In the 24th round of the Premier League, Arsenal played West Ham United away. In the first half, Arsenal were on fire, with Saliba, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel and Leandro Trossard scoring a goal each. In the second half, Bukayo Saka scored another goal and Rice also scored a goal. Facing the old owner, Rice scored one goal and assisted twice in this game, and he scored three goals alone, with an eye-catching performance. Arsenal won 6-0, drew with the "Hammers", and only 2 points behind Liverpool, approaching the top of the table, and the Gunners fans celebrated the New Year today.
Liverpool and Manchester City have both won this round and Arsenal are under pressure to win. In terms of the lineup, on Arsenal's side, Leandro Trossard, Martinelli and Bukayo Saka form a trident, Gabriel Jesus is not in the squad, and the starting goalkeeper is still Raya. In the fifth minute, Bowen had a one-on-one chance on the left, but it was offside. After that, Arsenal's corner was headed in by Rice and Saliba's header was saved by the goalkeeper. Rice then crossed again, Havertz headed in little threat and Saka fired a long-range shot that was blocked.
In the 23rd minute, Martinelli crossed from the right side, Trossard volleyed on the left side of the penalty area, Areola flew to save the ball, and saved! After that, Bukayo Saka played the ball and Odegaard fired a low left-footed shot from the edge of the box that hit the centre-back and went slightly wide. In the 32nd minute, Arsenal's corner kick, Saliba nodded in a steal, 1-0, Arsenal lead! After that, Saka burst into the right side of the box and fired a shot that grazed the post. In the 38th minute, Bukayo Saka burst into the right side of the box and Areola brought him down and Arsenal were awarded a penalty. After the VAR check, the referee blew for a penalty, and Saka came to deal with it and hit it steadily, 2-0! In the 46th minute, a free kick opportunity, Rice's cross landed excellently, and Gabriel scored with a header, 3-0! Only 1 minute later, Odegaard made the ball, and Trossard shot into the net in the middle of the penalty area, 4-0, and it was spent!
West Ham made two changes and Phillips, on loan from Manchester City, came on and Arsenal continued to control the situation. Martinelli played the ball and Saka fired a low shot from the middle of the box that was blocked. In the 60th minute, Arsenal had 20 shots on goal, while West Ham only had three, which is a big difference. In the 62nd minute, Odegaard plugged straight, Saka received the ball on the right side and cut inside and shot into the net, the goalkeeper did not react, 5-0! After the goal, some West Ham fans began to leave the field early, and Moyes's face was a little unbearable.
Arsenal had no intention of stopping, in the 65th minute, Ben White made the ball, Rice hit the goal with a heavy shot at the edge of the penalty area, and the ball went into the net, 6-0! Rice didn't celebrate after breaking the old goal, and he was substituted before scoring a goal and providing two assists in a brilliant performance. After that, Martinelli played the ball and Nketiah fired a low shot from the middle of the box, which was too straight for the goalkeeper to save.
After this round, the top three are only 2 points apart, and they all have a chance to compete for the league title, and there are 14 rounds of matches, which can be exciting.