The midfielder scored a penalty and had three assists during a thrilling first-half in Arsenal’s 5-2 win against West Ham
has maintained the usual margin for error. Will Mikel Arteta end up counting the cost of Martin Ødegaard’s autumn absence? As Arsenal climbed to second nobody should doubt the importance of the playmaker or his understanding with Bukayo Saka.
Arsenal ran in five first-half goals against an opponent foxed by both set-piece sophistication and speed of movement, including three goals in nine short minutes. Though that was followed by a brief flicker of revival, the home fans rumbled in either discontent or stone silence from then on. Michail Antonio, man-marking Gabriel Magalhães, was blocked, Jurriën Timber had baulked Lucas Paquetá. Gabriel nodded in his fourth of the season, the 20th Arsenal goal from a corner since the start of last season. Lopetegui was unhappy. “The first goal I think it was a block,” he said. “We deserved two goals, but they didn’t deserve five. We were unlucky in the decisions, in my opinion.
The corner routine was repeated, only for Lukasz Fabianski to save from Timber. Arsenal’s second instead came from open play, the old firm of Saka and Ødegaard supplying a tap-in for Leandro Trossard. “I am taking a lot of pleasure from creating and scoring but the greatest pleasure is to win,” said Saka afterwards. “Definitely the last three games we have been back.” A goal and two assists took him to 18 goal contributions for the season.
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