Martin Zubimendi was substituted in the West Ham United versus Arsenal Premier League match.
Revised Line-ups After Zubimendi Substitution
The revised line-ups were as follows:
West Ham (5-2-2-1) Hermansen; Wan-Bissaka, Disasi, Todibo, Mavropanos, Diouf; Soucek, Fernandes; Bowen, Summerville; Pablo.
Arsenal (4-3-3) Raya; Mosquera, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Rice, Havertz; Saka, Gyokeres, Trossard.
Arsenal Changes in the Second Half
A double substitution for Arsenal saw Martin Odegaard and Kai Havertz come on. They replaced Eberechi Eze and Martin Zubimendi.
Arsenal’s Strategy Questioned
One observer questioned Arsenal’s approach. “Anyone have a clue why Arsenal are playing this game like they are three goals up?” they wrote. “Slow, zero urgency, passing it round the back – it is baffling.”
The observer guessed “the plan is to pass West Ham to sleep. The level of defensive concentration required by West Ham has to take some toll in the last half an hour.”
West Ham Substitution
West Ham also made a substitution. Pablo replaced Taty Castellanos, who impressed once again for West Ham.
Arsenal Seek Opening
Arsenal were looking for a goal or a big chance. Rice was fouled 25 yards from goal by Fernandes. Arsenal had been a lot better in the last five minutes.
Trossard tried to put Saka through on goal with a nice pass. Diouf tracked Saka’s run and sliced the ball behind for an Arsenal corner.
One fan wrote of the season, “On the one hand, I’d be quite happy for the season to end right now,” adding, “On the other, I’m torn. There’s just so much potential for hilarity.”
Another fan noted the colours of the teams. “On a sunny spring afternoon, it scratches the itch in an overactive brain to notice that the strips are (almost) the complete opposite of each other – claret, white, white versus white, claret, claret (sort of),” they wrote.