Arsenal handed West Ham United their heaviest home defeat in the Premier League on Sunday. The Gunners scored six goals in the game, which saw thousands of the Hammers supporters walk out before halftime.
Mikel Arteta’s side did a lot of good for their goal difference at the London Stadium. They were six goals off Manchester City in the goal-difference section but are now level after thrashing the Hammers. However, they remain third in the table as they have scored three goals fewer than Pep Guardiola’s side.
William Saliba opened the scoring in the 32nd minute from a Declan Rice corner and opened the floodgates at the London Stadium. Bukayo Saka doubled the lead from the penalty spot in the 41st minute before Gabriel made it 3-0 from another set-piece in the 44th minute.
David Moyes’ side were hoping to go into the quickly, but Leandro Trossard made things worse by adding a fourth in injury time. The goal saw thousands of West Ham supporters exit the stadium quickly as they had seen enough in the London derby.
Saka went on to add another right after the hour mark to make it 5-0 for the Gunners. Rice, who was back at the London Stadium for the first time in the Premier League since leaving in the summer, scored a stunning goal from range in the 65th minute to seal a 6-0 win for Arsenal.
Without further ado, here are the player ratings:
West Ham United Player Ratings:
Alphonse Aréola | 5 – The Frenchman goalkeeper conceded six but also made as many saves in the game. He gave away the penalty for Arsenal to double their lead in the first half and that opened the floodgates.
Vladimir Coufal | 4 – The right-back had a tough time in the match as Martinelli was running rings around him. He made 5 clearances in the match, but lost possession 12 times and was not effective going up front.
Kurt Zouma | 4 – A match to forget for the West Ham captain as he was hooked off at halftime. He failed to win any of the duels and could not handle Kai Havertz and Leandro Trossard.
Nayef Aguerd | 4 – The Moroccan also had a poor game and was unable to make things difficult for the Arsenal attackers. He trying to launch the counters but only three of his long passes were successful from his attempted 14.
Emerson | 4.5 – The former Chelsea man has done well against Arsenal in the past but that was not the case on Sunday. He was the pick of the West Ham defenders who started the game even though Saka scored twice.
Tomas Soucek | 4 – The Czech Republic star was ineffective in the game and unable to stop Declan Rice from dominating the midfield. He managed just 32 touches in the match and attempted 23 passes in 90 minutes.
Edson Álvarez | 3 – The new signing from Ajax was on the pitch for 45 minutes but was hardly involved. He had 20 touches in the match and was able to attempt 13 passes – second lowest among those who started for the Hammers.
Ben Johnson | 3.5 – David Moyes started the defender in attack for his physique but the Englishman could not do much as he was finding it hard to counter. He had to spend a a lot of time as a left wing-back more than a winger as Saka and White were doing well in attack.
James Ward-Prowse | 5 – The set-piece specialist was the only decent performer for the Hammers in the game. He tried to his best to stick to his position and get things going, but none of the other attackers could help him out.
Mohammed Kudus | 4.5 – The forward was back from AFCON but did not manage to get back into the same gear as he did before leaving for the tournament. He finished the game with a booking and had nothing to show in attack.
Jarrod Bowen | 4 – The Englishman was deployed as a False9 by Moyes today and was left on his own by the West Ham players. He was offered little to no help in the attack and was trying to do everything on his own.
Konstantinos Mavropanos | 5 – The former Arsenal defender was introduced at half time and he managed to steady things in the backline. He replaced Kurt Zouma and was easily the best defender for the home side in the game.
Kalvin Phillips | 4 – The Manchester City loanee was also subbed in at halftime but managed to very little in the game.
Aaron Creswell | 3 – He replaced Emerson in the 76th minute and had little effect on the game.
Also Read: West Ham United vs Arsenal: Saka, Rice run riot in capital derby as Gunners continue title hunt
Arsenal Player Ratings:
David Raya | 7 – The goalkeeper had to make just one easy save in the game. Was not needed by the Gunners for the second half as West Ham hardly threatened.
Ben White | 8 – The right-back spent most of the game in the West Ham half and was looking to help Saka in attack. Did not have a lot to do in defence.
William Saliba | 9 – Scored the opening goal of the game and was solid in defence. Hardly put a foot wrong in the game.
Gabriel | 9 – The Brazilian replicated everything Saliba did – from scoring a goal from a set-piece to being solid at the back.
Jakub Kiwior | 8 – Zinchenko was out and Arteta was forced to play with Kiwior in the game. He did not do much wrong and finished the game with a 93% pass success and sealed his place as the new left-back.
Martin Odegaard | 9.5 – The Arsneal captain was easily the Man of the Match despite not getting a goal or an assist. he played a deeper role and was creating a lot of chances for the Gunners in attack.
Declan Rice | 9 – Two assists and a goal for Rice on his return to the London Stadium. He played just 67 minutes but was a vital player in all six goals scored.
Kai Havertz | 7 – The German was trying his best for Arsenal today but could not do much to affect the match. He was hardly seen in attack and never threatened the West Ham goal.
Bukayo Saka | 9 – Two goals for the Englishman and he was the best attacker for Arsenal today. He was always popping in the right place and making it hard for the Hammers backline.
Leandro Trossard | 8 – The Belgian replaced Gabriel Jesus in the starting XI and has done enough to seal a place. Scored Arsenal’s first open-play goal and then made way for Nketiah in the second half.
Gabriel Martinelli | 7.5 – The Brazilian finished without a goal or an assist despite the Gunners scoring six goals today. Was making things hard for Coufal but did not have the end product.
Mohamed Elneny | 6 – Came on for Declan Rice and helped the Gunners keep control of the ball.
Reiss Nelson | 6 – Hardly needed to do anything but was all over the pitch to help out.
Edward Nketiah | 6 – Managed to get a shot on target in the 23 minutes he played, but he could not score.
Cedric Soares | 6 – Did not have anything to do after coming on in the 77th minute.
Ethan Nwaneri | 6 – Did not have anything to do after coming on in the 77th minute.