This Saturday there was a duel between Basque coaches on the benches at the London Olympics. He West Ham He received Arsenal with bad memories of the Gunners’ last visit to their neighbors, which ended 0-6. This time, the story has been very similar: Arsenal comes out beating the hammers, 2-5.
Arsenal proved to be a steamroller from the start of the match. Ten minutes into the game Gabriel Magalhaes He scored the first goal for the visitors, coming off a corner. The Brazilian once again shows that he is an expert at set pieces. Before reaching the half-hour mark, the gunners would smell blood again and score the second goal thanks to Trossard who finished off a playful play between Saka and Odegaard from the edge of the area.
In just five minutes, Arsenal would put themselves in the way. Saka, through a magnificent personal move, would cause a penalty that Ødegaard would later not forgive against Fabianski and shortly after, Havertz took advantage of a defensive error to establish the 0-4.
He West Ham He woke up, but very little…
The locals had not said their last word in the match. In just a few minutes they made up their result, putting themselves two goals behind. Carlos Soler attended Aaron Wan-Bissaka that surprised the entire defense and beat Raya with a magnificent finish. Afterwards, Emerson put some excitement in the game with a great goal from a free kick that the Catalan goalkeeper could do nothing about. However, that light of hope for the West Ham It would go out soon…
Before reaching the break, Fabianski took a corner kick past Gabriel, the scorer of the first goal. The referee did not hesitate to award a penalty and the Brazilian defender would end up being substituted at half-time due to the blow to the face he received from the Polish goalkeeper. The goalkeeper himself West Ham He was about to save Saka’s penalty, but the English winger did not forgive and established the final 2-5.
Second part with little at stake
In the second half the pace of play dropped noticeably with the game being decided and there were hardly any chances for either team. The game would end with the same result as the first half. The duel between Basque technicians ends up being won by Arteta from San Sebastian. With this victory, Arsenal is in the Champions League with 25 points, six less than Liverpool who are playing this day against Manchester City.
Lopetegui on the tightrope
With this defeat, Julen Lopetegui sees his position on the London Olympic bench in jeopardy. His team right now has 15 points, seven behind Nottingham Forest that marks the European positions. The Spanish coach’s project was very exciting with great additions, but at the moment it is being a clear disappointment…
Technical sheet
West Ham: Fabianski, Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Emerson (min 65. Coufal); Soucek, Paquetá (min 77. Guido Rodríguez); Bowen, Soler (min 78. Irving), Summerville (min 46. Edson Álvarez); Antonio (min 65. Ings)
Arsenal: David Stripe; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel (46 mins. Kiwior), Calafiori (56 mins. Zinchenko); Jorginho, Rice, Odegaard (min 74. Gabriel Jesus); Saka (min 74. Sterling), Trossard (min 85. Nwaneri), Havertz.
Goals of the match: 0-1, min 10. Gabriel; 0-2, min 27. Trossard; 0-3, min 34. Ødegaard (p); 0-4, min 36. Havertz; 1-4, min 38. Wan-Bissaka; 2-4, min 40. Emerson; 2-5, min 45 + 5. Case (p).
