West Ham United vs Arsenal, 2022-23 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
2 - 2
2 - 2
Arsenal drop points in title race after West Ham fightback to claim 2-2 draw
Arsenal dropped two more points in their quest for the Premier League title in a 2-2 draw at West Ham United on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
- 3': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell.
- 5': Foul by Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United).
- 5': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Goal! West Ham United 0, Arsenal 1. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben White.
- 10': Goal! West Ham United 0, Arsenal 2. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross.
- 12': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
- 12': Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt missed. Kurt Zouma (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal.
- 16': Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Foul by Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United).
- 19': Foul by Rob Holding (Arsenal).
- 19': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (West Ham United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 22': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
- 22': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
- 23': Offside, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard tries a through ball, but Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
- 29': Offside, West Ham United. Declan Rice tries a through ball, but Vladimír Coufal is caught offside.
- 30': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (West Ham United).
- 30': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Penalty West Ham United. Lucas Paquetá draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 31': Penalty conceded by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 33': Goal! West Ham United 1, Arsenal 2. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 35': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
- 35': Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Attempt saved. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal with a cross.
- 36': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross.
- 37': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
- 40': Attempt missed. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 42': Foul by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
- 42': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 44': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Delay in match because of an injury Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United).
- 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+2': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Kieran Tierney.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Kurt Zouma (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 45'+4': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
- 45'+4': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+4': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, West Ham United 1, Arsenal 2.
- 45': Second Half begins West Ham United 1, Arsenal 2.
- 46': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Rob Holding.
- 47': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Rob Holding.
- 47': Attempt missed. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 48': Foul by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
- 48': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Kurt Zouma (West Ham United).
- 49': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 50': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Tomás Soucek.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 50': Penalty conceded by Michail Antonio (West Ham United) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 52': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot is close, but misses to the left. Bukayo Saka should be disappointed.
- 54': Goal! West Ham United 2, Arsenal 2. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thilo Kehrer with a through ball.
- 56': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
- 63': Attempt missed. Kurt Zouma (West Ham United) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal.
- 65': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jarrod Bowen.
- 66': Offside, West Ham United. Aaron Cresswell tries a through ball, but Saïd Benrahma is caught offside.
- 67': Substitution, Arsenal. Jorginho replaces Gabriel Jesus.
- 67': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Thomas Partey.
- 67': Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 70': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 71': Hand ball by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
- 77': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma with a through ball.
- 77': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Kieran Tierney.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross.
- 78': Offside, West Ham United. Saïd Benrahma tries a through ball, but Jarrod Bowen is caught offside.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
- 82': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) hits the bar with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma with a cross.
- 82': Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
- 85': Substitution, Arsenal. Fábio Vieira replaces Kieran Tierney.
- 87': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 87': Substitution, West Ham United. Flynn Downes replaces Lucas Paquetá.
- 87': Substitution, West Ham United. Maxwel Cornet replaces Michail Antonio.
- 88': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
- 88': Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (West Ham United).
- 90': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Martin Ødegaard.
- 90'+1': Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Saïd Benrahma.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Rob Holding (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fábio Vieira with a cross.
- 90'+2': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
- 90'+3': Offside, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals tries a through ball, but Maxwel Cornet is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, West Ham United 2, Arsenal 2.
- 0': Match ends, West Ham United 2, Arsenal 2.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, West Ham United 2, Arsenal 2.
- 0': Match ends, West Ham United 2, Arsenal 2.
Statistics
 ARS |
WHU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 71.5 | Possession | 28.5 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 523 | Accurate Passes | 156 |
| 601 | Passes | 226 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 17 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 13 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 24 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 62,475
Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 62,475
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 11 | +15 | 28 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 11 | +9 | 23 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 11 | +8 | 19 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 11 | +6 | 19 |
Line-Ups
West Ham United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukasz Fabianski (GK) |
| 24 | Thilo Kehrer |
| 4 | Kurt Zouma |
| 3 | Aaron Cresswell  |
| 5 | Vladimír Coufal |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 11 | Lucas Paquetá |
| 28 | Tomás Soucek |
| 9 | Michail Antonio |
| 22 | Saïd Benrahma |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
Arsenal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Ramsdale (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| 16 | Rob Holding |
| 3 | Kieran Tierney |
| 4 | Ben White |
| 5 | Thomas Partey |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 8 | Martin Ødegaard |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus |
| 11 | Gabriel Martinelli |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
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