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James Benge & Art De Roche

West Ham’s awkward error over David Luiz and Matteo Guendouzi in Arsenal win

Arsenal won their first game in just over two months seeing off West Ham 3-1 in what was a crucial match for Freddie Ljungberg.

It was the hosts who opened the scoring, however, as Angelo Ogbonna stooped low to head home Pablo Fornals' cross. After what was a very passive first half, West Ham were ahead at the break.

Like against Brighton, Arsenal responded well in the second half. Only, this time around, they capitalised. Gabriel Martinelli bagged a goal on his first Premier League start and was quickly followed by Nicolas Pepe and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

The win takes Ljungberg's side up to ninth in the Premier League and seven points off the Champions League places.

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Despite the emphatic turnaround, there were a few notable moments off the pitch towards the end of the game.

One being the embrace that Nicolas Pepe received from Freddie Ljungberg when he was substituted, the other, the stadium announcers, unfortunate error at Arsenal's next change.

Granit Xhaka was forced off the pitch following a knock which left him too dizzy to carry on. In his place came Matteo Guendouzi.

As the Frenchman jogged onto the pitch, the London Stadium announcer claimed that Xhaka was actually being replaced by David Luiz - who was still on the bench.

The pairs' luscious locks have led to frequent comparisons between themselves but has also led to them being mistaken for each other before.

Mostly happening with those who aren't familiar with the duo, it's an issue that those around Arsenal find quite comical.

Even though the mix-up was received in a good manner, Guendouzi and Luiz starting from the bench may be a sight that could be expected more in the near future.

Both were fixtures of Unai Emery's Arsenal but with the Gunners claiming their first win in over two months without them, Ljungberg may look to keep things how they are.

No matter what happens going forward though, turning the game around tonight was massive for the Swede as a tough run of fixtures beckons.

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