Arsenal vs West Ham United
Match pulse
ARSAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
Who won: Arsenal 3-1
Arsenal beat West Ham United 3-1 on Sunday, January 19, 2003 at Highbury. Goals for Arsenal: Thierry Henry (14', 71', 86'). Goals for West Ham: Jermain Defoe (40').
Play by play
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The Gunners re-establish their five point lead at the top of table after a deserved victory. Next up, Farnborough Town!
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The Hammers may be a little aggrieved at some of referee Dean's decisions. Henry's third goal sends Glenn Roeder's side bottom on goal difference, to rub salt into the wounds
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West Ham battled bravely in the second half but once Arsenal got their second goal the result was never in doubt
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And there goes the final whistle, Arsenal win 3-1 thanks to Henry's hat-trick
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Pires plays the ball to Henry but his shot from 25 yards is poor and way off target
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Henry plays Jeffers in and he wins a corner
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Arsenal just playing out time now
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Three minutes of added time indicated
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Cole finds Bowyer in the box, and he looks to be tripped by Keown but referee Dean waves play on
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Jeffers is put through once again and this time it's James who denies he England Under-21 star, pushing the ball around the post
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Henry finds Jeffers in the box, but he hits the side-netting with his effort
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Double change for Arsenal. Francis Jeffers and Oleg Luzhny come on for Dennis Bergkamp and Sylvain Wiltord
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Henry cooly slotted the ball past James with a first time shot. That's his hat-trick and it takes him to the top of the Premiership scoring chart
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GOAL!!!!!
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Bergkamp plays the ball down the rigth flank to Pires, who plays a first time ball square to Henry who's completely unmarked and through on goal...
- 86'
A second change for West Ham as John Moncur comes on in place of Edouard Cisse
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As Bowyer brings the ball forward he's felled by a late Parlour challenge. Yellow card for the substitute
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Bowyer pushes Pires off the ball. No free-kick
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Henry's one-against-one with Dailly and looks to push the ball ahead of the West Ham man. His touch is poor and James can race out to take the ball
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Lauren is booked for a foul on Minto
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West Ham make a change now with Scott Minto replacing Nigel Winterburn
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Cole tries to find Defoe down the right wing, but Keown gets there first to knock the ball out of play
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Arsenal pass the ball along the back-line and around with ease. Ole!
- 78'
Arsenal opt for the slow build up and it comes to nothing
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Bergkamp crosses from the right, the ball hits Pearce and that's a corner
