
Unai Emery’s ghost haunts Arsenal as they rob West Ham
Arsenal 2 vs 1 West Ham
Premier League, Emirates Stadium, 19 September 2020, 8pm
Lacazette (24′) Nketiah (84′) Antonio (45′)

Arsenal put in an Unai-Emeryesque performance against West Ham but they ground out a result and took all 3 points from the Emirates.
Arsenal were slow to start and West Ham the better side for the opening exchanges, a theme that would dominate the game. Everything was just a little off for Arsenal until it wasn’t, which wasn’t very often.
With 24 minutes on the clock Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang dinked a lovely chipped pass straight onto Alexandre Lacazette’s head. The Frenchman made no mistake with his 50th Arsenal goal and West Ham could consider themselves unlucky as they put in a much improved performance compared to their outing against Newcastle on the opening day.

Before the game even started, Arsenal lost Kieran Tierney to a hip problem, replaced by Sead Kolasinac in the starting lineup and his energy was badly missed.
As the break approached, Michail Antonio pulled West Ham level with just seconds left as Arsenal were caught on the counter.
Half-time at the Emirates – 1-1.
Arsenal came out brighter in the second half but it didn’t last and as we approached the hour mark, West Ham were starting to get on top, pushing Arsenal deeper as they won the battle in midfield.
As the Hammers stepped it up, we began to see the Arsenal defence show cracks that Mikel Arteta has only just begun to fill in. It was also clear why Arteta is so keen to get a new midfield in place.
The stench of Unai Emery’s 18 months began to rise up again from the pitch.
With just over five minutes on the clock, however, Arsenal found a way to absolutely rob West Ham of a result when Eddie Nketiah poked home.

Under Emery, there is no doubt we would have lost this game and then had to listen to him tell us how good West Ham are and how happy he is with the performance anyway.
There is no way that Arteta will be happy with that performance and still we won.
Two out of two and six out of six. Mikel Arteta’s reaction at the final whistle tells you all you need to know.
Video: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta’s reaction after the full-time whistle against West Ham. [Sky] #afc pic.twitter.com/APcd0DQBnX
— afcstuff (@afcstuff) September 19, 2020
He understands how important these points are while everyone focuses on the games against the top six.
Next up, Leicester in the Carabao Cup and Liverpool in the League.
🗣" A few months ago we would've drawn or lost that game and today we won it "
Mikel Arteta on Arsenal's win pic.twitter.com/fVW6QFgVLG
— Football Daily (@footballdaily) September 19, 2020
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Played 143 – Arsenal wins 69 – West Ham wins 35 – Draws 39
Arsenal have won eight of their last 11 games against West Ham, drawing two and losing just one and scoring 25 goals while conceding 10. Arsenal have lost only two of their last 27 games against West Ham, one home and one away.
Arsenal have lost three games in a row to West Ham twice, once in a run between 8 March 1975 and 29 November 1975 (Cup, Division One, Division One) and then again between 1 February 2006 and 7 April 2007 (all Premier league), the first two when they were managed by Alan Pardew and the third under Alan Curbishley.

Arsenal and West Ham first played each other in January, 1906 when then-Woolwich Arsenal drew with the Hammers 1-1 in the FA Cup. James Sharp scored from the spot for the Gunners.
The Arsenal starting XI that day was: Jimmy Ashcroft, Archie Cross, James Sharp, Percy Sands, James Bigden, Andrew Ducat, Roddy McEachrane, Bobby Templeton, Billy Garbutt, Tim Coleman, and Tom Fitchie.
Arsenal won the replay 3-2 at West Ham five days later on 13 January with the exact same lineup apart from Tom Fitchie, who was replaced by Charlie Satterthwaite who got one of Arsenal’s goals. Garbutt and Ducat scored the others.
Arsenal vs West Ham/West Ham vs Arsenal Head-to-head
Date | Fixture | Score | Competition | |
13/01/1906 | Woolwich Arsenal v West Ham United | D | 1-1 | FA Cup |
18/01/1906 | West Ham United v Woolwich Arsenal | W | 2-3 | FA Cup |
27/08/1923 | West Ham United v Arsenal | L | 1-0 |
League Division One
|
10/09/1923 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 4-1 |
League Division One
|
27/09/1924 | West Ham United v Arsenal | L | 1-0 |
League Division One
|
14/01/1925 | West Ham United v Arsenal | D | 0-0 | FA Cup |
21/1/1925 | Arsenal v West Ham United | D | 2-2 | FA Cup |
26/01/1925 | Arsenal v West Ham United | L | 0-1 | FA Cup |
23/3/1925 | Arsenal v West Ham United | L | 1-2 |
League Division One
|
21/09/1925 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 3-2 |
League Division One
|
05/10/1925 | West Ham United v Arsenal | W | 0-4 |
League Division One
|
16/10/1926 | Arsenal v West Ham United | D | 2-2 |
League Division One
|
07/03/1927 | West Ham United v Arsenal | L | 7-0 |
League Division One
|
01/10/1927 | Arsenal v West Ham United | D | 2-2 |
League Division One
|
11/2/1928 | West Ham United v Arsenal | D | 2-2 |
League Division One
|
13/10/1928 | Arsenal v West Ham United | L | 2-3 |
League Division One
|
23/02/1929 | West Ham United v Arsenal | W | 3-4 |
League Division One
|
02/11/1929 | Arsenal v West Ham United | L | 0-1 |
League Division One
|
01/03/1930 | West Ham United v Arsenal | W | 0-3 | FA Cup |
08/03/1930 | West Ham United v Arsenal | L | 3-2 |
League Division One
|
25/10/1930 | Arsenal v West Ham United | D | 1-1 |
League Division One
|
28/02/1931 | West Ham United v Arsenal | W | 2-4 |
League Division One
|
14/11/1931 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 4-1 |
League Division One
|
26/03/1932 | West Ham United v Arsenal | D | 1-1 |
League Division One
|
5/1/1946 | West Ham United v Arsenal | L | 6-0 | FA Cup |
09/01/1946 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 1-0 | FA Cup |
8/11/1958 | West Ham United v Arsenal | D | 0-0 |
League Division One
|
28/03/1959 | Arsenal v West Ham United | L | 1-2 |
League Division One
|
14/11/1959 | Arsenal v West Ham United | L | 1-3 |
League Division One
|
02/04/1960 | West Ham United v Arsenal | D | 0-0 |
League Division One
|
05/11/1960 | West Ham United v Arsenal | L | 6-0 |
League Division One
|
25/03/1961 | Arsenal v West Ham United | D | 0-0 |
League Division One
|
2/12/1961 | Arsenal v West Ham United | D | 2-2 |
League Division One
|
21/04/1962 | West Ham United v Arsenal | D | 3-3 |
League Division One
|
13/10/1962 | Arsenal v West Ham United | D | 1-1 |
League Division One
|
2/3/1963 | West Ham United v Arsenal | W | 0-4 |
League Division One
|
09/11/1963 | Arsenal v West Ham United | D | 3-3 |
League Division One
|
21/03/1964 | West Ham United v Arsenal | D | 1-1 |
League Division One
|
14/11/1964 | Arsenal v West Ham United | L | 0-3 |
League Division One
|
27/03/1965 | West Ham United v Arsenal | L | 2-1 |
League Division One
|
20/11/1965 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 3-2 |
League Division One
|
16/04/1966 | West Ham United v Arsenal | L | 2-1 |
League Division One
|
23/08/1966 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 2-1 |
League Division One
|
29/08/1966 | West Ham United v Arsenal | D | 2-2 |
League Division One
|
05/10/1966 | Arsenal v West Ham United | L | 1-3 | League Cup |
25/11/1967 | Arsenal v West Ham United | D | 0-0 |
League Division One
|
29/03/1968 | West Ham United v Arsenal | D | 1-1 |
League Division One
|
26/10/1968 | Arsenal v West Ham United | D | 0-0 |
League Division One
|
21/4/1969 | West Ham United v Arsenal | W | 1-2 |
League Division One
|
25/08/1969 | West Ham United v Arsenal | D | 1-1 |
League Division One
|
4/4/1970 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 2-1 |
League Division One
|
17/08/1970 | West Ham United v Arsenal | D | 0-0 |
League Division One
|
09/01/1971 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 2-0 |
League Division One
|
04/12/1971 | West Ham United v Arsenal | D | 0-0 |
League Division One
|
22/04/1972 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 2-1 |
League Division One
|
29/08/1972 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 1-0 |
League Division One
|
28/04/1973 | West Ham United v Arsenal | W | 1-2 |
League Division One
|
24 Nov 1973 | West Ham United v Arsenal | W | 1-3 |
League Division One
|
06 Apr 1974 | Arsenal v West Ham United | D | 0-0 |
League Division One
|
26 Oct 1974 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 3-0 |
League Division One
|
08 Mar 1975 | Arsenal v West Ham United | L | 0-2 | FA Cup |
28 Apr 1975 | West Ham United v Arsenal | L | 1-0 |
League Division One
|
29 Nov 1975 | West Ham United v Arsenal | L | 1-0 |
League Division One
|
20 Mar 1976 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 6-1 |
League Division One
|
11 Sep 1976 | West Ham United v Arsenal | W | 0-2 |
League Division One
|
19 Feb 1977 | Arsenal v West Ham United | L | 2-3 |
League Division One
|
01 Oct 1977 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 3-0 |
League Division One
|
25 Feb 1978 | West Ham United v Arsenal | D | 2-2 |
League Division One
|
10 May 1980 | Arsenal v West Ham United | L | 0-1 | FA Cup |
05 Dec 1981 | West Ham United v Arsenal | W | 1-2 |
League Division One
|
01 May 1982 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 2-0 |
League Division One
|
02 Oct 1982 | Arsenal v West Ham United | L | 2-3 |
League Division One
|
10 May 1983 | West Ham United v Arsenal | W | 1-3 |
League Division One
|
10 Dec 1983 | West Ham United v Arsenal | L | 3-1 |
League Division One
|
07 May 1984 | Arsenal v West Ham United | D | 3-3 |
League Division One
|
27 Oct 1984 | West Ham United v Arsenal | L | 3-1 |
League Division One
|
02 Mar 1985 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 2-1 |
League Division One
|
12 Oct 1985 | West Ham United v Arsenal | D | 0-0 |
League Division One
|
15 Mar 1986 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 1-0 |
League Division One
|
08 Nov 1986 | Arsenal v West Ham United | D | 0-0 |
League Division One
|
08 Apr 1987 | West Ham United v Arsenal | L | 3-1 |
League Division One
|
26 Sep 1987 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 1-0 |
League Division One
|
12 Apr 1988 | West Ham United v Arsenal | W | 0-1 |
League Division One
|
01 Oct 1988 | West Ham United v Arsenal | W | 1-4 |
League Division One
|
08 Jan 1989 | West Ham United v Arsenal | D | 2-2 | FA Cup |
11 Jan 1989 | Arsenal v West Ham United | L | 0-1 | FA Cup |
04 Feb 1989 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 2-1 |
League Division One
|
02 Nov 1991 | Arsenal v West Ham United | L | 0-1 |
League Division One
|
14 Mar 1992 | West Ham United v Arsenal | W | 0-2 |
League Division One
|
24 Nov 1993 | West Ham United v Arsenal | D | 0-0 | Premier League |
30 Apr 1994 | Arsenal v West Ham United | L | 0-2 | Premier League |
25 Sep 1994 | West Ham United v Arsenal | W | 0-2 | Premier League |
05 Mar 1995 | Arsenal v West Ham United | L | 0-1 | Premier League |
16 Sep 1995 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 1-0 | Premier League |
24 Feb 1996 | West Ham United v Arsenal | W | 0-1 | Premier League |
17 Aug 1996 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 2-0 | Premier League |
29 Jan 1997 | West Ham United v Arsenal | W | 1-2 | Premier League |
24 Sep 1997 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 4-0 | Premier League |
06 Jan 1998 | West Ham United v Arsenal | W | 1-2 | League Cup |
02 Mar 1998 | West Ham United v Arsenal | D | 0-0 | Premier League |
08 Mar 1998 | Arsenal v West Ham United | D | 1-1 | FA Cup |
17 Mar 1998 | West Ham United v Arsenal | W | 1-1 | FA Cup |
26 Dec 1998 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 1-0 | Premier League |
06 Feb 1999 | West Ham United v Arsenal | W | 0-4 | Premier League |
03 Oct 1999 | West Ham United v Arsenal | L | 2-1 | Premier League |
02 May 2000 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 2-1 | Premier League |
21 Oct 2000 | West Ham United v Arsenal | W | 1-2 | Premier League |
03 Mar 2001 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 3-0 | Premier League |
15 Dec 2001 | West Ham United v Arsenal | D | 1-1 | Premier League |
24 Apr 2002 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 2-0 | Premier League |
24 Aug 2002 | West Ham United v Arsenal | D | 2-2 | Premier League |
19 Jan 2003 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 3-1 | Premier League |
24 Sep 2005 | West Ham United v Arsenal | D | 0-0 | Premier League |
01 Feb 2006 | Arsenal v West Ham United | L | 2-3 | Premier League |
05 Nov 2006 | West Ham United v Arsenal | L | 1-0 | Premier League |
07 Apr 2007 | Arsenal v West Ham United | L | 0-1 | Premier League |
29 Sep 2007 | West Ham United v Arsenal | W | 0-1 | Premier League |
01 Jan 2008 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 2-0 | Premier League |
26 Oct 2008 | West Ham United v Arsenal | W | 0-2 | Premier League |
31 Jan 2009 | Arsenal v West Ham United | D | 0-0 | Premier League |
25 Oct 2009 | West Ham United v Arsenal | D | 2-2 | Premier League |
03 Jan 2010 | West Ham United v Arsenal | W | 1-2 | FA Cup |
20 Mar 2010 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 2-0 | Premier League |
30 Oct 2010 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 1-0 | Premier League |
15 Jan 2011 | West Ham United v Arsenal | W | 0-3 | Premier League |
06 Oct 2012 | West Ham United v Arsenal | W | 1-3 | Premier League |
23 Jan 2013 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 5-1 | Premier League |
26 Dec 2013 | West Ham United v Arsenal | W | 1-3 | Premier League |
15 Apr 2014 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 3-1 | Premier League |
28 Dec 2014 | West Ham United v Arsenal | W | 1-2 | Premier League |
14 Mar 2015 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 3-0 | Premier League |
09 Aug 2015 | Arsenal v West Ham United | L | 0-2 | Premier League |
09 Apr 2016 | West Ham United v Arsenal | D | 3-3 | Premier League |
03 Dec 2016 | West Ham United v Arsenal | W | 1-5 | Premier League |
05 Apr 2017 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 3-0 | Premier League |
13 Dec 2017 | West Ham United v Arsenal | D | 0-0 | Premier League |
19 Dec 2017 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 1-0 | League Cup |
22 Apr 2018 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 4-1 | Premier League |
25 Aug 2018 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 3-1 | Premier League |
12 Jan 2019 | West Ham United v Arsenal | L | 1-0 | Premier League |
09 Dec 2019 | West Ham United v Arsenal | W | 1-3 | Premier League |
07 Mar 2020 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 1-0 | Premier League |
19 Sep 2020 | Arsenal v West Ham United | W | 2-1 | Premier League |