Arsenal started like a dream in the trip of West Ham when leading the host 2-0 after just 10 minutes of rolling the ball.
Jesus cushioned the ball close to the wall easily opened the scoring right in the 7th minute after Ben White’s great cross.
10 minutes, Odergaard signaled to receive the ball from Martinelli and finished with an easy cushion to make it 2-0.
However, the next minutes, the Gunners slowed down and could not maintain control of the ball. West ham took the initiative and the Gunners were leveled 1-2 before half-time after a controversial situation where the ball appeared to have touched Declan Rice’s hand before Paqueta came down too quickly while Gabriel Magalhaes did not really stop this guy.
In the second half, West Ham played well, causing Arsenal many difficulties. However, the Gunners’ attacks are still very sharp. In the 52nd minute, Arsenal were awarded a corner. Saka sent the ball towards the West Ham goal. The ball bounced off and reached Martinelli’s feet. The Brazilian striker made a tight shot, the ball touched the hand of West Ham’s Antonio in the penalty area. Arsenal were awarded a penalty for a chance to make it 3-1. Saka stepped up to the penalty spot but he shot the ball out and missed the target.
Saka missed a penalty that affected the morale of the team. And the English striker will regret it because exactly 2 minutes after missing the penalty, Arsenal were equalized 2-2 by West Ham. In the next minutes, Arsenal played superficially, deadlocked and let West Ham create dangerous opportunities, threatening Ramsdale’s goal. However, no more goals were scored. The score 2-2 was kept until the end of the match. After 31 rounds, Arsenal have 74 points, 4 points more than Man City but 1 match more than the defending champion.
