Article by Aurelian Botezatu – published on Sunday, October 5, 2025, 12:45 / Updated Sunday, October 5, 202:50
Arsenal defeated West Ham 2-0 in the London derby and installed at the head of the Premier League standings.
“Tunarii” took advantage of Liverpool's failure on Stamford Bridge (1-2) and settled in the leader's chair after 2-0 with West Ham. But for Captain Martin Odegaard (26 years old), the duel with “Ciocănarii” meant a new painful experience.
For the third time in a row, the star of Norwegian football failed to pass the first 45 minutes as a holder and had to be replaced, which is not encountered in the history of Premier League!
Mikel Arteta: “Odegaard felt bad after a knee collision on his knees”
The reason? Again, an injury. “He was involved in a knee collision on his knees and he felt immediately bad,” explained Arsenal's coach Mikel Arta, at the after-match press conference.
Odegaard had been replaced at the beginning of the premier matches against Leeds United (out of the 38th minute) and Nottingham Forest (changed in the 18th minute) due to shoulder problems.
Arsenal still has 4 injured outside Martin Odegaard
Only in the Champions League, the Norwegian had no such problems. During the week, he was an integralist in Victoria with 2-0 of the Champions League against Olympiakos Pirau.
The break that comes for clubs appears at the right time for Odegaard and Arsenal. “We will wait and see, we hope it will not be too bad,” said Artea, who expects that after the national teams matches it will have it again. The artery is still unavailable on Piero Hincapie, Noni Mădueke, Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz.
Continues the crisis of West Ham and with Nuno Espirito Santo on the bench
On Saturday, on “Emirates”, Arsenal opened the scoring through the trips, in the 38th minute. After resuming, Bukayo Saka closed the table early, in the 67th minute.
If the “tunnels” settled in the first place, West Ham's crisis deepens. The “hammers” brought on the bench Nuno Espirito Santo, after the dismissal of Graham Potter, but In the ranking station on 19, with only 4 points gathered in 7 stages.
