Arsenal v West Ham United, 15 December 2021

Score2-0 to Arsenal
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance59,777

View Arsenal v West Ham United head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 51 Arsenal won: 33 Drawn: 10 West Ham United won: 8 Arsenal scored: 96 West Ham United scored: 38 Arsenal had now won 20 of the last 27 meetings in the Premier League (lost two).

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

0 West Ham United

Manager: David Moyes

Goals:

Gabriel Martinelli 48 G
Emile Smith Rowe 87 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Gabriel
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder Takehiro Tomiyasu
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Forward Gabriel Martinelli
Forward Alexandre Lacazette

Starting lineup:

Lukasz Fabiański Goalkeeper
Craig Dawson Defender
Issa Diop Defender
Vladimír Coufal Defender/Midfielder
Arthur Masuaku Defender/Midfielder
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
Pablo Fornals Midfielder
Manuel Lanzini Midfielder
Tomáš Souček Midfielder
Michail Antonio Midfielder/Forward
Jarrod Bowen Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Emile Smith Rowe for Martin Odegaard 66
Eddie Nketiah for Gabriel Martinelli 82
Nuno Tavares for Alexandre Lacazette 88

Substitutions:

Saïd Benrahma for Manuel Lanzini 76
Harrison Ashby for Pablo Fornals 84

Cards:

Gabriel Martinelli 58 Y
Aaron Ramsdale 72 Y

Cards:

Vladimír Coufal 11 Y
Vladimír Coufal 67 Y
Vladimír Coufal 67 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo
Defender Rob Holding
Defender Nuno Tavares
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Eddie Nketiah

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alphonse Areola
Defender Aji Alese
Defender Harrison Ashby
Midfielder Alex Král
Midfielder Mark Noble
Midfielder Nikola Vlašić
Midfielder/Forward Saïd Benrahma
Midfielder/Forward Armstrong Okoflex
Midfielder/Forward Andriy Yarmolenko

Comments:

League position: 4th Arsenal had now won four consecutive home games in the Premier League without conceding a goal for the first time since May 2017. The Gunners now had a positive goal difference for the first time in this Premier League season. They named the same starting line-up in three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2016. Alexandre Lacazette's penalty after 69 minutes was saved.

Comments:

League position: 5th West Ham United had now lost three of their last six games in the Premier League (won one). The Hammers had now failed to score in three consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since June 2020. This was David Moyes' 600th game in the Premier League in his managerial career (won 236, lost 203).

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Gabriel Martinelli 48 G
Emile Smith Rowe 87 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Gabriel
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder Takehiro Tomiyasu
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Forward Gabriel Martinelli
Forward Alexandre Lacazette

Substitutions:

Emile Smith Rowe for Martin Odegaard 66
Eddie Nketiah for Gabriel Martinelli 82
Nuno Tavares for Alexandre Lacazette 88

Cards:

Gabriel Martinelli 58 Y
Aaron Ramsdale 72 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo
Defender Rob Holding
Defender Nuno Tavares
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 4th Arsenal had now won four consecutive home games in the Premier League without conceding a goal for the first time since May 2017. The Gunners now had a positive goal difference for the first time in this Premier League season. They named the same starting line-up in three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since April 2016. Alexandre Lacazette's penalty after 69 minutes was saved.

0 West Ham United

Manager: David Moyes

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Lukasz Fabiański Goalkeeper
Craig Dawson Defender
Issa Diop Defender
Vladimír Coufal Defender/Midfielder
Arthur Masuaku Defender/Midfielder
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
Pablo Fornals Midfielder
Manuel Lanzini Midfielder
Tomáš Souček Midfielder
Michail Antonio Midfielder/Forward
Jarrod Bowen Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Saïd Benrahma for Manuel Lanzini 76
Harrison Ashby for Pablo Fornals 84

Cards:

Vladimír Coufal 11 Y
Vladimír Coufal 67 Y
Vladimír Coufal 67 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alphonse Areola
Defender Aji Alese
Defender Harrison Ashby
Midfielder Alex Král
Midfielder Mark Noble
Midfielder Nikola Vlašić
Midfielder/Forward Saïd Benrahma
Midfielder/Forward Armstrong Okoflex
Midfielder/Forward Andriy Yarmolenko

Comments:

League position: 5th West Ham United had now lost three of their last six games in the Premier League (won one). The Hammers had now failed to score in three consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since June 2020. This was David Moyes' 600th game in the Premier League in his managerial career (won 236, lost 203).