Arsenal vs West Ham

19 September 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Alexandre Lacazette 25’
  • Eddie Nketiah 85’
  • Michail Antonio 45’

Match summary

Arsenal saw off West Ham 2-1, with a late winner. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Alexandre Lacazette put Arsenal ahead with a header in the 25th minute, set up by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Michail Antonio equalised in the 45th minute, set up by Ryan Fredericks, and Eddie Nketiah won it in the 85th minute, set up by Dani Ceballos.

West Ham can feel hard done by, creating 2.06 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Arsenal's 1.33 from 7.

Match stats

Arsenal West Ham
7 Shots 14
3 Shots on Target 3
7 Corners 5
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.33 xG 2.06
1.33 Non-penalty xG 2.06
16 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Arsenal West Ham
Kick-off
Alexandre Lacazette
Assist: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
1-0 (Arsenal)
25’
45’
Michail Antonio
Assist: Ryan Fredericks
1-1 (West Ham)
Half-time1-1
Eddie Nketiah
Assist: Dani Ceballos
2-1 (Arsenal)
85’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

West Ham
  • Ryan Fredericks

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.33 2.06 25’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), 1-0 25’ 45’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), 1-1 45’ 85’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), 2-1 85’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.33 2.06 25’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), 1-0 Lacazette 25’ 45’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), 1-1 Antonio 45’ 85’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), 2-1 Nketiah 85’
Arsenal 1.33 xGWest Ham 2.06 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 West Ham attacking Arsenal attacking 
45’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 85’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 53’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.54 xG, off target 67’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.48 xG, blocked 25’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 40’ Dani Ceballos (Arsenal), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 30’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 72’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 47’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 61’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 5’ Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 67’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 88’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+1’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+4’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 8’ Declan Rice (West Ham), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 65’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 68’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 67’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 51’ Arthur Masuaku (West Ham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 72’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 45’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 85’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 53’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.54 xG, off target 67’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.48 xG, blocked 25’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 40’ Dani Ceballos (Arsenal), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 30’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 72’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 47’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 61’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 5’ Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 67’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 88’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+1’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+4’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 8’ Declan Rice (West Ham), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 65’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 68’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 67’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 51’ Arthur Masuaku (West Ham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 72’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bernd Leno GK900 0.000.000
Sead Kolasinac DEF900 0.000.000
Gabriel DEF900 0.000.000
Rob Holding DEF900 0.000.000
Héctor Bellerín MID900 0.000.000
Bukayo Saka MID902 0.170.131
Dani Ceballos MID9011 0.130.581
Granit Xhaka MID900 0.000.000
Willian FWD650 0.000.101
Alexandre Lacazette FWD7811 0.360.000
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang FWD9011 0.050.483
Nicolas Pepe Sub251 0.050.000
Eddie Nketiah Sub1211 0.580.000
David Luiz Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 64% Avg odds 1.51
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.46
West Ham win 15% Avg odds 6.48

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

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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.