Bukayo Saka brought up an impressive milestone as Arsenal blew away West Ham in the first-half of their London Stadium clash.
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- Arsenal 4-0 before the break
- Saliba, Saka, Gabriel, and Trossard score
- Saka brings up impressive milestone
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WHAT HAPPENED?
The Gunners star scored his 50th goal for the club at the age of just 22 in his 210th appearance for the north London outfit. After William Saliba's 32nd-minute opener, Saka scored from the spot nine minutes later, before Gabriel and Leandro Trossard capped off a remarkable 15-minute goal blitz by Arsenal against West Ham on Sunday afternoon.
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
Saka scored again in the 60th minute to make it 5-0, and is Arsenal's top scorer in all competitions this season with 12, three ahead of Gabriel Jesus and Trossard. If the England international is in good form, the Gunners tend to do well – as evidenced by the fact Mikel Arteta's men are right in the hunt for the Premier League title again alongside Liverpool and Manchester City.
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DID YOU KNOW?
According to OptaJoe, Arsenal's first-half rout of West Ham marked the first time they've led a Premier League away match by a four-plus goal margin at half time since their famous match away to Newcastle United in February 2011. They ended up drawing that game 4-4.
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WHAT NEXT?
Arsenal will next travel to relegation-threatened Burnley on February 17, before taking on FC Porto in the last 16 of the Champions League the following Wednesday in the first game of a two-legged tie.
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