In a Premier League match in the early morning of December 16, Beijing time, Arsenal won 2-0 at home to West Ham United. Arsenal, who played at home, took the initiative, but played a bit slowly, with sporadic shooting opportunities, and only after 40 minutes did they play a relatively stable offensive output. However, Arsenal were unable to break the West Ham goal in the first half. In the second half, Arsenal completed the transformation, the attack became very sharp, Martinez took the lead for Arsenal in the 47th minute, after which Lacazette had hopes of equalizing, but he missed a penalty. The off-taking of Theafar allowed Arsenal, who played one more man, to play more calmly and score another last-minute goal to seal the win, with substitute Smith Rowe on the bench. The final score was set at 2-0 and Arsenal laughed to the end.
Arsenal started the league with three consecutive defeats, putting Arteta under enormous pressure. But Arsenal management chose to continue to trust Arteta, and as a result, Arteta turned the tide and gradually got Arsenal back on track. Arteta has created Arsenal's devil's home. Arsenal's record at home this season is 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 22 points, which is the same as Manchester City at the top of the table, and is tied for 1st place in the Premier League. To know that last season, Arsenal only won 8 games at home, and now arsenal have only played 17 rounds to win 7 home games, which shows how much Arsenal has improved.
Arteta's transformation of Arsenal has been a phased success. He reused young players and achieved immediate results. Arsenal's 23 Premier League goals this season have been scored by U21 players in 10. Young players bring firepower to Arsenal. At the same time, for the stars who performed poorly and disobeyed management, Arteta also struck hard. Although the 32-year-old Aubameyang has done a lot for Arsenal, he has been publicly criticized for repeatedly violating the rules of the team, which is a very rare scene. This also allows Arteta to establish his own position of authority, no player can have the privilege, all need to obey the management. The management's full support for Arteta has made Arteta's progress in everything smooth.
Arsenal's defeat of West Ham also left the scramble chaotic. Arsenal moved up to 4th, while West Ham fell to 5th with a one-point gap. Moyes is also sad enough, his coaching career has not won 18 away games against Arsenal in the Premier League, which is the longest away winless record for a manager facing the same opponent in Premier League history. Moyes set a record of shame in the Premier League. With this performance, it may be difficult to re-enter the top 4, after all, there are still many strong teams behind him. United, who have one less round, are only one point apart at West Ham. Tottenham, who have played three fewer games than West Ham, are just three points behind West Ham. Once Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur make their way, West Ham May fall behind.