Premier League 2025-26, Arsenal overcome West Ham 2-0: Key stats
What's the story
Arsenal downed West Ham United 2-0 on Matchday 7 of the Premier League 2025-26 season at the Emirates. Declan Rice handed Arsenal a 1st-half lead before Bukayo Saka's fine penalty in the 2nd half made it 2-0. The win sees Arsenal go top of the Premier League standings for the time being. West Ham remain in the bottom three. Here's more.
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Arsenal go top: A look at the table
After 7 matches, Arsenal own 5 wins (D1 L1). They have 16 points with their goal difference being +11. West Ham are 19th. This was their 5th defeat of the season (W1 D1). They own 4 points.
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Saka marks 200th Premier League appearance with a goal
Making his 200th Premier League appearance, Saka has scored his 55th goal for Arsenal. He owns 45 assists. He now has 100 goal involvements in the Premier League.
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Rice nets his 22nd Premier League goal
Making his 284th Premier League appearance, former West Ham star and current Arsenal midfielder, Rice, scored his 22nd goal. 12 of his Premier League goals have come Arsenal in 80 appearances.
Match stats
Here are the match stats
Arsenal had 68% ball possession with West Ham managing 32%. The Gunners had 5 shots on target from 21 attempts. West Ham had 4 attempts and no shots on target. Arsenal had 47 touches in the opposition with the Hammers managing just 7. Mikel Arteta's men earned 8 corners with West Ham having three of the same.
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Summary of the 1st half
Arsenal had Martin Odegaard gone off with an injury in the first half and Rice was pushed into a more advanced role as Martin Zubimendi was brought on. He was on hand to finish smartly after Eberechi Eze's shot was pushed back into the area by Alphonse Areola. Arsenal dominated the first half and kept West Ham at bay.
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Saka scores penalty in the 2nd half
Arsenal, who dominated majority of the game, sealed victory in the second half when Jurrien Timber was brought down by El Hadji Malick Diouf. Saka then converted from the spot. The 67th-minute goal was enough for a brilliant Arsenal side.
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A look at the key records made
Mikel Arteta managed Arsenal in his 300th match across all competitions. This was his 177th win as Arsenal manager. He has 56 draws and another 67 defeats. Saka is the 8th Arsenal player and third Englishman for the club with 100 goal involvements. West Ham's 4 points is their joint-lowest return after 7 games of a Premier League campaign.