Arsenal 2-0 West Ham Highlights, Premier League: Rice And Saka Send Gunners Top Of The Table

Good evening, football fans! A warm welcome to all our readers joining our live coverage of the match between Arsenal and West Ham. Emirates Stadium will host a crucial London Derby that could see the hosts go top of the table, even if just for hours.

The action is scheduled to start at 7:30 PM IST, so stay tuned for pre-match updates and lineups as they are released.

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David Raya (gk); Riccardo Calafiori, Gabriel, William Saliba, Jurrien Timber; Eberechi Eze, Declan Rice, Martin Odegaard (c); Leandro Trossard, Viktor Gyokeres, Bukayo Saka

Alphone Areola (gk); Malick Diouf, Max Kilman, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Aaron Wan-Bissaka; Soungoutou Magassa; Crysencio Summerville, Lucas Paqueta, Mateus Fernandes, Jarrod Bowen (c); Niclas Fullkrug

Arsenal: Kepa Arrizabalaga (gk), Ben White, Christhian Mosquera, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Christian Norgaard, Martin Zubimendi, Mikel Merino, Ethan Nwaneri, Gabriel Martinelli

West Ham: Mads Hermansen (gk), Igor Julio, Kyle Walker-Peters, Freddie Potts, Guido Rodriguez, Luis Guilherme, Oliver Scarles, Callum Marshall, Callum Wilson

Arsenal: 🟢W ⚫D 🟢W 🟢W 🟢W

West Ham: 🔴L 🟢W 🔴L 🔴L ⚫D

After a minute of silence for former Arsenal staff Mark Pearce, referee John Brooks blows his whistle, and the match is underway at Emirates Stadium! The visitors get tonight's match rolling, as the hosts chase top spot in the Premier League in what is Mikel Arteta's 300th match as manager.

Good start from both sides. Fullkrug almost got a shot on target in the very first minute after a terrific corner from Paqueta, but his header was over the bar. Meanwhile, Arsenal, who have had almost 80% of the ball, forces a good stop from Areola through Timber.

Massive chance for Arsenal! Odegaard floats in a terrific ball from the right flank, but it's just behind Gyokeres. West Ham defend well amid the bodies in the box, but the loose ball falls to Eze. Under no pressure, he blazes it over from close range.

Arteta and the home supporters breathed a collective sigh of releif as Odegaard, who went down in considerable pain, came back out on the field in a bid to run off his discomfort. Almost immediately, Saka was played through with a long ball that he finished past Areola, but the offside flag curtails his celebration.

Odegaard's night is over as he goes down for the third time. Arteta signals towards his bench, and Zubimendi comes on for the Norweigian. Meanwhile, the hosts have two-thirds of the ball, but the Gunners are yet to break the deadlock.

Arsenal finally break West Ham's defensive resolute, and it's former a former Hammer - Declan Rice - who gets the goal. It's a very good move from Arsenal down the right flank, and Eze has a powerful strike that is blocked by Areola. However, the rebound falls to Rice, who has no trouble slotting it home from inside the box. No celebration from him, but the joy is palpable at the Emirates.

The fourth official holds up his board, and a minimum of five additional minutes will be played. Nuno will hope that the Hammers can hold on to this scoreline before the break - they can't afford to concede another one.

Arsenal almost doubled their lead before the whistle, as Calafiori saw his show from just outside the box crash against the post. Regardless, the hosts go into the break one goal ahead, and Arteta will hope that they continue with this momentum in the second half.

Both sets of players are out on the pitch, and Arsenal get the second half underway. The Gunners were utterly dominant when it came to bossing the possession, but had to wait until the 38th minute to break the deadlock. Will they add to their tally, or will Nuno's side mount an improbable comeback?

Arsenal have picked up where they left off in the first half, and are relentlessly attacking the West Ham goal. A terrific low ball from the left flank by Rice almost found Gyokeres on the stretch, but he is inches too far away to make the chance count.

Saka takes the ball and masterfully turns but is brought down by Summerville. John Brooks shows the first yellow card of the game to the Dutchman, and Arsenal have a free-kick in a good position but it comes to nothing.

Jurrien Timber shows excellent first touch to receive a lobbed pass, but he is bungled down by Diouf just on the edge of the box. The referee immediately points to the spot.

Up steps Saka, on his 200th top flight appearance, to take the spot kick. He aims for and finds the right corner, sending Areola the wrong way. Arsenal double their lead.

Arsenal are completely in control at the moment, with almost 75% of the ball and recycling the ball with short passes. Arteta opts to give two youngsters - Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly - some time out, replacing Calafiori and Trossard.

The tempo of the game has dropped significantly, with West Ham pretty much looking resigned to their fate. Little coming from Arsenal's side either in search of a third goal. The fourth official holds up his board - a minimum of seven minutes to be played at the end of regulation time.

West Ham fans thought they had something to cheer for when Marshall had a headed effort blazed over the bar - his side's best chance all night. However, Arsenal see the match through, and they go top of the league - until Liverpool face Chelsea later tonight!