HIGHLIGHT PLAYERS RATINGS Ham 2—5 Arsenal: In-form Gunners cut gap to leaders Liverpool as Bukayo Saka inspires 

West Ham 2-5 Arsenal: In-form Gunners cut gap to leaders Liverpool as Bukayo Saka inspires big win

Report and free highlights as Arsenal beat West Ham 5-2 to move up to second in the Premier League ahead of the Super Sunday clash between title rivals Liverpool and Man City; Bukayo Saka excelled as the Gunners made it three wins from three

Arsenal continued their recent resurgence with a 5-2 win over West Ham at the London Stadium to move up to second and cut the gap to leaders Liverpool to six points.

Mikel Arteta’s side made it 13 goals scored in three games as they followed up their wins over Nottingham Forest and Sporting with another rampant attacking display inspired by Bukayo Saka.

All of the game’s seven goals came in an extraordinary first period, the floodgates opening when defender Gabriel Magalhaes headed in his fourth of the season from Saka’s corner (10).

Player ratings: Saka shines

West Ham: Fabianski (5), Wan-Bissaka (7), Todibo (5), Kilman (5), Emerson (7), Soler (6), Soucek (6), Paqueta (6), Summerville (5), Antonio (6), Bowen (6).

Subs: Alvarez (6), Coufal (6), Ings (6), Rodriguez (6), Irving (6).

Arsenal: Raya (6), Timber (7), Saliba (7), Gabriel (7), Calafiori (6), Jorginho (7), Rice (7), Odegaard (8), Saka (9), Havertz (8), Trossard (8).

Subs: Kiwior (6), Zinchenko (6), Jesus (6), Sterling (6), Nwaneri (n/a).

Player of the Match: Bukayo Saka

Leandro Trossard added a second with a tap-in after slick combination play between Saka and Martin Odegaard (27), with the latter then converting a third goal from the penalty spot after Lucas Paqueta was adjudged to have fouled Saka (34).