Arsenal goes top after cruising past West Ham
Arsenal put the pressure on Liverpool as it moved to the Premier League summit by comfortably beating West Ham United 2-0.
Goals from former Hammers captain Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka, who marked his 200th league appearance for the Gunners in style, ensured a routine victory for Arsenal at Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal was dominant from the off. Eberechi Eze fired over the bar from a great early chance, while Saka had a goal disallowed before Rice came back to haunt his old team in the 38th minute.
Riccardo Calafiori struck the woodwork on the stroke of half-time, but Saka put the result beyond doubt with a 67th-minute penalty after Jurrien Timber was brought down by El Hadji Malick Diouf.
Callum Marshall, making his top-flight debut, failed to keep his header down from Lucas Paqueta's corner in additional time as West Ham failed to regularly threaten David Raya's goal.
While Arsenal is top after Liverpool's late defeat to Chelsea heading into the international break, West Ham sits 19th with four points from seven matches.
