At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on December 16, 2021, the 17th round of the Premier League continued, and Arsenal accepted the challenge of West Ham United at home. In the first half, the two teams drew 0-0. Just after the start of the second half, Arsenal scored a goal. In the 67th minute, West Ham United won a red card, which changed the situation on the field, unable to return to the sky, and near the end of the game, Arsenal scored another goal. In the end, they beat West Ham United 2-0.
Looking at the starting line-up, Arsenal line up in a 4411 formation, with a total starting player worth €348 million and an average age of 24.2 years. Aubameyang did not appear in the big squad for the match.
West Ham United, on the other hand, line up a 4231 formation, with a combined starting player value of €223 million, is more than three years older than Arsenal at 27.6 years on average.
After the game began, the two teams attacked and defended each other, West Ham United's main way of playing was to grab the start, and the threatening goal in the first half was basically from West Ham United, but the Arsenal defender played a solid game. The 0-0 score was maintained until the end of the first half.
Just two minutes into the second half, Arsenal scored. When Lacazette sent a straight ball to find Martinelli, who pushed the far corner to give Arsenal a 1-0 lead.
West Ham United, who had been attacking aggressively, was a little disappointed and frustrated by the goal conceded, and a little disappointed in the defensive action. And this unfavorable mentality finally had an unexpected situation in the 68th minute, Lacazette in the process of breaking through with the ball, right-back Cao Farr with a very fierce tackle almost ruined Lacazette. The consequence of this action is naturally reddish + penalty. Unfortunately, Lacazette's penalty was saved by Fabianski.
In the 86th minute, Saka passed the ball and Smith Ronaldo cut in from the right and scored with a low shot! Arsenal 2-0!
Judging from the technical statistics after the game, Arsenal won well deserved. But in the first half West Ham United played a remarkable role, or we were deeply impressed, this season's Premier League dark horse is indeed worthy of the name, any team in the Premier League encounters them, will encounter a lot of trouble.
After winning the victory, Arsenal brought their points to 29 minutes, thus returning to the fourth place in the league with one point against West Ham United. and surpassed Manchester United by 2 points and Tottenham hotters by 4 points. However, this fourth place is only temporary, because Manchester United play one round less than Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur play three rounds less.
This battle also set 4 new records. First, the Arsenal manager remains unbeaten against the West Ham Manager, whose record has reached 3 rounds of unbeaten; second, Arsenal is the "home dragon" of the Premier League team, they have scored 22 points at home this season, which ranks first in the home record, tied with Manchester City; third, West Ham United manager Moyes has led the team to 18 away encounters with Arsenal, with a record of 4 draws and 14 losses, that is, he has never taken 3 points at arsenal's home field;
Fourth, the future of the current Arsenal squad with a number of young players is worth looking forward to. Arsenal have scored 23 goals in the Premier League this season, 10 of which have come from players under the U21 level, including Martinelli, Saka and Smith Rowe.