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Arsenal – West Ham: It takes special moments to beat dedicated and packed defenses, and Arsenal found a pair in a 2-1 win over improved West Ham United at Emirates Stadium on Saturday.
Eddie Nketiah and Alexandre Lacazette scored classy team goals, while Dani Ceballos led the Gunners to a 2-0 start and sent West Ham to 0-2.
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Next up for the Gunners: a trip to Liverpool.
West Ham host the Wolves next, fueled perhaps by the improvement shown from a Week 1 loss to Newcastle.
3 things we learned from Arsenal – West Ham
1. Winner of the springs of the magic touch of Arteta: Lacazette started and scored, but Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was not afraid to remove the striker and replace him with… a striker. Nketiah raced into the heart of the area to be available for Dani Ceballos cutting off a direct pass from Bukayo Saka and the Gunners battled through the congested 5-4-1 for a 2-1 victory.
2. The Steely lineup (kinda) works for Moyes: A week after leaving Sebastien Haller, Felipe Anderson and Andriy Yarmolenko on the bench against Newcastle, and seeing Haller look strong in the League Cup, David Moyes once again opted for a little more steel and a lot more defense. Moyes’s men were ready to counter at 5-4-1 and they really limited Arsenal’s attack. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang stayed out of danger areas aside from his assist, and it took a real touch of class in possession and movement for the Gunners to find their winner.
That said, Arsenal were a bit open at the back and were forced to play Sead Kolasinac when Kieran Tierney was stopped with an injury before the game. Did Anderson and Yarmolenko produce a second goal?
3. Super Ceballos: His assist came from a great run and the fitting final ball for Nketiah, but the loan from Real Madrid was exactly what Arteta needed on a day when the Gunners were treated much like Man City when the coach helped Pep Guardiola. and company to make their way. a group full of defenders.
For his stat line, see “Man of the Match” below.
Man of the match
Ceballos had 119 touches and completed 90 of 98 passes. He won 8 of 12 games and had three tackles, three interceptions, three punts and two blocked shots. A complete performance.
Arsenal – West Ham summary
Angelo Ogbonna had the first chance of the game, but Declan Rice’s head movement didn’t have enough power for the defender to get past Bernd Leno.
The Gunners soon asserted themselves in the game and Aubameyang put it off a tee for Lacazetteto to head home and provide a 1-0 lead in the 26th minute.
West Ham tied the tie when Antonio got in front of Rob Holding to touch Ryan Fredericks center after some great work from Pablo Fornals and Jarrod Bowen.
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Arthur Masuaku’s dangerous center looked poised to give West Ham a crash advantage early in the second, but Antonio couldn’t face it cleanly and Leno cleaned up the mess.
Arsenal launched a counter to win a corner, but a foul frustrated the Gunners.
Willian was encouraged, but was removed in the 65th minute by Nicolas Pepe, a good change for a coach to have him in their locker.
Antonio launched a header from the bar at 67 with West Ham looking for the three points.
Eddie Nketiah replaced Lacazette at 77.
The Irons focused on putting down Arsenal and remained well trained as the game reached its final 10 minutes.
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