West Ham 2-5 Arsenal
Fabianski:2 Sometimes I wish Fabianski would distribute the ball immediately as he missed two excellent opportunities to counter when West Ham had been under pressure. Conceded the second penalty of the game for accidentally punching Gabriel in the face from a corner. Made a complete hash of saving a weak penalty by Saka as Arsenal went in 5-2 ahead at half time.
Wan Bissaka:7 Not allowed to get forward as much as in previous games but popped up in the Arsenal box to score and made it 4-1.
Todibo:4 Must surely be exploring the fine detail of that obligation to buy agreement.
Kilman:4 Made a couple of errors early on and must have been wondering what the hell was going on.
Emerson:5 Possibly his worst performance of the season until he scored a brilliant free kick to make it 4-2 in the first half. Forced a good save with another freekick.
Soler:4 Looked to have been replaced with a doppelganger for this game, until he played a delicious through ball for Wan Bissaka to score. Picked up in the second half as did most of the team but it’s important to remember that Arsenal were playing in 3rd gear and cruising through the game.
Paqueta:2 Worked his socks off for the team but like most of his teammates spent the game defending. pressure eventually told when he conceded a penalty against Saka for Arsenal’s 3rd on 33 mins. I’m not entirely sure there was contact but really, we deserved to be 4-0 down by that point so no complaint. Gave the ball away for the Gunners 4th 2 mins later.
Soucek:3 Chasing shadows as quicker more agile players swarmed around him.
Bowen:4 Not hugely involved but ran around and helped AWB in defence.
Summerville:3 Beautiful chopped finish but the Dutchman was well offside. Outmuscled.
Antonio:3 Lost his man as Arsenal scored a predictable opener from set-piece specialist Gabriel. Will be disappointed to have been outmuscled by his old mate Declan Rice on several occasions.
West Ham 2-5 Arsenal: Rice bullied Antonio
Substitutes:
Alvarez:6 Replaced Summerville at half-time
Ings: 64th min sub for Antonio
Coufal: replaced Emerson as part of a double substitution
Irving: Replaced Paqueta on 77 mins
Rodriguez: On for Soler
