At 4:15 a.m. Beijing time on December 29, in the 19th round of the 2023-24 Premier League, Arsenal played West Ham United at home. In the first half, Soucek scored to give West Ham the lead, before Arsenal veteran Mavropanos doubled the lead in the second half and Benlahma missed a penalty in stoppage time. In the end, Arsenal lost 0-2 at home to West Ham United, suffering a two-game winless run, and are two points behind Liverpool in second place in the standings.
In the 13th minute, West Ham United's cross from the left was cleared not far in front of the goal, Bowen saved the ball near the bottom line, and Soucek met the ball in the middle of the penalty area and pushed the goal, West Ham United led 1-0!
In the 28th minute, Saka cut inside from the right side of the field and fired wide of the far post. In the 30th minute, Arsenal crossed from the right side of the penalty area, and Saka's header in front of the goal was saved by Areola.
In the 32nd minute, West Ham made a substitution, with Ben Lahma replacing Paqueta, who was injured and unable to hold on. In the 34th minute, Arsenal won a corner kick on the right side, a tactical corner kick was taken, Zinchenko crossed from the right side of the field, and Ben White's header from the middle of the penalty area went wide of the left post.
In the 36th minute, Arsenal crossed from the right side of the penalty area, and Martinelli's shot from the middle of the penalty area was slightly off the right post. In the 42nd minute, Arsenal went straight in the middle of the front, Saka dribbled the ball to the right side of the penalty area near the bottom line, volleyed at a small angle, and the ball hit the near post and bounced back into the field.
At the end of the first half, West Ham went into the break with a 1-0 lead.
In the second half, it was easy to play again, and in the 53rd minute, Rice's long-range shot from the top of the penalty area was slightly over the crossbar. In the 58th minute, West Ham won a corner kick on the left, Ward Prowse passed the ball into the penalty area, Mavropanos nodded the ball in front of the goal, the ball hit the crossbar and bounced into the net, West Ham United led 2-0!
In the 64th minute, Arsenal made two changes, with Nketiah and Nelson coming on for Martinelli and Zinchenko. In the 66th minute, Ben White headed in a cross from the right and Gabriel Jesus nodded it over the crossbar. In the 74th minute, Trossard's tackle shot from the right side of the penalty area was saved by Areola.
In the 79th minute, Arsenal made another substitution, with Smith Rowe coming on to replace Trossard. In the 90th minute, Odegaard's long-range shot from the right side of the penalty area was saved by Areola.
In the 96th minute, Rice mixed garlic at his feet in the penalty area, lost the ball and brought down Emerson, the referee awarded a penalty, Ben Rahma took the penalty to the right side of the half-high ball, Raya guessed the right direction and flew to save the ball.
Soon after, Arsenal lost 2-0 at home to West Ham United, ending a two-game winless run.
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