On April 16, one of the matches of the 31st round of the English Football Championship took place. West Ham (London) and Arsenal (London) met.
West Ham - Arsenal - 2:2. Championship of England, 31st round. Match review, statisticsChampionship of England, 31st round
West Ham (London) — Arsenal (London) — 2:2 (1:2)
Goals: Benrahma (33), Bowen (55) vs. Jesus (7), Odegaard (10)
Warnings: T. Party (35), Jesus (45+4), Cresswell (83)
Review of the match West Ham - Arsenal:
The Premier League match between West Ham and Arsenal at the London Stadium showed some exciting moments and the score at half-time was 1-2 to Arsenal. However, the game ended in a 2-2 draw, as a result of which both teams scored one point each. Arsenal got off to a strong start as Gabriel Jesus scored for the team in the seventh minute, followed by Martin Odegaard's brilliant goal in the 10th minute. West Ham responded by converting a penalty kick awarded by Saeed Benrahma in the 33rd minute, Arsenal received two yellow cards in the first half, with Thomas Partey and Jesus booked in the 35th and 45th minutes respectively.
The hosts tried to equalize with a penalty from Bukayo Saka in the 52nd minute, while Jarrod Bowen successfully scored against West Ham in the 55th minute to make it 2-2. The second half was filled with substitutions: in the 67th minute, Arsenal replaced Jesus and Parti with Jorginho and Leandro Trossard, respectively. Aaron Cresswell of West Ham also received a yellow card in the 83rd minute. Arsenal made two more substitutions after 85 minutes: Gabriel Martinelli and Kieran Tierney were replaced by Reiss Nelson and Florentino Vieira. West Ham made two more substitutions: Mihail Antonio and Lucas Paqueté came on for Mark Cornet and Flynn Downes in the 87th and 88th minutes respectively. In the last minute of the game, West Ham brought in Pablo Fornals in place of Benrahma in the 90th minute. Arsenal also made a last substitution: Odegaard was replaced by Eddie Nketiah in the same minute. Despite the efforts of both teams, the game ended in a draw. The fans of both teams were disappointed, as no winner could be identified. The draw kept Arsenal in 9th place in the Premier League standings and West Ham in 5th, both teams will now focus on their upcoming matches against other league rivals, continuing their drive to rise up the Premier League ladder.
In the next round, the opponents are waiting for such matches: Bournemouth - West Ham, Arsenal - Southampton.
West Ham - Arsenal - 2:2. Championship of England, 31st round. Match review, statisticsMatch stats West Ham - Arsenal:
| West Ham | Arsenal | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | shots on target | 5 |
| 16 | blows | eleven |
| 7 | Blocked punches | 2 |
| 13 | Kicks from the box | 10 |
| 3 | Kicks from outside the box | 1 |
| eleven | Violations | 8 |
| 6 | corner | 2 |
| 3 | offsides | 1 |
| 29% | Ball possession | 71% |
| 0 | yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3 | Goalie saves | 1 |
| 215 | Total transfers | 569 |
| 149 | Accurate gear | 493 |
| 69% | Gear Accuracy | 87% |
