Arsenal moves into second after 5-2 victory over West Ham United

Arsenal has moved into second in the English Premier League after a 5-2 dominating victory over West Ham United at London Stadium this morning.

The Gunners led after 10 minutes when centre-back Gabriel flicked home Bukayo Saka's corner at the near post after escaping loose West Ham marking.

This was only the fourth time in Premier League history that seven goals have been scored in the first half of a gam.

In other matches, Brentford thrashed Leicester City 4-1, Nottingham Forest edged Ipswich Town 1-nil, AFC Bournemouth beat Wolverhampton 4-2 while Crystal Palace and Newcastle United finished a 1-1 draw.

Liverpool is currently leading the table with 31 points followed by Arsenal with 25 points, Brighton is third with 23 points while Manchester City is fourth also with 23 points.

Source: BBC Sports