The Gunners will head into the international break on a high after a routine win over the Hamm
Goals from Declan Rice against his former club and Bukayo Saka on his 200th Premier League appearance give Arsenal a 2-0 home win against West Ham United to move top of the table.
Aged 24 years and 29 days, England forward Saka becomes the seventh-youngest player in Premier… pic.twitter.com/40ysBpW8MR
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Nuno Espirito Santo will be made to wait until after the October international break for his first West Ham win after being comfortably beaten by Arsenal 2-0.
It was far from a perfect performance from the injury-hit Gunners, who opened the scoring through Declan Rice in the first half before Bukayo Saka added a second from the spot after the break.
There was more bad news on the fitness front for Arsenal, though, as Martin Odegaard and Rice were both taken off with new issues.
Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka, speaking to Sky Sports: “It showed the progress we have made. The last two seasons we slipped up at home against West Ham and we wanted to put that right today.
“We know the quality we have at the top end of the pitch and we know if we keep a clean sheet it is more than likely we will win the game.”
On becoming just the second Arsenal man to score on their 200th Premier League appearance, after Thierry Henry, he said: “Thierry messaged me this morning to remind we lost the last two games to West Ham at home. He is always pushing me. I am really happy to have my name with his records.”
Overall, just six players in Premier League history have reached 100 goal involvements at a younger age than Bukayo Saka. pic.twitter.com/rLHfQG1ybA
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