Football
Arsenal vs West Ham United. Premier League.
7:45pm, Wednesday 23rd January 2013.
Emirates StadiumAttendance: Attendance60,081.
Match ends, Arsenal 5, West Ham United 1.
Second Half ends, Arsenal 5, West Ham United 1.
Attempt blocked. Matthew Taylor (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Diamé.
Attempt missed. André Santos (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
Attempt missed. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by André Santos following a corner.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Matthew Taylor.
Attempt blocked. Santi Cazorla (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Walcott.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Mark Noble.
Attempt blocked. Santi Cazorla (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bacary Sagna.
Attempt blocked. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Wilshere.
Attempt blocked. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. André Santos (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Santi Cazorla.
Attempt saved. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by James Tomkins.
Per Mertesacker (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mohamed Diamé (West Ham United).
Offside, West Ham United. James Tomkins is caught offside.
Foul by Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal).
Carlton Cole (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Santi Cazorla.
Attempt blocked. Santi Cazorla (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Walcott.
Dan Potts went off injured after West Ham United had used all subs.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Arsenal. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Olivier Giroud.
Delay in match because of an injury Dan Potts (West Ham United).
Offside, West Ham United. Guy Demel is caught offside.
Substitution, West Ham United. Mohamed Diamé replaces Ricardo Vaz Tê.
Substitution, Arsenal. André Santos replaces Lukas Podolski.
Foul by Olivier Giroud (Arsenal).
Kevin Nolan (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Kevin Nolan (West Ham United).
Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mark Noble (West Ham United).
Substitution, West Ham United. Dan Potts replaces Jack Collison.
Substitution, West Ham United. Alou Diarra replaces Winston Reid.
James Tomkins (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Joseph O'Brien.
Offside, West Ham United. Ricardo Vaz Tê is caught offside.
Substitution, Arsenal. Laurent Koscielny replaces Thomas Vermaelen because of an injury.
Goal! Arsenal 5, West Ham United 1. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lukas Podolski.
Attempt saved. Carlton Cole (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Tomkins.
Goal! Arsenal 4, West Ham United 1. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lukas Podolski with a through ball following a fast break.
Goal! Arsenal 3, West Ham United 1. Santi Cazorla (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lukas Podolski.
Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Carlton Cole (West Ham United).
Offside, Arsenal. Lukas Podolski is caught offside.
Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Matthew Taylor (West Ham United).
Goal! Arsenal 2, West Ham United 1. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Theo Walcott with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Kevin Nolan.
Second Half begins Arsenal 1, West Ham United 1.
First Half ends, Arsenal 1, West Ham United 1.
Attempt saved. Matthew Taylor (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Foul by Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal).
Jack Collison (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Santi Cazorla (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Santi Cazorla (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Offside, West Ham United. Carlton Cole is caught offside.
Delay in match because of an injury Thomas Vermaelen (Arsenal).
Ricardo Vaz Tê (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt blocked. Ricardo Vaz Tê (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Aaron Ramsey.
Attempt blocked. Carlton Cole (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Taylor.
Attempt missed. Santi Cazorla (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lukas Podolski with a headed pass.
Bacary Sagna (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Ricardo Vaz Tê (West Ham United).
Attempt blocked. Lukas Podolski (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Gibbs.
Attempt blocked. Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
Delay in match because of an injury Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal).
Foul by Lukas Podolski (Arsenal).
Guy Demel (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Winston Reid (West Ham United).
Attempt missed. Ricardo Vaz Tê (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mark Noble with a cross following a corner.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Jack Wilshere.
Offside, Arsenal. Thomas Vermaelen is caught offside.
Goal! Arsenal 1, West Ham United 1. Lukas Podolski (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Wilshere.
Foul by Bacary Sagna (Arsenal).
Ricardo Vaz Tê (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Arsenal 0, West Ham United 1. Jack Collison (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Olivier Giroud.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Thomas Vermaelen.
Attempt blocked. Matthew Taylor (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Guy Demel (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Wilshere.
Attempt missed. Carlton Cole (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Collison.
Lukas Podolski (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Santi Cazorla (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jack Wilshere.
Mark Noble (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Ricardo Vaz Tê (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Guy Demel with a cross.
Delay in match because of an injury Jack Wilshere (Arsenal).
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Lukas Podolski.
Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.