On Monday, December 26, as part of the 17th round of the English Premier League (

EPL

) season-2022/23, London "Arsenal" defeated "West Ham" in the derby.

The match ended with a score of 3:1.

In the 5th minute, the Gunners took the lead thanks to a goal by 

Bukayo Saka

, but the goal was ruled out for offside.

In the middle of the first half, "West Ham" scored -

Said Benrahma

converted a penalty.

However, in the second half of the meeting, Saka scored in the opponent's goal and equalized the score.

In five minutes,

Gabriel Martinelli

scored the second goal of his team.

The final score of the match was established

by Edward Nketia

.

Arsenal's Ukrainian defender

Oleksandr Zinchenko

started the match on the bench.

He came on as a substitute in the 73rd minute and was not distinguished by productive actions.

  • "Arsenal" strengthened its leadership in the Premier League standings, having 40 points.

    "West Ham" with the fourth defeat in a row is in the 16th position.

  • In the next round, "Arsenal" will play away against "Brighton" on December 31.

    "West Ham" will host "Brentford" a day earlier.

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