Premier League Gameweek 7 Sat, Oct 4 2025 · 15:00 Emirates Stadium, London
Arsenal
2–0 Full time · HT 1–0 xG 2.77 – 0.49
West Ham
  • D. Rice 38’
  • B. Saka 67’ (P)
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Arsenal beat West Ham

Arsenal entered as clear favourites and won 2–0 through goals from Rice and Saka. Arsenal finished with the higher xG (2.77 vs 0.49).

Arsenal ✓79%
Draw14%
West Ham7%

Model vs reality

Arsenal goals
2
Model 2.80 · xG 2.77
West Ham goals
0
Model 0.76 · xG 0.49
Total goals
2
Model 3.56 · xG 3.26
Score 2–0
11%
Most likely 2–0 (11%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 69%
Both scored
No
Model 50%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchB. SakaArsenal · 1 goal
8.3
  • RefereeJohn Brooks
  • VenueEmirates Stadium
  • Table before kick-offArsenal 4th · West Ham 19th

Timeline

  1. ⇄ Martín ZubimendiFor M. Ødegaard
    30’
  2. D. Rice 1–0
    38’
  3. Half time · 1–0
  4. C. SummervilleYellow card · Foul
    58’
  5. ⇄ C. MarshallFor N. Füllkrug
    61’
  6. ⇄ F. PottsFor S. Magassa
    61’
  7. B. Saka (pen) 2–0
    67’
  8. Lucas PaquetáYellow card · Argument
    69’
  9. ⇄ E. NwaneriFor L. Trossard
    75’
  10. ⇄ M. Lewis-SkellyFor R. Calafiori
    75’
  11. ⇄ Gabriel MartinelliFor E. Eze
    79’
  12. ⇄ Mikel MerinoFor D. Rice
    79’
  13. ⇄ K. Walker-PetersFor A. Wan-Bissaka
    79’
  14. Full time · 2–0

Team stats

Arsenal21 shots · 16 in box, 5 outside
West Ham4 shots · 4 in box
ArsenalWest Ham
68% Possession 32%
2.77 Expected goals (xG) 0.49
2.65 Expected points (xPts) 0.24
21 Shots 4
5 Shots on target 0
7 Shots off target 3
9 Blocked shots 1
16 Shots inside the box 4
5 Shots outside the box 0
566 Passes 268
88% Pass accuracy 78%
8 Corners 3
0 Goalkeeper saves 3
14 Fouls 14
1 Offsides 1
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
7.11 Team rating 6.59

Line-ups

Arsenal 4-3-3

16.3 David Raya(G)
336.9 R. Calafiori ↓75’ 67.2 Gabriel Magalhães 27.3 W. Saliba 127.7 J. Timber
106.6 E. Eze ↓79’ 417.3 D. Rice ↓79’ 87.2 M. Ødegaard ↓30’
197.3 L. Trossard ↓75’ 145.9 V. Gyökeres 78.3★ B. Saka
  • 1David Raya (G)6.3
  • 33R. Calafiori↓75’6.9
  • 6Gabriel Magalhães7.2
  • 2W. Saliba7.3
  • 12J. Timber7.7
  • 10E. Eze↓79’6.6
  • 41D. Rice↓79’7.3
  • 8M. Ødegaard↓30’7.2
  • 19L. Trossard↓75’7.3
  • 14V. Gyökeres5.9
  • 7B. Saka ★8.3

Substitutes used

  • 11Gabriel Martinelli↑79’6.5
  • 36Martín Zubimendi↑30’7.9
  • 22E. Nwaneri↑75’7.0
  • 49M. Lewis-Skelly↑75’6.7
  • 23Mikel Merino↑79’6.2

Unused: Kepa, B. White, Cristhian Mosquera, C. Nørgaard

West Ham 4-1-4-1

236.3 A. Areola(G)
126.2 E. Diouf 36.5 M. Kilman 156.9 K. Mavropanos 296.3 A. Wan-Bissaka ↓79’
276.3 S. Magassa ↓61’
76.7 C. Summerville 187.0 Mateus Fernandes 107.6 Lucas Paquetá 206.3 J. Bowen
116.2 N. Füllkrug ↓61’
  • 23A. Areola (G)6.3
  • 12E. Diouf6.2
  • 3M. Kilman6.5
  • 15K. Mavropanos6.9
  • 29A. Wan-Bissaka↓79’6.3
  • 27S. Magassa↓61’6.3
  • 7C. Summerville6.7
  • 18Mateus Fernandes7.0
  • 10Lucas Paquetá7.6
  • 20J. Bowen6.3
  • 11N. Füllkrug↓61’6.2

Substitutes used

  • 2K. Walker-Peters↑79’6.6
  • 50C. Marshall↑61’6.5
  • 32F. Potts↑61’6.5

Unused: M. Hermansen, Igor Julio, Luis Guilherme, C. Wilson, G. Rodríguez, O. Scarles

Player stats

Top rated
B. SakaArsenal8.3
2nd
Martín ZubimendiArsenal7.9
3rd
J. TimberArsenal7.7

Arsenal

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
David Raya G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 81% 26 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
R. Calafiori D 75 0 0 1 (0) 0 87% 60 3 0 0/1 2/2 6.9
Gabriel Magalhães D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 55 2 2 0/0 0/2 7.2
W. Saliba D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 96 0 0 1/1 0/0 7.3
J. Timber D 90 0 0 2 (1) 1 91% 47 6 2 0/2 2/2 7.7
E. Eze M 79 0 0 2 (1) 0 88% 32 2 1 0/0 1/0 6.6
D. Rice M 79 1 0 1 (1) 3 92% 60 0 0 2/2 0/0 7.3
M. Ødegaard M 30 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 21 1 0 0/0 1/1 7.2
L. Trossard F 75 0 0 0 (0) 2 71% 34 2 0 1/1 1/1 7.3
V. Gyökeres F 90 0 0 2 (1) 0 45% 11 0 0 1/2 1/2 5.9
B. Saka F 90 1 0 2 (1) 2 78% 27 2 1 0/2 2/3 8.3
Gabriel Martinelli F 11 0 0 0 (0) 1 0% 1 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
Martín Zubimendi M 60 0 0 0 (0) 1 95% 73 5 0 0/0 1/0 7.9
E. Nwaneri M 15 0 0 1 (0) 0 88% 8 0 0 0/1 0/0 7.0
M. Lewis-Skelly M 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 0 1 0/1 0/0 6.7
Mikel Merino M 11 0 0 1 (0) 0 82% 11 0 0 0/0 2/1 6.2

West Ham

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
A. Areola G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 48% 25 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
E. Diouf D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 78% 23 0 2 0/1 3/2 6.2
M. Kilman D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 73% 26 0 0 1/1 1/0 6.5
K. Mavropanos D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 26 0 2 0/0 0/0 6.9
A. Wan-Bissaka D 79 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 13 0 0 0/1 1/0 6.3
S. Magassa M 61 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 13 1 1 0/0 1/0 6.3
C. Summerville F 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 27 2 1 0/2 2/4 6.7
Mateus Fernandes M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 35 7 0 0/2 2/0 7.0
Lucas Paquetá M 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 88% 33 5 1 1/3 1/4 7.6
J. Bowen F 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 14 0 2 0/2 1/2 6.3
N. Füllkrug F 61 0 0 1 (0) 0 46% 13 0 1 0/0 1/1 6.2
K. Walker-Peters D 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 63% 8 2 0 0/0 1/0 6.6
C. Marshall F 29 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 1 0 2 1/2 0/0 6.5
F. Potts M 29 0 0 0 (0) 0 55% 11 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.