Overview

• Arsenal beat West Ham 2-0 at the Emirates, with Declan Rice opening the scoring and Bukayo Saka converting a second‑half penalty.
• Jurrien Timber won the spot kick that Saka dispatched past Alphonse Areola to secure the result.
• The goal came on Saka’s 200th Premier League appearance for Arsenal, making him only the second Arsenal player after Thierry Henry to score on that milestone.
• Opta data shows Saka reached 100 Premier League goal involvements and ranks among the youngest to hit the mark.
• Saka said Thierry Henry messaged him before the match, and there were fresh concerns as captain Martin Ødegaard was forced off injured against a West Ham side newly led by Nuno Espírito Santo.