Arsenal vs West Ham

15 December 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Anthony Taylor

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Gabriel Martinelli 48’
  • Emile Smith-Rowe 87’

Match summary

Arsenal won 2-0 at home to West Ham. It was goalless at half-time.

Gabriel Martinelli put Arsenal ahead in the 48th minute, set up by Alexandre Lacazette and Emile Smith-Rowe made it 2-0 in the 87th minute, set up by Bukayo Saka.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 2.84 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to West Ham's 0.34 from 7. Alexandre Lacazette had a penalty saved for Arsenal. West Ham had a player sent off.

Match stats

Arsenal West Ham
21 Shots 7
8 Shots on Target 1
5 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 1
2.81 xG 0.34
2.05 Non-penalty xG 0.34
13 Deep Completions 0

Key events

Arsenal West Ham
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Gabriel Martinelli
Assist: Alexandre Lacazette1-0 (Arsenal)
48’
Emile Smith-Rowe
Assist: Bukayo Saka2-0 (Arsenal)
87’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Arsenal
  • Aaron Ramsdale
  • Gabriel Martinelli
West Ham
  • Vladimir Coufal

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.84 0.34 48’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), 1-0 48’ 87’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), 2-0 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.84 0.34 48’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), 1-0 Martinelli 48’ 87’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), 2-0 Smith-Rowe 87’
Arsenal 2.84 xGWest Ham 0.34 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 West Ham attacking Arsenal attacking 
69’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 44’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.53 xG, off target 48’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 79’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 40’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 28’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 65’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 59’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 87’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 90’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 58’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, saved 76’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 51’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 25’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 44’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 53’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 62’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 80’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 44’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 10’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 42’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 36’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 8’ Craig Dawson (West Ham), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Pablo Fornals (West Ham), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Declan Rice (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 69’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 44’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.53 xG, off target 48’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 79’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 40’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 28’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 65’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 90’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 59’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 87’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 51’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 58’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, saved 76’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 25’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 44’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 53’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 62’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 80’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 44’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 10’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 42’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 36’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 8’ Craig Dawson (West Ham), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Declan Rice (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Pablo Fornals (West Ham), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Aaron Ramsdale GK900 0.000.000
Takehiro Tomiyasu DEF900 0.000.071
Gabriel DEF901 0.080.000
Ben White DEF900 0.000.000
Kieran Tierney DEF901 0.010.000
Bukayo Saka MID9013 0.230.304
Thomas Partey MID902 0.090.000
Granit Xhaka MID904 0.260.000
Gabriel Martinelli MID8214 1.050.141
Martin Odegaard MID661 0.080.172
Alexandre Lacazette FWD8813 0.910.372
Emile Smith-Rowe Sub2412 0.140.021
Eddie Nketiah Sub80 0.000.000
Nuno Tavares Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 46% Avg odds 2.09
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.59
West Ham win 27% Avg odds 3.58

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Arsenal LWLLW
West Ham LLDWD

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.