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Arsenal lagging 1-3 of West Ham United at London Stadium, Sunday (21/3/2021) evening WIB in round I Premier League. West Ham appeared dominant in this period.
The course of the match
West Ham immediately urged Arsenal after starting football. Umpa Said Benrahma’s cross was struck by Vladimir Coufal but still bounced, when the game entered the fifth minute.
Another threat for Arsenal five minutes later. Tomas Soucek tried to finish Michail Antonio’s silane bait, but it was still narrowly wide.
West Ham claimed a penalty in the 14th minute, when Jarrod Bowen fell under pressure from Pablo Mari. But the referee and the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) did not see it as a violation.
GOAL! West Ham took the lead a minute later. Antonio stabs from the left and sends in a draw, which Jesse Lingard receives and finishes with a volley into the right corner of the net.
2-0! The hosts increased the lead in just two minutes. Getting a free kick down the right in front of the penalty area, West Ham took it quickly as Arsenal’s players protested.
Lingard’s shot was received by Bowen who was free on the right and fired a shot horizontally. The ball shot straight at Bernd Leno, but the Arsenal keeper couldn’t stop it.
Arsenal tried to respond, but had trouble building the game. Martin Odegaard’s shot from the front of the penalty box hit West Ham players and was caught easily by Lukasz Fabianski.
GOAL! West Ham scored their third goal in the 32nd minute. Antonio’s Coufal head headed in front of goal, then Soucek cheated it for the goal. Arsenal’s players thought Soucek was offside, but the linesman and VAR made sure he was onside.
Arsenal! The visitors responded in the 38th minute. Odegaard plays a cross to Calum Chambers on the right, which he crosses.
The ball is controlled by Alexandre Lacazette in the middle of the penalty box, then the ball is finished with a rotating kick. The ball hit a West Ham defender before finally entering the goal. This goal was eventually recorded as Soucek’s own goal.
Two minutes away, Arsenal almost made the second goal. Lacazette’s breakthrough bait was received by Bukayo Saka, who only had to face the goalkeeper. But Fabianski can read his shot and be arrested.
Arsenal continued the pressure. Thomas Partey’s hard shot in the 43rd minute, which started from a corner, still shot over the goal.
Arsenal’s last attempt in the first half came from Saka, also starting from the corner. The shot is blocked by Craig Dawson. The first half ended.
The composition of players:
West Ham United: Lukasz Fabianski; Vladimir Coufal, Craig Dawson, Issa Diop, Aaron Cresswell; Tomas Soucek, Declan Rice; Jarrod Bowen, Jesse Lingard, Said Benrahmha; Michail Antonio
Arsenal: Bernd Leno; Calum Chambers, David Luiz, Pablo Mari, Kieran Tierney; Thomas Partey, Granit Xhaka; Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang; Alexandre Lacazette
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