The London Derby at the Emirates Stadium was a direct clash for the fourth place in the Premier League, which before this round belonged to. However, on that day the former Fabianski club – Arsenal turned out to be much better.
Fabianski doubled and tripled, but Arsenal defeated West Ham anyway
West Ham United had a terrible performance at the Emirates, and Wednesday’s match was marked by real domination. But the “Gunners” goals scored only after the break. In the 48th minute Gabriel Martinelli hit the net, who, after passing Alexandre Lacazette, fled the West Ham defenders and defeated Fabiański with a flat shot in the long corner.
In the 67th minute the situation of the guests became even more complicated. Vladimir Coufal provoked a penalty kick for Arsenal and saw the second yellow and red cards. At this point, however, he stood up to the task, defending Lacazette’s stroke in great style. For the Pole, it was the 10th penalty defended during his adventure with the English league. Since Euro 2016, when he failed to save any penalties, he has already saved ten of the 29 Premier League penalties.
The Pole kept his team in the game until the 87th minute of the game, but “Hammers” was unable to take advantage of it. In the end, Arsenal sealed their victory with a successful counterattack that finished off Emile Smith-Rowe.
Arsenal deservedly beat West Ham 2-0 and moved up to fourth place with 29 points. West Ham is one point lower and is in fifth position.
Source: Sport
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