Three goals in nine second-half minutes gave Arsenal a 3-1 victory at West Ham, ending their nine-match winless streak.
2019/2020 Premier League
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Arsenal also ended a seven-match Premier League winless run as they came from behind to beat West Ham 3-1 and give Freddie Ljungberg his first victory as interim head coach.
The sacking of Unai Emery had not yielded the expected upturn in fortunes most would have expected, with Ljungberg overseeing a 2-2 draw at Norwich City and a 2-1 home defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion in his first two games in charge.
It looked set to be another chastening evening for Ljungberg when Angelo Ogbonna put West Ham ahead in the 38th minute at London Stadium.
Arsenal's display had been limp and lifeless in the first half but Gabriel Martinelli's goal on his full Premier League debut sparked them into life.
A spectacular Nicolas Pepe strike made it 2-1 and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang converted a cross from the former Lille star for the Gunners' third goal in the space of nine minutes, a blitz Manuel Pellegrini's struggling Hammers never recovered from.
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Match Events
29' Blow for Arsenal! Tierney has come off injured, replaced by Kolasinac
Tierney goes off with what looks like a dislocated right shoulder. Kolasinac replaces him
38' GOAL! West Ham 1-0 Arsenal (Ogbonna)
West Ham lead 1-0, Ogbonna turns in from the corner! Snodgrass delivers left-footed from the left. It's cleared as far as Noble who shoots from the edge of the area, but it's blocked. Rice keeps the attack alive by diverting the ball to Fornals on the right, he crosses and Ogbonna heads in from about eight yards out. There's a lengthy VAR check to make sur eit didn't strike the Italian's arm, but the goal stands. Action! Excitement!
60' GOAL! West Ham 1-1 Arsenal (Martinelli)
1-1, Martinelli out of nowhere! It's Arsenal's first shot on target of the night. Torreira finds Kolasinac in space on the right, he puts in a low cross and Martinelli applies a good finish from close range.
66' GOAL! West Ham 1-2 Arsenal (Nicolas Pepe)
GOAL! 2-1 Arsenal, brilliant from Pepe! The Gunners have remembered how to play! Pepe gets the ball from Aubameyang at the right side of the penalty area, shifts it onto his left and curls a beautiful shot into the far top corner.
69' GOAL! West Ham 1-3 Arsenal (Aubameyang)
GOAL! 3-1, Aubameyang this time, Arsenal are on fire! He holds the ball up for Pepe at the right side of the area before playing it back to him with a backheel. Pepe lifts it in left-footed, and Aubameyang contorts his body to fire a superb volley into the bottom-right corner.
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