Arsenal stumbled in the Premier League title race on Saturday afternoon as they were beaten 1-0 by West Ham United at the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal were desperate to take advantage of Liverpool dropping points at Aston Villa midweek but found themselves behind entering half-time. Jarrod Bowen headed the Irons in front just moments before the break following some smart work by Aaron Wan-Bissaka down the right flank.
The Gunners frantically sought an equaliser after half-time but their task was made impossible by the dismissal of Myles Lewis-Skelly with 20 minutes to spare. The substitute was initially awarded a yellow card for hauling Mohammed Kudus down as last man on the halfway line, but his punishment was upgraded to a red after VAR intervention.
Arsenal had struggled all afternoon to create goalscoring opportunities and they found life even more challenging once down to ten men. They were frustrated in their attempts to level the score and ultimately accepted their first home defeat of the Premier League season as they stay eight points behind league leaders Liverpool.
Arsenal player ratings (4-3-3)
Player | Rating |
|---|---|
GK: David Raya | 6.3/10 |
RB: Jurrien Timber | 7.3/10 |
CB: William Saliba | 6.7/10 |
CB: Gabriel | 6.7/10 |
LB: Riccardo Calafiori | 6.6/10 |
CM: Martin Odegaard | 6.6/10 |
CM: Thomas Partey | 7.6/10 |
CM: Declan Rice | 6.7/10 |
RW: Ethan Nwaneri | 6.0/10 |
ST: Mikel Merino | 6.4/10 |
LW: Leandro Trossard | 6.9/10 |
SUB: Oleksandr Zinchenko (56' for Calafiori) | 6.2/10 |
SUB: Myles Lewis-Skelly (56' for Rice) | 5.3/10 |
SUB: Raheem Sterling (81' for Nwaneri) | N/A |
SUB: Ben White (87' for Saliba) | N/A |
Subs not used: Neto (GK), Jakub Kiwior, Kieran Tierney, Jorginho, Nathan Butler-Oyedeji.
West Ham player ratings (3-5-2)
Player | Rating |
|---|---|
GK: Alphonse Areola | 7.7/10 |
CB: Jean-Clair Todibo | 7.2/10 |
CB: Max Kilman | 7.3/10 |
CB: Aaron Cresswell | 7.4/10 |
RM: Aaron Wan-Bissaka | 8.3/10 |
CM: Tomas Soucek | 6.2/10 |
CM: James Ward-Prowse | 7.1/10 |
CM: Edson Alvarez | 6.6/10 |
LM: Oliver Scarles | 8.2/10 |
ST: Jarrod Bowen | 7.3/10 |
ST: Mohammed Kudus | 7.5/10 |
SUB: Konstantinos Mavropanos (62' for Todibo) | 6.3/10 |
SUB: Evan Ferguson (82' for Bowen) | N/A |
SUB: Carlos Soler (88' for Alvarez) | N/A |
Subs not used: Lukasz Fabianski (GK), Emerson, Andy Irving, Guido Rodriguez, Danny Ings, Luis Guilherme.
Player of the match - Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham)
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