Premier League: Arsenal Take Big Win Against West Ham In London Derby

 

Arsenal seized the London derby against West Ham United to claim a huge 6-0 away victory and closed up points with the table leaders, Liverpool. 

It only took half hour of play before arsenal pounced on West Ham, scored four goals within a space of 15 minutes, with the opener coming from William Saliba's header and a penalty from Bukayo Saka doubled the lead. Minutes later, Gabriel's header from a corner added in the third goal and Leandro Trossard's curly shot closed the half with the four goal. 

West Ham did not get better after the interval as Arsenal extended the lead further by two goals with the fifth from Saka's low-cut shot that beat Areola to the goal. Declan Rice finished the scoring off with the sixth unleashing a 30-yard shot that beat Areola to the tp-corner of the goal. 

The victory gave Arsenal their fourth unbeaten run in the Premier League games as the title race is now thrown open amongst the top-three teams. 

Quick Overview 

It was an emphatic dominating game for Arsenal and the goals came in fast, leaving West Ham no chance of a comeback. The scoreline might look too big for a London derby and that was because Arsenal gave the game their best efforts and made most of their set pieces. 

West Ham barely had a shot on target through the game, which in overall was an unpleasant match for the side as it turned out to be their heaviest defeat in recent times. Meanwhile, for Arsenal, winning the game was key to keeping their title hope alive and they remained in third place and on level points with Manchester City (52).