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Arsenal 3-1 West Ham
by Layth Yousif
at Ashburton Grove
JUBILANT Arsenal supporters hailed past and present as their side emphatically overturned a half-time deficit to beat West Ham 3-1 on Boxing Day evening.
Second-half goals from Bukayo Saka, Gabi Martinelli and Eddie Nketiah sealed a welcome victory for Mikel Arteta’s table toppers, after Said Benrahma’s first-half penalty put David Moyes’s Irons ahead – as the Gunners continue to confound at the rarefied heights of the top of the world’s richest league.
On a cold evening to warm the heart, fans also chorused the name of a lost but never-to-be-forgotten legendary name in the long and illustrious history of this grand old club. One Arsene Wenger to be precise.
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