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00:00here to get the action underway kick-off in the capital arsenal winners here in midweek in the
00:06champions league have the summit in their sights in the premier league must come out to upset the
00:12odds again and immediately launching the game's first attack set up beautifully this one isn't
00:21it it certainly is and there's a little bit of lack of communication there from the back
00:24Calafuri letting it go over his head wasn't aware Jarrod Bowen was coming in behind him
00:28and a needless corner been given away right from the start we expected corner kicks to play apart
00:35today arsenal so strong from them west ham have had huge issues defending them but this is a role
00:40reversal at the start in the blustery conditions of north london in goes the end swinger over david
00:47raya it went and he will be a little bit relieved that no further damage was done i think it's a
00:54really really good delivery actually he's used the wind extremely well and what was it nicholas
01:00falkrug at the back what a clear header on i think he'll be disappointed that he didn't hit the target
01:04there
01:05still searching for his first goal of the season because falkrug preferred to lead the line by
01:14nino espirito santo and on the end of the early opportunity from west ham inside the game's opening
01:19minute
01:20martin odegaard
01:23declin rice always a fixture with an extra little bit of emotion for him against his former club
01:31now edurici ezer interesting to see the exact role that he has he played more centrally when he came
01:38back into the starting lineup at newcastle last week first time that rodegaard ezer saka and jokeres
01:45have all started together for arsenal the fans have been waiting a little while haven't they to see
01:50this yeah they certainly have four talented extremely talented players four players that can
01:55win the game on their own and again i i'm excited to see what these four can bring as well
02:00well played their parts already in the opening weeks of the season
02:06rotating carrying on under nicole arteta with all the different competitions that they're in
02:11that was the reason why they did the the business in the summer spent the funds that they did on those
02:17to make new signups
02:18super mendy one of those rotated to the bench today slightly deeper or maybe
02:29than in the previous weeks for declan weiss
02:31tempriel pass fit having come off here against olympiakos with a knock
02:38ezer forward in towards jokeres
02:41he's just behind trossard who was offering support
02:45not quite where victor jokeres thought he was
02:48we've already seen victor jokeres when ezer gets the ball he knows exactly where he wants to run
02:54point in play me in there and ezer rightly does that but once again a little bit of lack of
03:00communication from trossard
03:02the sack with the throat back in the west ham side is the only change from monday night after
03:07three matches out with a stomach injury difficult start to his season
03:11hammer of the year last year he's in for carl walker peters today
03:15complete contrast to michael arteta
03:30you know espirito santo just a week into his tenure with west ham he only had two training sessions
03:36before that game at everton on monday night when he picked up
03:40a very useful point as they came back from behind
03:43they've yet to win in fact yet to pick up a point at home so far this season
03:48but it has been a more resilient campaign on their travels
03:53all four points taken outside of east london
03:57and towards jokeres comes back the way
04:01over the guard and now timba
04:03and again
04:04and one verseca is there to just about deal with it
04:08areola having made the initial save to denigiri and timba
04:11the furthest forward from fullback
04:13it's just simple stuff didn't really have to work hard at all
04:17jokeres getting involved then odegaard playing a lovely pass
04:21yuri and timbo's getting forward it's good save in the end from areola
04:24still forced back here to william saliba
04:33came on at half time at st james's park six days ago
04:36since son that new five-year contract extension
04:38another statement of arsenal's intent
04:41headed to all the incomings of the summer keeping hold of their star name
04:45so important here as well
04:47saliba was certainly not sought after
04:50somerville going down that'll be a west ham free kick
04:54that's the second half of last season didn't see chrysensio somerville through injury
05:00and he slotted straight back into the side in the opening weeks of this season
05:05the frustration for graham potter i guess he barely got to work with him really
05:08and he scored his only west ham goal in this fixture a couple of seasons ago
05:25uh
05:28back from lagasa
05:29besecker well advanced
05:33cabriela is with him trying to shepherd that out of play
05:36wasn't quite able to do so
05:39so here is bowen attempting to pick up the pieces califuri is with him
05:43which was aimed in towards somerville
05:45this camera are causing some early alarm in these first five minutes or so
05:53yeah he's done really well Aaron Wan-Bissaka
05:55maybe Gabriel should just clear his lines as opposed to trying to let that run out
06:00he's won it it's dangerous as well could have been a foul to be honest in the box Somerville
06:08the match winner last week Gabriel doing the day job
06:12Stephen Rice stepping in to try and clear that one away hasn't done so
06:19effectively though flashes across the face of goal from Pekita
06:23just gets it all wrong Pekita in the end doesn't he
06:29it's good the recycling play really good Gerard Bowen
06:33he'll be disappointed with that he's better than that
06:36this is Urien Timber look he gets through it's a good pass from Odegaard
06:41it's a good save to be honest and he tries to hit it across the goal
06:45does well Areola in the end
06:48does have a couple of goals already this season
06:54Jerry and Timber look at the win here against Leeds United
06:57early in the season
07:01he's never reportedly in talks about extending his contract
07:04this is Odegaard in space Saka
07:07Weiss was calling for it
07:09Saka still has it
07:13Ezzer
07:16he's always going to have a go from there it's cleared only as far as Declan Weiss
07:21the block was by Magasa
07:24glimpses of goal at both ends already
07:29this is more what the Arsenal fans expected to see the game look like
07:34Odegaard he was so impressive here wasn't he against Olympiacos on Wednesday in the Champions League
07:43this season so far that has stuttered because of that shoulder injury
07:48has it against Leeds United
07:51did so again against Forrest
07:53we've been able to find his rhythm yet but
07:56signs in the last couple of games that that could be changing
07:59chase on here for Califuri
08:01he did well to reach it
08:03Magasa coming under pressure
08:04and then careers into Califuri
08:06and referee John Brooks has given the free kick
08:08he's the one in charge today
08:13first Premier League assignment of his season
08:15first big decision to make
08:16he just over touched it didn't he
08:22Magasa Califuri read it
08:24it's the right call it's a foul
08:26nothing more nothing less
08:28kind of lost his footing in the end didn't he feel in a way
08:32and we know all about Arsenal strength from set pieces
08:38this season
08:40and indeed in recent seasons
08:42he never used to take them for West Ham
08:44he doubted he said Declan Rice
08:46that he was capable of doing what Arsenal asked him to do
08:49when they put him on set piece duty
08:51but he's certainly long since banished those doubts hasn't he
08:54and he will assess his options from here
08:56and here's Declan Rice
09:06to deliver into the danger area
09:08Fossard waiting when it comes down
09:11couldn't quite get on the end of that
09:13and West Ham will certainly settle for the outcome
09:17that's Konstantinos Mavropanos
09:27who has gone down and stayed down
09:30cut to the head I think here for the centre back
09:34he's been establishing himself in the West Ham side recently
09:36at the end of Graham Potter's time in charge
09:39and he's kept his spot under Nuno so far
09:42still no Jean-Claire Tadipo
09:44in there squad and you can see the damage done
09:47and this is how it happened
09:49I think it's just a clash of heads
09:51is it Calafuri is brave defending as well Mavropanos
09:55Calafuri tries to flick it
09:58ends up heading him
09:59and he won't want that Mavropanos will he
10:01because he's set plays are dangerous for Arsenal
10:03they'll need him there ready to head it out
10:06wherever comes his way
10:07eight games he played for Arsenal
10:12Mavropanos he has been a first pick under Nuno
10:15so far
10:16he's looking to bring about that
10:19defensive resilience required
10:21because 14 goals conceded
10:23the most of any side in the Premier League
10:25after the first six games
10:26of the campaign
10:27and they're best to patch him up as quickly as possible here
10:35did look a sore one
10:38just right above his
10:39above his left eye
10:41obviously going to do all the necessary checks
10:44but
10:44he doesn't need that
10:47chance for Antetar to pass on some early observations as well
10:53because there have been moments of concern for Arsenal
10:56in these first ten minutes or so
10:58many expecting a particular pattern of play today
11:03this time getting players back behind the ball
11:05we know how Nuno's teams like to counter
11:07Arteta would have come up with a game plan
11:09I'm sure to try and deal with that
11:12will Mavropanos be able to continue
11:16Igor Julio who they brought in on loan
11:18from Brighton on deadline days
11:21on the bench and warming up just in case
11:23to Debo as I mentioned in the squad
11:29although his absence at Everton on Monday was
11:32put down to injury
11:34so Mavropanos is okay here
11:38important partnership today between he and Max Killman
11:43who Nuno knows well of course from
11:45all time together at walls
11:47to the lengthy stoppage
11:50Areola will clear it away
11:51two and a half minutes of treatment
11:57for Mavropanos there
11:59West Ham will be satisfied enough how they've started the game
12:06yeah I think so they've started exactly the way we'd all expect
12:09sitting in there in their shape
12:12saying come and break us down
12:13I don't think you can do that all game
12:15because Arsenal will certainly have chances
12:17there is Saka
12:19now still temporarily down to ten
12:21Mavropanos is yet to rejoin the action
12:23Odegaard
12:26still with Martin Odegaard as Mavropanos makes his way back on
12:32they are restored to full complement
12:34timber to Saliba
12:36and now Odegaard
12:38a bit more room in which to work this time
12:41slipping it through
12:42for Saka to try and cut it back
12:44real scramble and shoes
12:46and then over the top from Eza
12:47oh he can barely believe it
12:49as he blazes it over the bar
12:51so simple but so affected from Arsenal
12:56Odegaard just staying wide
12:57plays a lovely through ball to Saka
13:00he's just behind Jokeres
13:03he tries to keep it going
13:04they've defended it really well West Ham
13:09he's just behind Jokeres
13:10if he leaves that though
13:11Eza is on his own at the back
13:12he just scoops it out
13:14Areola doesn't he
13:15well he thought didn't he Eza
13:19that he was in the perfect place to profit there
13:21but an early indication of
13:24what Odegaard can bring
13:25he'll be disappointed Eza with that
13:28seven yards out
13:30he's got to hit the target
13:31if he hits the target it's a goal
13:32huge chance early on for Arsenal
13:36still looking for his first Premier League goal for the club
13:39Igarici Eza
13:40he did open his gunners account against Port Vale
13:44in the last round of the EFL Cup
13:48it would mean so much for him
13:50to score here at the Emirates
13:52for his boyhood club
13:53for the first time in the top flight
13:55since he got his dream move
13:56in the summer
13:57don't go on and win the game today though
14:01he'll be thinking back at that moment I'm sure
14:04doing the free kick here
14:10with Trossard down
14:11despite all the summer signings
14:15Leandro Trossard still playing a prominent role
14:17in this team
14:18only Saka involved in more goals for Arsenal
14:22actually than Trossard
14:23since he signed
14:24from Brighton
14:25he did sign that new contract
14:28in the summer
14:29albeit
14:30the terms of it remain unaffected
14:32he got a pay rise out of it
14:33but no extension to the
14:34length of the deal
14:36I'm sure he don't mind the pay rise
14:39he has scored a couple of goals
14:43in Champions League
14:44and League Cup already this season
14:45as Trossard
14:46there is Calafuri
14:48the match winner right at the start of the season
14:51against Manchester United
14:52Jokeres here is the target
14:53the second with work to do
14:56Calafuri not quite for
14:57Victor Jokeres
14:58runs away and out of play
15:01he started very much as the first choice
15:06left back hasn't he
15:07well Victor Jokeres has three goals
15:09he's Arsenal's top Premier League scorer
15:11so far in the early weeks of his career
15:13at the club
15:13but Michael Arteta has said
15:15there's so much more
15:16still to come
15:17there's a huge ceiling that he is yet to hit
15:20in the early stages of his career at the club
15:23the accusation so far
15:24may be being that he hasn't scored in the biggest games
15:27connected with his displays at Arteta against Newcastle
15:34last week
15:36and if he wasn't able to get the goal
15:39or ultimately the penalty that he thought he'd won
15:42real drama on Tyneside six days ago
15:47the last time Arsenal were in Premier League action
15:49with Somerville for West Ham
15:53it's all capital clash
15:55there's an extra edge
15:56on derby day
15:58they don't have a good record in the news
16:05losing yet eight of the last eleven
16:07London derbies
16:08Mateus Fernandes
16:15afforded the time to assess his options there
16:18Paketar alongside him
16:20down by Lucas Paketar
16:25but Erdegaard is
16:26snapping at his heels
16:27unfairly so
16:28says referee Brooks
16:29he gives the free kick
16:30and the pressure
16:48by Jokeres
16:49Luan Bissaka
16:54Magasa
16:59very tight to the touchline at the moment
17:03and so too was Ricardo Calafuri
17:06good passage of play from West Ham
17:10probably the best in terms of possession for them
17:12just keeping hold of it
17:14frustrating Arsenal
17:15Luan Bissaka again
17:21he's looking to link with Pekita
17:23he's denied in that opportunity
17:27Luan Bissaka takes the throw
17:29this time into the feet of Fulcrup
17:31not quite as intended
17:33well his first task
17:41he says is to try and
17:43bring the team and the club closer
17:45to their fans again
17:47after the discontent that has
17:49marked the early weeks of their season
17:51protests against the board at previous home games
17:53another one planned for the next one
17:56but Nuno has started with
17:57back-to-back away matches
17:58might be grateful for that
18:00actually their last 10 points in the Premier League
18:02have all come away from home
18:03it's the last one before the next international break
18:07skips away from Duke
18:10not too much on it for him
18:12as it turned out
18:13from Areola
18:14he'll take it quickly
18:17Declan Rice
18:18to Timba
18:19now Saliba
18:22Odegaard being closely
18:34marshaled by Fernandes
18:36Gabriel
18:37Odegaard always making himself available
18:43Saka is wider
18:46taken away from him by
18:49Quincencio Somerville
18:51in his defensive duty
18:53Saka responds in kind
18:54briefly wins it back
18:56but not for long
18:56here's Somerville on the search once more
18:58with support either side
18:59Lucas Paco Tarr
19:00on the receiving end of the pass
19:02and a little bit of a standoff
19:08and Arsenal
19:08back in position defensively
19:10Martin Odegaard has stayed down
19:16always a concern
19:18for Arsenal
19:19particularly in the context of
19:20the early weeks of his season
19:22he's the knee this time
19:25yeah it's a sore one
19:29clash of knees for Odegaard
19:31with Somerville
19:33Somerville running at full pelt as well
19:34that can be a real sore one
19:36I think he looks to be alright
19:38there's no physios coming on to see him at the moment
19:40and Brixu helps him back
19:46to his feet
19:47it'll be a relief I'm sure
19:49of Mikel Arteta
19:50if they are to go on and win the trophies
19:56that Arteta demands that they must
19:58certainly if he's to go on and manage
20:00another 300 games for the club
20:01then his captain Martin Odegaard
20:03will have a big part to play surely
20:05he's not feeling the effects of that
20:08as West Ham get the game
20:09restarted
20:11the time going down
20:13looks like Odegaard feeling the knee again
20:16just come to him
20:19he just kicked it out
20:19and he's down again
20:20greater concern this time
20:24for Arteta on the touchline
20:26it looks like the change might
20:27have to happen after all
20:29there's the shoulder injury twice
20:34earlier in the season that has
20:35kept him on the sidelines
20:37but the knock to the knee
20:38might end Martin Odegaard's
20:40afternoon early here
20:42this time the treatment is certainly required
20:47will he be able to continue
20:50plenty of possible replacements
20:53warming up right now
20:55yeah it is a sore one as I said
21:01Somerville was running full pelt
21:03and he just left his left leg out there
21:05didn't he
21:06and they've clashed knees
21:08maybe he's twisted it as well
21:11they're doing all the tests
21:11as if he's twisted his knee as well
21:17Arteta waits for word
21:22whether he will have to call on
21:23maybe Mikel Moreno would be the
21:25the most likely
21:27we'll see if a Mendy
21:28potentially
21:30but that's the frustration isn't it
21:37for Martin Odegaard
21:38who was just talking at the start
21:39how he hadn't been able to get into his rhythm
21:41because of these injuries
21:42none of which have kept him out for too long
21:44but it's prevented him getting a sustained run in the side
21:47yeah absolutely
21:48and he's had a good opening 20 minutes as well
21:50it's hard to mark
21:51those three in the middle
21:52Odegaard, Rice and Eza
21:53they're hard to mark
21:54they're always moving around
21:56interchanging
21:56looks to be moving relatively freely
21:59he and his coach involved in that conversation
22:06with the medical staff
22:08certainly not a change that they want to have to make
22:11so they'll give him every chance
22:12in the meantime they have 10
22:16Declan Rice on the ball
22:17Cameron Fury
22:19it's the second lengthy stoppage of the game's opening quarter
22:25he's up flat on the floor
22:40and the other guard does attempt to make his return
22:48one to keep an eye on
22:49but it appears that he's going to be okay
22:52certainly okay to give it a go
22:54and there it is
23:02Saka
23:06and he slips it in
23:08and he slips it in
23:12the offside flag has gone up to curtail the celebration
23:16and he's still doubling up as he's tended to do fairly frequently
23:18in this first half so far
23:19and this time we're all too aware of the threat of Bukayo Saka
23:22now that he's fit again
23:23another who's had an injury interrupted
23:25start to his season
23:26here is Saka
23:28can he get on the end of it?
23:30he can!
23:32and he slips it in
23:34the offside flag has gone up to curtail the celebrations
23:42a smart finish from Saka
23:44but it doesn't appear that it's going to count
23:46yeah it was a lovely finish
23:47he just went too early
23:49Declan Rice has a look up
23:51gets on his right foot
23:52it's a lovely delivery
23:53but he just mistimed his run
23:56by inches
23:57that's a good finish in the end
23:59questionable
24:00just defending
24:01it's a typical Saka finish
24:03but a yard offside
24:05Michael Oliver on VAR today
24:08didn't take them too long
24:10to check that
24:11Saka was offside
24:15that's the blueprint maybe
24:17for Arsenal
24:18this is the danger for them
24:19at the other end with Bowen lurking
24:21KPL was able to clear Calafuri
24:23and then Eze trying to help it
24:25further from trouble
24:28now a space for Timba
24:34first choice right back at the moment
24:36Ben White in reserve on the bench
24:38Timba has continued his run here
24:40I think was looking for him
24:42but has had to persist himself
24:46and he did so with real perseverance there
24:48Declan Rice
24:51excellent no timber hasn't he
25:03this season back at the back end
25:05at the other end of the field as well
25:13Saka
25:14Gabriel
25:15and Rice once more
25:23with everything in front of him
25:25Ezra
25:29and Trossard combining
25:30it's all going through Declan Rice in that central role
25:32Medegaard to Saka
25:33and that's Tufu is with him
25:47Saka swings the cross in
25:49patience and probing here those in red
25:53patience and probing here those in red
25:55patience and probing here those in red
25:57you know
26:04you know
26:05we've had a week on the training ground
26:07but
26:08well drilled in what he wants in the
26:10way that they're set up here
26:11the way that they're set up here
26:17Andre Trossard
26:22there is Rice
26:27there is activity on the Arsenal touchline
26:28so I'm not sure that Martin Odegaard is going to be able to carry on as Saka plays that up towards Jokeres
26:33Zubamendi is being readied
26:35yeah I've been watching Martin Odegaard for the last couple of minutes
26:38he is struggling
26:40he's hobbling around and I think yeah that could be the end of his afternoon
26:43I mean Mikel Arteta is asking the question
26:48he wants another minute or so doesn't he?
26:52they are still reluctant to make that change
26:54so Martin Zubamendi waits to see if he will be summoned
26:58the taxi top going back on for now
27:00under guard in the thick of it there on half way
27:06now Ezzer
27:22Gerald Bowen for West Ham
27:24Califuri going with him
27:25it's a key jewel that one
27:28Trossard trying to help out Califuri
27:29it's a missed out ball
27:32it's a missed out ball
27:40only taken one point that draw at Everton last time from their last three games
27:44since the win at Nottingham Forest
27:47at the end of August
27:49who knows Nottingham Forest as they were at the time
27:52it would have to be his last game in charge
27:56Forrest next one had he stayed in situ would have been here
27:58but it was Ansposta Coglu at the helm instead when
28:01Arsenal beat Nottingham Forest
28:03convincingly
28:05now being held by the Hammers here
28:07Lucas Pakatar
28:08with a head of the head of Fultrug in the middle
28:11with a head of Fultrug in the middle
28:13side again back defending
28:18I don't think Carlos getting the better of Jokka Ress
28:20here
28:21there's Jokka Ress
28:27and it's Jouf
28:28you know what he's capable of
28:30only Jack Grealish with more assists in the Premier League this season than Elhanchi Malik Jouf
28:35but down again goes
28:39Martin Odegaard
28:40and surely this time he will be coming off
28:43yeah he knew it as well
28:44he knew it from the initial challenge
28:47credit to him he just wanted to give it a go try again
28:49he kept saying to Mikhail Arteta
28:50give me a minute
28:52but this is the third time now
28:53I don't think he should be staying on at all
28:56off come the captain's armband
28:59and his afternoon is over
29:01they gave him every chance
29:03but the injury interrupted start to
29:05Martin Odegaard's season continues
29:08and off the back of his performance here against Olympiacos on Wednesday
29:11all the more frustrating for Odegaard and the Arsenal fans
29:16doesn't make it through that half an hour here
29:19after that knock to the knee that he suffered in the clash with Somerville
29:24so on comes that Martin Zubomendi
29:27much earlier than planned
29:28his breather on the bench today didn't last long
29:30he had started every Premier League game
29:32so far this season since he signed in the summer
29:38he's down forced all the way back
29:40Kilman takes over and then launches it longer
29:42Falkrug was his target
29:43Gabriel in front of him
29:49Trossard
29:59plenty of time to assess his options
30:00nobody really going to close him down here
30:06Supermendi's first involved
30:12Timber
30:15Supermendi
30:16Califuri
30:23will be a free key
30:25Gabriel getting the decision up against Falkrug
30:28normal reversal between those two
30:38Arsenal not hanging around here
30:40half an hour in at the Emirates
30:42discussion for them so far though
30:45Fiori
30:46Moen back there
30:47prevented the cross from coming
30:49Arsenal wanted the corner
30:50but they haven't got it
30:53I have to say we've got a bird's eye view here
30:56in our position Phil
30:57and the shape of West Ham
30:59is fantastic at the moment
31:01with Magasa and Fernandes
31:02sitting in front of the back four
31:04then the three in front of them
31:06Moen, Paqueta and Somerville
31:08with Falkrug up front on his own
31:09they're working extremely hard
31:12it's so difficult to sustain that
31:14run laps of concentration
31:16at the moment
31:17it's working
31:19it's a very familiar formation
31:21isn't it
31:22Andonino from his successful spell
31:24at the city ground
31:26Nottingham Forest operated for much of
31:28last season
31:29decision here
31:30goes against Bowen
31:31Calafuri
31:33wanting to take it quickly
31:35and it's been Arsenal's once
31:36early on
31:40Zubomendi
31:41so Reis now is in a slightly more advanced
31:43midfield role again
31:45Timber on the charge
31:48slip at three towards Declan Reis
31:50Timber with a touch for Trossard
31:51Jocheres was waiting in the middle
31:53Navropanos got there first
31:55Fernandes coming under pressure
31:57he brought it down
31:58but he has lost it
31:59Calafuri now for Arsenal
32:01Trossard
32:03plenty in the penalty area
32:04Eza helps it on
32:06for Saka
32:10Saka's ball in
32:12just evading Jocheres
32:14Trossard's effort is blocked
32:15just too many in the way really
32:19they are packing out their own penalty area
32:20West Ham
32:21but they are coming under
32:23considerable pressure
32:25really for the first sustained spell of the game
32:31Jocheres
32:34just hit Bryce really rather than the other way around
32:37it didn't come for Timber either
32:39but it's Arsenal's best fight
32:43yeah it certainly is
32:45they are getting it wide
32:46Saka
32:47right hand side
32:48it's a bit of a floaty one
32:49lovely feet from Eza
32:50just over here
32:51bit of a floaty cross
32:52from Saka to his right
32:54Jocheres couldn't get no power
32:55you see it here
32:57and this lovely defending
32:58Wampasaka at the back post
33:02very quickly there
33:03blocked it almost as soon as it left the boot of the Belgian
33:10and Fury
33:12standing firm up against Gareth Bowen
33:13as he will have to do today
33:16Zubomendy
33:17Zubomendy
33:27there is Saliba
33:29says he signed that new contract
33:30because he believes that
33:31Michael Arteta and his staff can
33:32turn him into the best centre-back in the world
33:35and he wasn't going to consider leaving
33:37until they've won something
33:38until they've won something
33:41there's a real belief in these parts
33:44there's a genuine possibility if not a probability this season
33:48there is
33:51and by Trossard
33:53Luka Ridge was his target once more
33:55still hasn't been dealt with
33:56the referee waves that on
33:58and also a shout in there for a handball maybe
34:00the ball maybe
34:01there's Saka
34:02there's Saka
34:05still with Saka
34:07reflection on that
34:08carries it well wide
34:09but
34:10behind the ball in the corner
34:11well they did check the possible penalty appeal
34:21but nothing in it
34:22so VAR
34:23no not for me
34:28his arms by his side
34:29it bounced up
34:33on the field decision
34:34right call
34:35so Arsenal's first corner
34:45and the first opportunity
34:47from this sort of situation
34:49puns clear
34:50one-handed by Arreola
34:51only as far as Ezzer
34:53out for Trossard
34:54came at him awkwardly
34:56still tries to
34:57to make something of it
34:59the block again is an important one
35:00this time by Magasa
35:02Arreola just about dealt with it
35:05in the most orthodox manner
35:09in which he attempted to do so
35:17eight of Arsenal's 12 Premier League goals
35:18so far this season
35:19coming from set pieces
35:20they have
35:21scored the most
35:22from corner kicks
35:23of any side in this division
35:24six of them
35:26as now by contrast
35:27have conceded eight times
35:28from corners
35:29the worst such record
35:30in the division
35:33always likely to have a part to play
35:34in this story then
35:35Saka
35:36with the the latest corner
35:37in towards Calafuri
35:38will come back for Bukayo Saka
35:40Ezzer
35:44and again
35:46Zubermendi
35:48and Rice
35:51maintaining possession
35:52they've had to go all the way back
35:53to David Ryan
35:55they're patient
35:56it's good defending West Ham again
35:57keeping their shape
35:58Aaron Wampersaka again
35:59getting out quickly
36:00to Declan Rice
36:01from Rice
36:02yeah
36:03that's all Arsenal can do
36:04to try and find gaps
36:05Saliba
36:06finding one here
36:07for Timber to flash it in
36:08Paucares again
36:09was in the middle
36:11more height really than distance
36:12on Wampersaka's clearance
36:13but it was still an important one
36:14it was still an important one
36:20the pattern has been established
36:22I think though
36:25Arsenal dominant now in possession
36:27asking all of the questions
36:28the questions
36:31Calafuri
36:34trying to go all the way through
36:35but he's just run out of room
36:36in the end
36:37as Riccardo Calafuri
36:44he often
36:45preaches patience
36:46it is certainly going to be
36:47required this afternoon
36:48from what we've seen so far
36:4970% of the ball
36:51this team into double figures
36:52for attempts at goal
36:53already
36:54and still no breakthrough
36:58I think West Ham
36:59Nuno will know exactly
37:00what was going to happen today
37:01in terms of possession
37:02chances
37:03but they have limited them
37:04really to
37:06to not really any
37:07goal mouth chances
37:08you can say
37:09apart from the Eze one
37:10that should have scored
37:12it's been a reasonably good
37:13half at the moment
37:14some of you have conceded
37:21those 14 goals
37:22through their first six games
37:23standing firm
37:25considerable
37:28increasing pressure
37:29really at the moment
37:30Supermendy
37:31will find Eze
37:32with that one
37:33Areola gets a hand to it
37:34in from Reis
37:35he was never going to be far
37:42from the centre of this story
37:43Declan Rice
37:45the former hammer
37:46doesn't celebrate the goal
37:48against his former side
37:49but
37:50no doubting the significance
37:51of it
37:53he left them as a trophy winner
37:55he scores against them
37:56here at the Emirates
37:57and it's the
37:58vital breakthrough
37:59that Arsenal have been
38:00searching for
38:01as they strive for the summit
38:03here in the Premier League
38:06what a finish
38:07what a finish this is
38:08from Declan Rice
38:11and again you talk about
38:12Arsenal trying to find gaps
38:13they've done it this time
38:16Saka down the right hand side
38:17cuts it inside
38:18it's a lovely through ball
38:19the remendy to Eze
38:21good strike
38:22and all he has to do
38:23is keep her
38:24I say all he has to do
38:25I'm being harsh on him
38:26keep that down
38:27something Eze didn't do earlier
38:29it's a lovely finish
38:30on the half volley
38:31no celebration
38:33from Declan Rice
38:34but it was coming
38:35Phil wasn't it
38:38that momentum
38:39had been building
38:40and there's Declan Rice
38:41to
38:42finish it off decisively
38:44and score his first goal
38:45of the season
38:4817th
38:49in Arsenal colours
38:50now
38:51two more than he managed
38:52in the entirety
38:53of his West Ham career
38:54where he rose
38:56through the ranks
38:57to become a Hammers hero
38:58a statement signing
39:01a couple of summers ago
39:02by Nicola Teta
39:03and Arsenal
39:05they've added others
39:06to their ranks
39:07to strengthen the squad
39:08since then
39:09but nobody here
39:10in any doubt
39:11over the importance
39:12of Declan Rice
39:13to this team
39:17more assist for Arsenal
39:19than he managed
39:20for the Hammers
39:21a different type of role
39:22that he plays here
39:23these days
39:25and will his goal
39:26ensure this is a different
39:27type of game now
39:28probably not just yet
39:29at this stage
39:32no not just yet
39:33I agree
39:34if it continues
39:35an hour
39:36seventy minutes there
39:37they'll have to change
39:38their approach West Ham
39:39I still think Nuno
39:40Espiro Santo
39:41will want his team
39:42to go in
39:43with only the one goal
39:44one goal down
39:45at the moment
39:46at half time
39:47Saka
39:54Saka
39:55nearly came
39:56for Jokeres
40:02Somerville
40:04one of West Ham
40:05got by way
40:06of a response
40:07final five of the first half
40:08although they will be
40:09maybe as much as that
40:10again
40:11to add on
40:12at the end of it
40:13after the earlier stoppages
40:17that's the losing
40:19Martin Odegaard
40:20to injury
40:21in this first half
40:22Declan Rice
40:23stepping up with a goal
40:24for a side
40:25who dating back to last season
40:26have won six of the last eight
40:27in the Premier League
40:28more points than anybody else
40:30since the start of that sequence
40:32Conquer
40:33completely outnumbered there
40:34attempting to
40:35to make something of it
40:36and a fury coming under pressure
40:38from Jarrod Bowen
40:39from Jarrod Bowen
40:46fixture in which the away side
40:47have won each of the last four
40:48meetings
40:49between these clubs
40:50still determined to
40:53to book that trend
40:54today
40:55Trossard
40:56put too much on it
40:57for Rice
40:58and the pressure to
41:00Mavropanos though
41:01departed Dinti on the back of that
41:06conference league success
41:07having lifted Silverware
41:09as their skipper
41:10he's yet to do so
41:12in Arsenal colours
41:13but could this be the season
41:15the league will continue to build
41:17if they're able to win games like this one
41:20at this stage of the season
41:22but he's going to be allowed
41:24to use the towel today
41:25Califuri was prevented from doing so
41:27last week wasn't he
41:28at Newcastle
41:29both clubs have to agree to it
41:30pre-match
41:31always can regret agreeing to it here
41:37Califuri
41:38with decent distance
41:39on the throw
41:40Pops it back in again
41:42by Matias Fernandes
41:44in the penalty area
41:46now Falkirk's gone down
41:48they are having a look at whether there was a
41:55anything in a possible penalty claim
42:00I think it was Max Killman on Jokeres
42:03maybe use of his left arm
42:06I don't think that was anything in that in terms of a penalty
42:09that was the one but it has just been cleared already
42:15it didn't take too long
42:17no penalty
42:18Jokeres back on his feet
42:27Max Killman the defender involved
42:30he's been a really useful ally to Nuno
42:34helping him settle in in his new job
42:36he went together for three years at Wolves
42:38he comes and claims that he's been a spectator for the most part hasn't he in this first half
42:43at that nervy moment right at the very start
42:45and the corner sailed over his head but hasn't had too much else to do
43:00Timber
43:03Saliba
43:04and for Christian Mosquera today
43:07he's deputised impressively for the most part when required this season
43:11although he was taken off at half time at St James' Park
43:14St James' Park
43:17Ezra
43:26Saliba again Arsenal playing it at their own pace
43:29controlling proceedings
43:30East Ham can ill afford the concession of a second before the second half
43:41because their task would be a huge one from here
43:43having to work so hard without the ball at the moment the visitors
43:47all at the moment the visitors
43:49all at the moment the visitors
43:54likely work for Zorion Timber
44:01Neatly work for Zorian Timba.
44:17And a couple on the move ahead of him.
44:22Declan Rice, no free kick this time as he takes a tumble.
44:31Arsenal first to the second balls at the moment as well.
44:42When West Ham do briefly win it back, it is only the merest of respites, really.
44:50Zubomendi, an nominee for the Premier League Player of the Month award last month.
44:56He's slotted pretty seamlessly into English football, hasn't he?
44:59He'll be off on international duty with Spain.
45:01After this, West Ham of course with the four players, including Declan Rice in the England squad.
45:09As we advance into five additional minutes at the end of this first half.
45:13Trossard, looking for Eza, cleared only as far as Calafuri.
45:17And getting the benefit of any doubt there up against Mateus Fernandes.
45:29The injuries to Mavropanos and then to Erdegaard.
45:33The reason for this extension to the first half.
45:38Which has gone Arsenal's way, thanks to his goal.
45:41Heavily involved throughout, but particularly important on these set pieces as well.
45:49His role changing somewhat when Erdegaard went off.
45:53Not in that more advanced position to score.
45:55No shortage of targets for him here.
45:59Both the centre backs joined by the centre forward, Victor Jokeres.
46:03And he will get the free kick there.
46:05He plays it.
46:07And he will get the free kick there.
46:09He played the ball before he was caught.
46:10Mount Haji Malik Juf.
46:11this is trossart to stand at the cross just over the head of jokeres
46:16saka to retrieve it and potentially here to return it
46:22she's attempting to provide him the chance to do that
46:31and he will get the uh the free kick there he played the ball before he was caught
46:34now hadji malik juif yeah just mistimed it kalafuri as we see here juif just plays it forward just
46:45over stretches kalafuri john brooks having a word with him
46:55word of warning for kalafuri from referee brooks and no more
47:05she's pretty swiftly back on his feet after that and uh areola is going to clear it away
47:12from the fury back in position to meet it and again
47:18fernandez forward full crook the flip was by somerville battling for the bouncing ball against
47:25gabriel it nearly came to somerville and bersaka forward too far forward as it turned out
47:31a little reminder from the hammers as they try and find their threat in the final third
47:44and certainly not had a lot to do for the wire in this first half
47:53winning all three previous premier league games this season when scoring first
47:57as they came from behind to win at newcastle last week
48:03everpool playing chelsea later this is the opportunity this afternoon for the gunners to go top
48:09which they will if things stay this way
48:11which is continued his run after playing the ball to ricardo kalafuri he's gone back infield instead
48:23and he didn't necessarily want it there himself quickly closed down
48:33supermending
48:36rice wider this time
48:38going with him he will be colleagues next week on international duty
48:43finally against wales and a world cup qualified to come for england in latvia
49:01sleeper final seconds of this first half unfolding now eza to seca
49:06and it comes here for calafuri to hit it off how did that one stay out
49:22so close to two right at the end of the first half and when it left the boot of ricardo calafuri
49:28probably thought it was in
49:32saka coming in again isn't he playing that lovely through ball to timber
49:36comes out to calafuri
49:38lucky areola didn't he
49:40hits the post comebacks hits his back
49:44oh he was there west ham avropanos to clear it
49:50on another day that ends up in the net off the goalkeeper doesn't it but
49:53opposed to his rescue
49:56calafuri so close to his second of the season to arsenal second of the afternoon on we go in this
50:02first half
50:03only five added minutes now up
50:06nice with decent distance on the throne it comes back his way
50:12nice again
50:12the fury but now it's half time they have just run out of time in search of the second before the
50:21interval but it's declan rice's goal that has asked the long course for top spot today against his
50:27former club to open his account for the season didn't celebrate against his former side it was a
50:33significant one certainly after bukayo saka had had one effort a little earlier in the piece this allowed for
50:40so
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