West Ham 2-5 Arsenal: Player ratings as Saka shines in hectic victory
- Arsenal return to 2nd in the Premier League with dramatic win over West Ham
- First half saw seven goals for fourth time in league history
- Seven different players all found the back of the net
By Tom Gott
Arsenal climbed back up to second in the Premier League table with a breathless 5-2 victory over West Ham United on Saturday.
With Liverpool and Manchester City facing off on Sunday, this represented the perfect chance for Arsenal to recover some ground and Mikel Arteta clearly made that abundantly clear to his players before the game.
Arsenal roared into a four-goal lead inside 36 minutes and looked to be cruising before a late West Ham flurry saw them grab two goals back through Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Emerson. Arsenal would have the final laugh in the first half, however, as Bukayo Saka netted his second of the game from the penalty spot in the closing stages.
This was the fourth time in Premier League history that a first half had seen seven goals and, like two of the previous three, it was followed by a goalless second half which lacked any real moments of excitement.
West Ham player ratings (4-2-3-1)
Player | Rating |
|---|---|
GK: Lukasz Fabianski | 4.3/10 |
RB: Aaron Wan-Bissaka | 7.8/10 |
CB: Jean-Clair Todibo | 5.8/10 |
CB: Max Kilman | 5.5/10 |
LB: Emerson | 6.5/10 |
DM: Tomas Soucek | 6.1/10 |
DM: Lucas Paqueta | 6.1/10 |
RM: Jarrod Bowen | 6.3/10 |
AM: Carlos Soler | 7.2/10 |
LM: Crysencio Summerville | 6.1/10 |
ST: Michail Antonio | 5.8/10 |
SUB: Edson Alvarez (46' for Summerville) | 6.4/10 |
SUB: Danny Ings (64' for Antonio) | 6.0/10 |
SUB: Vladimir Coufal (64' for Emerson) | 6.4/10 |
SUB: Guido Rodriguez (77' for Paqueta) | 6.2/10 |
SUB: Andy Irving (77' for Soler) | 5.7/10 |
Subs not used: Alphonse Areola (GK), Ezra Mayers, Oliver Scarles, Luis Guilherme
Arsenal player ratings (4-3-3)
Player | Rating |
|---|---|
GK: David Raya | 6.4/10 |
RB: Jurrien Timber | 6.2/10 |
CB: William Saliba | 6.6/10 |
CB: Gabriel | 7.5/10 |
LB: Riccardo Calafiori | 6.4/10 |
DM: Jorginho | 7.3/10 |
CM: Martin Odegaard | 8.0/10 |
CM: Declan Rice | 7.7/10 |
RW: Bukayo Saka | 9.2/10 |
ST: Kai Havertz | 7.6/10 |
LW: Leandro Trossard | 8.4/10 |
SUB: Jakub Kiwior (46' for Gabriel) | 6.7/10 |
SUB: Oleksandr Zinchenko (56' for Calafiori) | 6.5/10 |
SUB: Raheem Sterling (74' for Saka) | 5.9/10 |
SUB: Gabriel Jesus (74' for Odegaard) | 6.1/10 |
SUB: Ethan Nwaneri (84' for Trossard) | N/A |
Subs not used: Neto (GK), Josh Nichols, Kieran Tierney, Gabriel Martinelli
Player of the match - Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
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