Arsenal v West Ham LIVE: Premier League score and updates as Tomas Soucek puts visitors ahead

37 mins: WIDE! Martinelli fires wide but what an intricate move from Arsenal. Saka finds Jesus with a low cross before the Brazilian flicks it back to his fellow countryman.

Martinelli shifts it onto his right foot but he just can’t wrap his boot around the ball as it flies just wide of the right post.

35 mins: A nice corner routine from Arsenal but White’s flicked header from Zinchenko’s cross just drifts past the far post.

32 mins: Ah, that’s not good for the visitors. Paqueta went down in the warm-up but still started the match. However, the Brazilian has now hit the turf and can clearly no longer continue.

Benrahma replaces the midfielder for West Ham.

30 mins: SAVE! Areola is finally forced into a save as the West Ham keeper does well to tip Saka’s header over the bar from close range.

29 mins: Trossard’s set-piece delivery has been poor so far to put it lightly. Another delivery in from the Belgian’s foot comes up short of the targets in the area and West Ham can clear with ease once again.

27 mins: Jesus is brought down on the edge of the West Ham box and it’s a great chance for the home side to test Areola…but it’s wasted and West Ham can clear after Arsenal make a mess of trying to play it short.

23 mins: For all their possession and early dominance, Arsenal are now left with a hole to climb out of following that early goal.

To their credit, the home fans have remained in fine voice since that Soucek goal but West Ham are holding firm for the time being.

19 mins: Emerson and Paqueta double up well on Saka down the right flank to snuff out any threat from the Arsenal forward. Saka appeals to the referee but there’s nothing doing.

17 mins: The goal stands!

The camera angle doesn’t provide a great deal of help to the VAR officials and, in the end, VAR decides there’s no real clear and obvious evidence upon which to overturn the original decision.

Paqueta almost didn’t start the game but it’s his ball in from the left that creates the ball. The loose ball is kept on superbly by Bowen and the onrushing Soucek is on hand to slam home from six yards out.

It’s against the run of play but West Ham won’t care.

BUT… there’s now a VAR check to see if the ball went out of play. It looks tight.