Arsenal escape West Ham scare

Nketiah, middle, with Saka, right and Arsenal captain Aubameyang

Nketiah, middle, with Saka, right and Arsenal captain Aubameyang

Nketiah match winner for Arsenal over West Ham

Arsenal scraped a 2-1 win over London neighbours West Ham in a close and fierce contest on Saturday.

The match almost ended in a draw until substitute Eddie Nketiah managed to pull in the winner in the 85th minute.

Arsenal began the match brilliantly with Alexandre Lacazette giving the gunners the lead in the first half.

West Ham, few seconds to half time break returned the goal.

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Michael Antonio equalized for the hammers from close range after a counter-attack.

However, Nketiah’s goal towards the end of the match saw the hosts win the match narrowly.

Arsenal currently are number 2 on the Premier League table after winning their opening two matches of the season.

They sit behind Everton who have scored six goals compared to Arsenal’s five.

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