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Arsenal's Martin Odegaard, left, celebrates with Arsenal's Bukayo Saka after scoring his side's third goal during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham and Arsenal at the London Stadium in London, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Dave Shopland)

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Arsenal was inspired by Bukayo Saka in scoring five goals in a wild first half before settling for a 5-2 win over West Ham that lifted the team into second place in the Premier League

By STEVE DOUGLAS
Published - Nov 30, 2024, 03:08 PM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 05:10 PM EST

Inspired by Bukayo Saka, Arsenal scored five goals in a wild first half at West Ham before settling for a 5-2 win that lifted the team into second place in the English Premier League in its bid to chase down Liverpool.

Saka was one of five different scorers for Arsenal at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday and also had a hand in three goals, by Gabriel, Leandro Trossard and Martin Odegaard. Kai Havertz netted the other goal for Arsenal in its biggest league victory this season.

Since returning from the international break, Arsenal has beaten Nottingham Forest 3-0 in the Premier League, Sporting Lisbon 5-1 in the Champions League and put another five goals past West Ham. The prolific run has coincided with the return to fitness of Odegaard, Arsenal's playmaker and captain who missed two months with an ankle injury.

Arsenal trimmed the gap to Liverpool to six points ahead of the leader's home match against beleaguered Manchester City on Sunday. Arsenal has been beaten to the title by City in each of the last two seasons, but might be wanting Pep Guardiola 's team to pull off a victory at Anfield.

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