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 by 2 to 0 and took the lead in the competition.

Table Situation

With the result, Arsenal took the lead in the English Championship, with 16 points, one more than Liverpool, who lost to Chelsea, also this Saturday, by 2 to 1. On the other hand, West Ham has gone four rounds without a win in the competition and remains in the second-to-last place, with only four points added.

📋 Match Summary

🔴 ARSENAL 2 x 0 WEST HAM 🔵

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

Goals

How was the match

At 24 minutes, Bukayo Saka even managed to shake the nets, but the goal was annulled due to an offside position. Thus, Arsenal only opened the score at 37. Martín Zubimendi made a good pass to Eberechi Eze, who shot, but was stopped by goalkeeper Aréola. On the rebound, Declan Rice took the first shot and scored.

In the second half, Jurrien Timber was knocked down by Malick Diouf in the area and the referee noted a penalty for Arsenal. Saka was responsible for the kick and scored the second goal for the home team, at 22 minutes.

Next matches

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Manchester United beats Sunderland

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

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

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