Arsenal 2-0 West Ham United: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 20 March 2010

Result

Arsenal 2-0 West Ham United

Premier League · Saturday 20 March 2010, 17:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Arsenal 2-0 West Ham United: match report

Arsenal beat West Ham United 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday 20 March 2010. The half-time score was 1-0.

Denílson opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Arsenal's goals came from Denílson (5') and Cesc Fàbregas (83', penalty). West Ham United did not score.

Discipline: Arsenal received 1 yellow card and 1 red card; West Ham United received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Arsenal were 3rd on 64 points from 30 and West Ham United 17th on 27 points from 29. Arsenal went on to finish that season 3rd with 75 points, and West Ham United 17th with 35.

Arsenal lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and West Ham United in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Arsenal wins, 3 draws and 3 for West Ham United.

Going into the match Arsenal's last five read W-W-W-W-W and West Ham United's L-L-L-W-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Goal · DenílsonArsenal · 1-0
  • 38'Yellow card · Alessandro DiamantiWest Ham United
  • 39'Yellow card · Sulzeer CampbellArsenal
  • 44'Missed penalty · Alessandro DiamantiWest Ham United
  • 44'Red card · Thomas VermaelenArsenal
  • 44'Yellow card · R. KováčWest Ham United
  • 62'Yellow card · Edward UpsonWest Ham United
  • 83'Penalty goal · Cesc FàbregasArsenal · 2-0
  • 90'Yellow card · F. DaprelàWest Ham United

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Arsenal 4, draws 3, West Ham United 3.

Team news

Arsenal line-up (4-2-3-1)

Almunia, Gaël Clichy, Emmanuel Eboué, Cesc Fàbregas, Samir Nasri, Denílson, Alex Song, Andrey Arshavin, Nicklas Bendtner, Thomas Vermaelen, Sulzeer Campbell

West Ham United expected line-up (4-4-2)

Robert Green, Matthew Upson, James Collins, Julien Faubert, Luis Jiménez, Carlton Cole, Junior Stanislas, Mark Noble, Scott Parker, Jack Collison