarmolenko  
30 Michail Antonio  
11 Nikola Vlasic
26 Arthur Masuaku
28 Tomas Soucek  
33 Alex Kral
42 Ajibola Alese

London Stadium


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45' Jarrod Bowen 39' Rob Holding
54' Gabriel Magalhães
LIVE COMMENTARY
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West Ham 1-2 Arsenal
90+4'
Attempt missed.
Albert Sambi Lokonga right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
90+2'
Albert Sambi Lokonga replaces Martin Ødegaard.
🟨 90'
Eddie Nketiah is shown the yellow card.
86'
Smith Rowe is on for Saka.
81'
Yarmolenko comes on for Benrahma.
79'
Attempt saved.
Eddie Nketiah right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
74'
Foul by Nuno Tavares .
Jarrod Bowen wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72'
Attempt missed.
Eddie Nketiah right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
65'
Attempt saved.
Eddie Nketiah right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
59'
Attempt saved.
Eddie Nketiah left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
58'
Attempt missed.
Gabriel Martinelli right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
⚽ 54'
GOAL! West Ham 1-2 Arsenal (Gabriel, 54')
53'
Attempt saved.
Bukayo Saka left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
49'
Bukayo Saka is shown the yellow card
46'
Second Half begins...
H-T
West Ham 1-1 Arsenal
⚽ 45'
GOAL! West Ham 1-1 Arsenal (Bowen, 45')
43'
Foul by Aaron Cresswell.
Eddie Nketiah wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40'
GREAT SAVE!
West Ham almost muster an immediate response with a corner of their own but Ramsdale makes an acrobatic stop to deny Rice! This game has suddenly come to life.
⚽ 39'
GOAL! West Ham 0-1 Arsenal (Holding, 39')
34'
Attempt saved.
Declan Rice right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
32'
Saka makes a brilliant run down the right, skipping over the challenge from Fredericks and keeping it in play before cutting inside. He's bundled over in the D by Noble, but the foul isn't given, much to Arsenal's frustration.
28'
CHANCE!
Coufal's cross is half-cleared by Martinelli and Fornals chests it away from Xhaka with his first touch. He lets it bounce before firing a half-volley towards goal but it's always rising over the bar.
26'
PENALTY APPEAL!
Zouma heads a Benrahma cross towards goal and the West Ham fans appeal for a penalty as it strikes Holding. Mike Dean shakes his head and waves play on.
22'
FOUL!
Tavares breathes a sigh of relief as his wayward pass almost lands Arsenal in trouble in their defensive third before Bowen is penalised for a foul.
20'
Lanzini releases Benrahma on West Ham's left but Tomiyasu recovers well to get a tackle in and halt his progress.
19'
Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu
Lukasz Fabianski wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17'
SHOT!
Nketiah picks up the ball on the turn and unleashes a diagonal shot from just outside the box but it's blocked by a West Ham player.
10'
West Ham enjoying a good period of possession as they stroke the ball from side to side looking for an opening.

Eventually, Coufal wins a corner off Tavares on the right. The crowd roar.
7'
Good build-up play by West Ham before Benrahma bursts past Tomiyasu on the left. He tries to cut the ball back but Elneny intervenes and gets it clear.
6'
Foul by Gabriel Martinelli.
Mark Noble wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5'
Arsenal have a chance to spring forward after a careless pass by Noble but Nketiah's attempted flick goes straight to a West Ham player.
2'
Foul by Granit Xhaka.
Jarrod Bowen wins a free kick in the attacking half.
1'
First Half begins..
Arsenal Starting XI To Face West Ham United: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, Holding, Gabriel, Tavares, Elneny, Xhaka, Odegaard, Martinelli, Saka, Nketiah.

ARSENAL

Mikel Arteta


First Eleven
32 Aaron Ramsdale
18 Tomiyasu  
16 Rob Holding  
06 Gabriel Magalhães  
20 Nuno Tavares
35 Mohamed Elneny
29 Granit Xhaka
11 Martin Ødegaard  
35 Gabriel Martinelli
87 Bukayo Saka   
62 Edward Nketiah  
Substitutes
19 Bernd Leno
17 Cédric Soares  
54 A Kirk
69 Z. Swanson
23 Sambi Lokonga  
74 Salah-Eddine
55 Emile Smith Rowe  
19 Nicolas Pépé
9 Alexandre Lacazette

West Ham - Lineup

First Eleven
01 Łukasz Fabiański
05 Vladimír Coufal
4 K Zouma
03 Aaron Cresswell  
24 R Fredericks
16 Mark Noble  
41 Declan Rice
18 Pablo Fornals
17 Jarrod Bowen   
09 Saïd Benrahma  
10 Manuel Lanzini  
Substitutes
13 Alphonse Areola
07 Andriy Yarmolenko  
30 Michail Antonio  
11 Nikola Vlasic
26 Arthur Masuaku
28 Tomas Soucek  
33 Alex Kral
42 Ajibola Alese

ARSENAL - Lineup

First Eleven
32 Aaron Ramsdale
18 Tomiyasu  
16 Rob Holding  
06 Gabriel Magalhães  
20 Nuno Tavares
35 Mohamed Elneny
29 Granit Xhaka
11 Martin Ødegaard  
35 Gabriel Martinelli
87 Bukayo Saka   
62 Edward Nketiah  
Substitutes
19 Bernd Leno
17 Cédric Soares  
54 A Kirk
69 Z. Swanson
23 Sambi Lokonga  
74 Salah-Eddine
55 Emile Smith Rowe  
19 Nicolas Pépé
9 Alexandre Lacazette