Follow live coverage as West Ham United face Arsenal today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
West Ham United FC 2 - 5 Arsenal FC
West Ham United vs Arsenal
18:43It looks like Lopetegui has opted to shore up his midfield by introducing Alvarez, as Arsenal dominated central areas before the break. West Ham concede an early corner, though, and Calafiori heads Saka's cross well wide from a particularly tight angle.
West Ham United vs Arsenal
18:40Arsenal kick off, and we are back under way in London!
West Ham United vs Arsenal
18:39Substitution Gabriel dos Santos Magalhães Jakub Piotr Kiwior
West Ham United vs Arsenal
18:38Substitution Crysencio Jilbert Sylverio Cirro Summerville Edson Omar Álvarez Velázquez
West Ham United vs Arsenal
18:35This is only the fourth Premier League game to see seven goals in the first half alone, and the first since Reading v Manchester United back in December 2012. Many players have contributed, but Saka deserves special mention: having made two assists, won one penalty, then scored another, he has been simply unstoppable so far.
West Ham United vs Arsenal
18:33A stunning seven-goal first half sees Arsenal leading by three at the break, with West Ham left reeling at London Stadium! A relentless encounter first ignited when Gabriel gave the Gunners an early advantage from a header, before strikes from Trossard and Havertz arrived either side of an Odegaard spot-kick. Having been bystanders until that point, West Ham then bit back, with Wan-Bissaka reducing their deficit and Emerson's superb free-kick doing so again. However, the drama was not finished there, as Saka squeezed a penalty past Fabianski to make it 5-2 at half-time. An xG of 2.66 for Arteta's men barely tells the tale of their dominance, while Lopetegui's side managed a more modest 0.64 - surely more goals will come during the second half.
West Ham United vs Arsenal
18:26HALF-TIME: WEST HAM 2-5 ARSENAL
West Ham United vs Arsenal
18:26SAVE! Lightning doesn't quite strike twice, as Raya leaps across to tip over another Emerson free-kick, which is struck with venom from 20 yards out! West Ham will have to settle for a corner.
West Ham United vs Arsenal
18:24The first half goes on, as West Ham have a free-kick a few yards outside Arsenal's box. Surely Emerson can't cap off a frankly crazy half by scoring again?
West Ham United vs Arsenal
18:20ANOTHER PENALTY FOR ARSENAL! In the third minute of at least five added for stoppages, there's yet another twist in this game! The referee points to the spot after Fabianski misses an attempted punch and strikes Gabriel in the face. Can the Gunners grab a fifth goal before half-time?
West Ham United vs Arsenal
18:20Penalty Goal Bukayo Ayoyinka Temidayo Saka
West Ham United vs Arsenal
18:19Yellow Card Łukasz Marek Fabiański
West Ham United vs Arsenal
18:17Finally, the tempo drops as a stunned London Stadium tries to take in what's just unfolded. Arteta even looks a little perplexed on the sideline, while Lopetegui is serving a suspension so must watch on from afar.
West Ham United vs Arsenal
18:16Yellow Card Crysencio Jilbert Sylverio Cirro Summerville
West Ham United vs Arsenal
18:12Yellow Card Emerson Palmieri dos Santos
West Ham United vs Arsenal
18:12Yellow Card Bukayo Ayoyinka Temidayo Saka
West Ham United vs Arsenal
18:11Goal Emerson Palmieri dos Santos
West Ham United vs Arsenal
18:09Assist Carlos Soler Barragán
West Ham United vs Arsenal
18:08Goal Aaron Wan-Bissaka
West Ham United vs Arsenal
18:07Assist Leandro Trossard
West Ham United vs Arsenal
18:06Goal Kai Lukas Havertz
West Ham United vs Arsenal
18:06PENALTY FOR ARSENAL! A clear trip by Paqueta, who dangles his leg out to bring down the brilliant Saka, results in a penalty for Arsenal! It's their first Premier League spot-kick of the season!
West Ham United vs Arsenal
18:05Penalty Goal Martin Ødegaard
West Ham United vs Arsenal
18:05There's no sign of West Ham stemming this Arsenal tide at the moment, as the hosts manage to defend a free-kick before losing the ball again. This is a masterclass from the Gunners.
West Ham United vs Arsenal
18:03A central figure again today, Saka has now been involved in 23 goals in his last 26 London derby matches in the Premier League - that's including seven from his last six against West Ham.
West Ham United vs Arsenal
17:59SHARP STOP! Ex-Gunners goalkeeper Fabianski is forced into a near-post save, as Timber heads towards the right side of the net from a corner. He parries it away, denying Arsenal a second set-piece goal!
West Ham United vs Arsenal
17:58Assist Bukayo Ayoyinka Temidayo Saka
West Ham United vs Arsenal
17:57Goal Leandro Trossard
West Ham United vs Arsenal
17:57It's another set-piece chance for Arsenal, as West Ham's rearguard action continues. Rice's cross is cleared by a Soucek header, which concedes a second successive corner-kick.
West Ham United vs Arsenal
17:55CLOSE! After being allowed to advance, unchallenged by West Ham's defence, Odegaard lays a ball off to Saka on the right side of the area. The latter lashes his first-time shot narrowly over the crossbar!
West Ham United vs Arsenal
17:53Only Liverpool's Mohamed Salah has been directly involved in more Premier League goals this season (16) than Saka, who has moved on to 13 goal involvements today. The Arsenal winger is causing plenty of problems for Emerson on that flank.
West Ham United vs Arsenal
17:50Denied by the assistant's flag, Summerville races clean through an exposed Arsenal defence before deftly lobbing Raya and finding the net. The fans' cheers quickly subside when he's signalled offside.
West Ham United vs Arsenal
17:49West Ham cannot get out, and Arsenal are pushing their hosts back again. The home side are struggling to get a foothold in this contest, which is pretty one-sided as things stand.
West Ham United vs Arsenal
17:47Today's strike continues a brilliant record for Gabriel: the Arsenal centre back has now scored 17 Premier League goals, netting at least three times in each of his last four seasons.
West Ham United vs Arsenal
17:43In fact, the visitors have had an 85% share of the ball to this point, and they use it to force another corner. Saka will swing it in from the right.
West Ham United vs Arsenal
17:43Assist Bukayo Ayoyinka Temidayo Saka
West Ham United vs Arsenal
17:41Goal Gabriel dos Santos Magalhães
West Ham United vs Arsenal
17:39Arsenal earn the first corner, which is taken by ex-West Ham man Rice. He aims for the near post, but the home side clear their lines. As expected, the Gunners are having much more of the ball so far.
West Ham United vs Arsenal
17:38Paqueta and Summerville track back and combine to snuff out a dangerous run by Saka, who seemed set to cross inside from the right flank. Soon after, Saka's throughball into the box for Odegaard is overhit.
West Ham United vs Arsenal
17:36Arsenal have only suffered defeat in two of their 26 Premier League London derbies since the start of the 2022-23 season, and they have found the net in 25, so West Ham have their work cut out today. Can the hosts defy such precedent and secure back-to-back league wins?
West Ham United vs Arsenal
17:33West Ham kick off, and we are under way at the London Stadium!
West Ham United vs Arsenal
17:30The players are out on the pitch, and kick-off in this capital city contest is now just moments away!
West Ham United vs Arsenal
17:29Gabriel has been passed fit to start in Arsenal's back four, as Arteta makes two changes to the side that beat Forest last week: Jorginho replaces Merino, while Havertz returns in place of Gabriel Jesus. Only Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu are sidelined by injury.
West Ham United vs Arsenal
17:29Lopetegui names the same West Ham XI that started against Newcastle earlier this week, with Antonio leading the line, supported from wide by Bowen and Summerville. Mohammed Kudus serves the last game of his five-match ban, while Alvarez is back from suspension and sits on the bench.
West Ham United vs Arsenal
17:24SUBS: Neto, Kieran Tierney, Gabriel Jesus, Josh Nicholls, Gabriel Martinelli, Jakub Kiwior, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Raheem Sterling, Ethan Nwaneri.
West Ham United vs Arsenal
17:24ARSENAL (4-3-3): David Raya; Jurrien Timber, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Riccardo Calafiori; Martin Odegaard, Jorginho, Declan Rice; Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz, Leandro Trossard.
West Ham United vs Arsenal
17:18SUBS: Alphonse Areola, Vladimir Coufal, Luis Guilherme, Danny Ings, Edson Alvarez, Guido Rodriguez, Andy Irving, Ollie Scarles, Ezra Mayers.
West Ham United vs Arsenal
17:18WEST HAM (4-2-3-1): Lukasz Fabianski; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Max Kilman, Jean-Clair Todibo, Emerson Palmieri; Tomas Soucek, Carlos Soler; Jarrod Bowen, Lucas Paqueta, Crysencio Summerville; Michail Antonio.
West Ham United vs Arsenal
17:18Arsenal head across the capital in good spirits after thumping Sporting CP 5-1 in Portugal on Tuesday night. That success lifted Mikel Arteta's men into a coveted top-eight place in the Champions League table, following hot on the heels of an equally convincing 3-0 Premier League victory over Nottingham Forest. The latter result ended a four-game winless streak in the English top flight and kept the Gunners just inside the top four - only one point behind an ailing Manchester City, who will face Liverpool at Anfield tomorrow.
West Ham United vs Arsenal
17:13West Ham's 2-0 win at Newcastle United last week pulled them further away from the Premier League drop zone, with strikes either side of half-time securing the Irons' first away victory since late August. Julen Lopetegui's side have taken seven points from the last nine available on home turf, sinking Ipswich Town and Manchester United before sharing the spoils with Everton. Despite the clubs' relative positions, only one of West Ham's last four matches against Arsenal has ended in defeat.
West Ham United vs Arsenal
17:07Hello and welcome to live coverage of today's Premier League clash between West Ham and Arsenal at the London Stadium!
West Ham United vs Arsenal
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