West Ham have kept three clean sheets in 13 league games. With a packed fixture list this month, the defence must improve

On facing a new opponent in Ruud van Nistelrooy: "He is a very good manager - he has shown that before and has done well in the Premier League. One of the difficulties when you face a new manager is that you don't really know what he's going to do."

Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s well-taken finish and Emerson Palmieri’s unstoppable free kick brought West Ham back to just a two-goal deficit, but Arsenal were awarded another penalty after Fabianski caught Gabriel in the face when trying to punch away a corner – Saka this time stepping up to convert.