In the early morning of December 16, Beijing time, the 17th round of the Premier League continued. Arsenal played at home in this round and their opponents were West Ham United. After 90 minutes of fierce fighting, Arsenal won 2-0 at home to usher in two consecutive league wins. Losing West Ham united have not won two rounds, and the team has fallen out of the top four.
Arsenal lined up in a 4-5-1 formation for the match. Goalkeeper will be No. 32 Ramsdale, the four at the backcourt are No. 18 Fuan Jianyang, No. 4 Ben White, No. 6 Gabriel and No. 3 Tierney, and the midfielders are No. 7 Saka, No. 5 Thomas, No. 34 Xhaka, No. 35 Martinelli and No. 8 Erdegaard, with No. 9 Lacazette at the top.
In the 28th minute of the first half, Arsenal created confusion in the opposing penalty area, and Lacazette's shot was blocked by the opponent. In the 34th minute, Fornals fired a shot from the edge of the penalty area and the ball brushed the upright off the line. In the 40th minute Tierney fired a long-range shot from outside the box and the West Ham goalkeeper blocked the ball. In the 45th minute, Lacazette and Martinelli shot in succession, both of which were blocked by West Ham goalkeeper Fabianski.
The deadlock was broken in the 47th minute, Lacazette sent a direct plug, Martinelli faced the goalkeeper to push the goal, Arsenal took a 1-0 lead. In the 52nd minute, Bowen's shot was extremely threatening and the Arsenal goalkeeper flew to defuse the situation. In the 68th minute, Cao Fale was fouled red in the penalty area and Lacazette's penalty was saved. In the 86th minute, Smith Rowe pushed a shot that allowed Arsenal to seal the win 2-0.
In the end of the 90-minute match, Arsenal won the London derby with a 2-0 victory over West Ham United with goals from Martinez and Smith Rowe. After winning the match, Arsenal enjoyed two consecutive league wins, and they accumulated 29 points in the table, surpassing West Ham united to enter the top four of the league. West Ham slipped to 5th in the table after losing.