Arsenal v West Ham LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Hammers move into top six with shock away win

Arsenal 0-2 West Ham: Arsenal miss out on the chance to go top of the table as David Moyes wins for the first time at the Emirates

Mikel Arteta bemoans Arsenal’s display in both boxes after home loss to West Ham

Arsenal missed out on the chance to move top of the Premier League table as they slumped to a 2-0 loss and a first home defeat of the season against West Ham.

The home slide flew out of the traps in the early goings but soon found themselves behind when Tomas Soucek slammed home an effort in the first half, which stood after a lengthy VAR check couldn’t determine whether the ball had gone out of play in the build-up.

David Moyes had never won away against Arsenal in his managerial career but his team took a further step towards victory when former Arsenal defender Konstantinos Mavropanos headed home from a corner after the break.

Declan Rice started his first league game against his former side and saw his blushes saved late on when David Raya saved Said Benrahma’s injury-time penalty after the former Hammers skipper brought down Emerson in the penalty area. Relive all the match action and reaction below:

Arsenal vs West Ham LIVE: Latest Premier League updates

• FT: West Ham move into the top six with shock 2-0 win away at Arsenal
• REPORT: Arsenal show why Premier League title may slip away – and it’s not down to VAR
• 90+6’ PENALTY SAVE! Raya denies late Benrahma effort after Rice concedes penalty (ARS 0-2 WHU)
• 66’ CHANCE! Jesus spurns two golden opportunities with missed headers (ARS 0-2 WHU)
• 55’ GOAL! Mavropanos thumps in header to double lead (ARS 0-2 WHU)
• 42’ POST! Saka strikes the woodwoork as Arsenal search for equaliser (ARS 0-1 WHU)
• 13’ GOAL! Soucek opens the scoring against the run of play (ARS 0-1 WHU)

[28 December 2023 18:30 · Ben Fleming]

Arsenal vs West Ham - Predicted line-ups

We should be getting confirmed team news in about 45 minutes but here is a look at how we expect both teams to line up:

Arsenal predicted XI: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Jorginho, Rice, Odegaard; Saka, Jesus, Martinelli

West Ham predicted XI: Areola; Coufal, Mavropanos, Zouma, Johnson; Alvarez, Soucek, Ward-Prowse; Kudus, Bowen, Paqueta

[28 December 2023 18:25 · Ben Fleming]

Arsenal vs West Ham - early team news

Arsenal will be without the suspended Kai Havertz, who picked up his fifth Premier League booking of the season against Liverpool. Takehiro Tomiyasu, Fabio Vieira and Thomas Partey remain out.

Nayef Aguerd is a doubt for West Ham after missing the win against Manchester United while Michail Antonio remains out with a knee injury.

[28 December 2023 18:20 · Ben Fleming]

Arsenal vs West Ham - key info

When is Arsenal vs West Ham?

The match will kick off at 8:15pm BST on Thursday 28 December at the Emirates Stadium.

Where can I watch it?

This fixture will be shown live on Amazon Prime Video, streamable on all devices and smart TVs with a Prime subscription.

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[28 December 2023 14:55 · Ben Fleming]

Good evening!

Hello and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of the Premier League fixture between Arsenal and West Ham from the Emirates. The festive schedule continues thick and fast as Mikel Arteta’s side look to avenge a Carabao Cup defeat against West Ham earlier in the season and move back to the top of the table.

West Ham, meanwhile, picked up an impressive 2-0 home win against Manchester United before Christmas and will hope to claim another impressive scalp away at the Emirates - a place they haven’t won at since 2015.

Stay with us here for all the build-up, team news and match action to follow!