Arsenal defeated West Ham United 5-2 in an action-packed London derby during the thirteenth round of the Premier League. In a frenetic first half with seven goalsthe “Gunners” showed forcefulness and They secured three vital points to keep the pressure on in the fight for second place, positioning themselves as escorts for Liverpool, which has 31 points, reaching 25 units.
The Olympic Stadium witnessed an offensive spectacle in the first 45 minutes. Gabriel Magalhães opened the scoring with a header, followed by Trossard, Odegaard (penalty), and Havertz, who made it 4-0 for those directed by Mikel Arteta in less than 40 minutes. Although Wan-Bissaka and Emerson cut for the hammers”, Bukayo Saka sealed the match with another shot from 12 steps before the break.
The second half, in contrast, had no goals.despite dangerous attempts such as Raheem Sterling’s shot that brushed the post and the missed opportunity by Danny Ings. Arsenal controlled the final minutes, while West Ham, with 15 points, was in fourteenth position in the table.
Saturday’s day also left other notable results: Brentford beat Leicester City 4-1 and is approaching the cup zone, while the “Wolves” are one point away from relegation. Furthermore, the Bournemouth beat Wolverhampton 4-2 thanks to a brilliant hat-trick from Justin Kluivert. For his part, the Nottingham Forest se impuso 1-0 al Ipswich Townwith a penalty from Chris Wood that places him sixth in the standings and the Crystal Palace tied the match in the last minutes against Newcastle and made it 1-1 He took Palace out of relegation on goal difference.
The day will end this Sunday with four games with several teams from the “Big Six” and Argentines on the field: the Chelsea of Enzo Fernandez will face Aston Villa by Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez, while the Manchester United of Garnacho and Lisandro Matínez, will go against Everton. On the other hand the Tottenham by Cristian “Cuti” Romero will host Fulham and the match of the day will be between Liverpool by Alexis MacAllister against Manchester City who want to return to victory and cut points from the leader.
