West Ham United 0-6 Arsenal: Pick of the stats

Posted by Fernande Dalal on Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Here are the key facts and figures following Sunday's game between West Ham United and Arsenal in the Premier League.

  • West Ham suffered their joint-heaviest home defeat in their league history. The only other time they lost by six goals in the top-flight came back in December 1963 against Blackburn Rovers (8-2).

  • Arsenal registered their joint-biggest margin of victory in an away league match and their first such win by six goals since December 1935 against Aston Villa (7-1). This was also their joint-biggest win in a London derby in league competition, with all three of those ending 6-0.

  • This was manager David Moyes’ 683rd game in the Premier League and the first time he had seen his side go in at half-time trailing by four goals.

  • Arsenal's Declan Rice assisted two goals in a Premier League game for the first time in his career, in what was his 228th game in the competition. It was also the first time he has been directly involved in three or more goals in a Premier League match.

  • The Gunners have scored the most goals from corners in the Premier League this season (11), with each of their last three being headers from centre-backs Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba.

  • Gabriel Magalhaes has scored 14 goals for Arsenal in the Premier League, the most of any defender in the competition since the start of 2020-21.

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