Evening all It's that time of the year again: Christmas pub clowns, enforced happiness and Arsenal set fair to make a mess of things. Their November was, as so often is, wretched, capped by the news that Santi Cazorla will miss three months. They are, as they say, 'in a bad several moments.' And so are West Ham. Fourth from bottom of the league, in that hideous stadium, and hot on the heels of that miserable midweek display. So, we're all set for exhibition unhappiness - lucky us!

Premier League / Matchday 14

London Stadium / 03.12.2016

West Ham United

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Arsenal

A. Carroll(83')

M. Özil(24')
A. Sánchez(72', 80', 86')
A. Oxlade-Chamberlain(84')

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ByAlexander Netherton

Updated 03/12/2016 at 19:28 GMT

18:25

We'll see.

18:24

What does Slaven Bilic have? On Wednesday, they went in 1-1 with Man United, lucky not to be three-down. They got no better.

Arsenal are a team short on confidence, but West Ham have supinely faciilitated them, trying nothing, achieving nothing, and lucky to be just one goal down.

There's no subtle way to say this: West Ham are EXPLETIVE DELETED

45+3'

Half-time: West Ham 0-1 Arsenal

45+3'

Great switch from Reid, picking out Masuaku on the left, and his cross goes behind for a corner .. .and Oxlade-Chamberlain heads clear.

45+2'

Gabriel is back on; effort.

45+1'

There shall be three added minutes. Gabriel looks done for.

45'

Gabriel landed badly defending that cross, so there's a break while he accepts treatment.

44'

Some activity from West Ham, winning and wasting a free-kick but persevering - I know! - and finding space on the right, Fletcher pulling away. He takes the ball down and crosses into the middle, but Obiang gets underneath it and skies his effort.

43'

Did you see the way I said "park" there? I'm basically a pro.

43'

Oxlade-Chamberlain has hurt himself, so is off the park accepting treatment.

42'

No way Payet is putting up with this for more than another half-season.

41'

Coquelin steps inside Arebeloa - what a player! - so Arbeloa kicks him over. One has won medals, one hasn't.

39'

Sentences they thought they'd never type: West Ham are seriously missing Antonio here.

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35'

Alexis Sanchez is such a boss; his joy in football is such a joy. And he's skating through the middle when Oxlade-Chamberlain plays a delightful ball into his path, but Randolph is out quickly and does enough as Sanchez tries skirting him to the left. Well done all.

35'

West Ham look like they've never met each other before.

34'

I'm sensing rancour.

34'

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