Arsenal vs West Ham

28 December 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Tomas Soucek 13’
  • Konstantinos Mavropanos 55’

Match summary

West Ham beat Arsenal 2-0 on the road. West Ham led 1-0 at half-time.

Tomas Soucek put West Ham ahead in the 13th minute, set up by Jarrod Bowen and Konstantinos Mavropanos made it 0-2 with a header in the 55th minute, set up by James Ward-Prowse.

Arsenal can feel hard done by, creating 2.92 expected goals (xG) from 30 shots to West Ham's 1.60 from 6. Said Benrahma had a penalty saved for West Ham.

Match stats

Arsenal West Ham
30 Shots 6
8 Shots on Target 3
10 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2.79 xG 1.60
2.79 Non-penalty xG 0.84
27 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Arsenal West Ham
Kick-off
13’
Tomas Soucek
Assist: Jarrod Bowen0-1 (West Ham)
Half-time0-1
55’
Konstantinos Mavropanos
Assist: James Ward-Prowse0-2 (West Ham)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Arsenal
  • Gabriel Jesus
  • Reiss Nelson

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 2.92 1.60 13’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), 0-1 13’ 55’ Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham), 0-2 55’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.92 1.60 13’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), 0-1 Soucek 13’ 55’ Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham), 0-2 Mavropanos 55’
Arsenal 2.92 xGWest Ham 1.60 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 West Ham attacking Arsenal attacking 
90+6’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 13’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 42’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 66’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 65’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 42’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.29 xG, hit the woodwork 30’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 75’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 73’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 90+3’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 74’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 35’ Ben White (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 37’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 55’ Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 78’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 87’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 89’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 90+2’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+2’ William Saliba (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 4’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 11’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 86’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 58’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 74’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+1’ Reiss Nelson (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 62’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 43’ Mohammed Kudus (West Ham), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 1’ James Ward-Prowse (West Ham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+6’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 13’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 42’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 66’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 65’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 42’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.29 xG, hit the woodwork 30’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 75’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 73’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 90+3’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 74’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 37’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 35’ Ben White (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 55’ Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 78’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 87’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+2’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 89’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 90+2’ William Saliba (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 4’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 11’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 86’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 58’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+1’ Reiss Nelson (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 62’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 74’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 43’ Mohammed Kudus (West Ham), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 1’ James Ward-Prowse (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
David Raya GK900 0.000.000
Ben White DEF901 0.060.361
Gabriel DEF901 0.140.000
William Saliba DEF901 0.050.072
Oleksandr Zinchenko DEF690 0.000.102
Martin Odegaard MID903 0.090.646
Declan Rice MID902 0.050.042
Leandro Trossard MID845 0.640.021
Bukayo Saka FWD909 0.840.494
Gabriel Jesus FWD903 0.740.434
Gabriel Martinelli FWD691 0.070.041
Reiss Nelson Sub211 0.040.000
Eddie Nketiah Sub212 0.160.000
Emile Smith-Rowe Sub61 0.040.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 74% Avg odds 1.30
Draw 16% Avg odds 5.97
West Ham win 10% Avg odds 10.13

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

Form going into the game

Arsenal WWLWD
West Ham DWLWW

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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.