Arsenal beat West Ham to go top of the Premier League | OneFootball

This Saturday, Arsenal hosted West Ham for the seventh round of the English Championship at the Emirates Stadium. With goals from Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka, the home team won 2-0 and took the lead in the competition.

Standings Situation

With the result, Arsenal reached 16 points and temporarily took the lead in the English Championship. With one point less, Liverpool will play later this Saturday at 1:30 PM (Brasília time) against Chelsea.

On the other hand, West Ham reached four rounds without a win in the competition and remains in the second-to-last position, with only four points.

📋 Match Summary

🔴 ARSENAL 2 x 0 WEST HAM 🔵

🏆 Competition: English Championship – seventh round 🏟️ Location: Emirates Stadium, London (ENG) 📅 Date: October 4, 2025 (Saturday) ⏰ Time: 11 AM (Brasília time)

Goals

How the Game Was

At 24 minutes, Bukayo Saka even found the net, but the goal was disallowed for offside. Thus, Arsenal opened the scoring only at 37. Martín Zubimendi made a good pass to Eberechi Eze, who shot but was stopped by goalkeeper Aréola. On the rebound, Declan Rice struck first time and scored.

In the second half, Jurrien Timber was brought down by Malick Diouf in the area, and the referee awarded a penalty to Arsenal. Saka took the penalty and scored the second for the home team at 22 minutes.

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Manchester United Defeats Sunderland

Also this Saturday, Manchester United defeated Sunderland 2-0 in the seventh round of the English Championship at Old Trafford. Mason Mount opened the scoring at eight minutes, and Benjamin Sesko scored the second at 31.

With the victory, Manchester United returned to winning ways and climbed to the 8th position with ten points. Sunderland, on the other hand, remains in the 6th position with 11 points.

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