Live Commentary: Arsenal 3-0 West Ham United - as it happened

Arsenal have moved into fifth position in the Premier League table after recording a 3-0 victory over West Ham United.

After a goalless first half, Arsenal took the lead through Mesut Ozil before Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud added further strikes before full time.

As for West Ham, they have now lost five games in a row and Slaven Bilic and his side find themselves in a relegation scrap after Hull City's win over Middlesbrough.

Read below to see how the action unfolded at the Emirates Stadium

9.43pmThat will be all from Sports Mole for this game. Thank you for joining us this evening and we hope to see you again soon. Goodbye for now.

9.42pmThe full-time whistle goes at the Emirates and Arsenal have eased to a 3-0 victory over West Ham. It took until the 58th minute for the deadlock to be broken but Arsenal were fully deserving of a convincing win. West Ham must now regroup because relegation will be a possibility should they now end this winless streak.

90+2 minFULL TIME: Arsenal 3-0 West Ham United

88 minLiverpool and Tottenham Hotspur have scored goals which could take the shine off Arsenal's win tonight. Liverpool now lead, and Spurs have netted twice in three minutes to now lead at Swansea City!

83 minWenger will be delighted with this. Giroud hasn't scored in the Premier League for some time but he gets on the scoresheet with a curling effort past Randolph after being teed up by Oxlade-Chamberlain.

83 minGOAL! Arsenal 3-0 West Ham United (Giroud)

81 minSUBSTITUTIONS! Changes for both sides. For West Ham, Edimilson Fernandes is on for Noble, while for Arsenal, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Aaron Ramsey replace Elneny and Walcott.

77 minBOOKING! Byram is booked by the referee for a trip on Sanchez as he threatened to run in behind. That's called taking one for the team.

75 minSAVE! Emiliano Martinez hasn't had much to do between the sticks for Arsenal but he remains alert to stop Lanzini from pulling a goal back for the Hammers after he had taken the ball past a couple of players.

74 minSUBSTITUTION! Arsenal make their first change of the night as Olivier Giroud comes on for Welbeck.

70 minCHANCE! Bellerin nearly adds a third but he sent his shot from the right just wide of the post. This is turning very ugly for Bilic.

68 minI'd say that is game over at the Emirates. Ozil advances down the left before turning provider for Walcott, who applies a calm finish inside the penalty area. Arsenal are going to be returning to winning ways in the Premier League and as it stands, results are going their way.

68 minGOAL! Arsenal 2-0 West Ham United (Walcott)

66 minArsenal have had a couple of half-chances over the last few minutes but nothing as clear-cut as earlier in the match. Welbeck fired into the side-netting before Elneny sent a a tame header straight at Randolph.

63 minSUBSTITUTION! Interesting change from Bilic, who decides to introduce Sakho for Carroll.

62 minBOOKING! Mustafi becomes the second Arsenal man to go into the book after fouling Snodrgrass on the edge of the penalty area.

61 minCHANCE! You sense that West Ham are there for the taking now. Just three minutes after the goal, Randolph is back in the action to deny Welbeck, who received the ball off Walcott before being denied by another save from the Hammers goalkeeper. Arsenal could have been out of sight by now.

58 minHe has come in for his fair share of criticism in recent months but this is the real Mesut Ozil. The German benefited from Sanchez allowing the ball to go past him but it's a fine effort from the playmaker, who curls the ball into the bottom corner from 20 yards.

58 minGOAL! Arsenal 1-0 West Ham United (Ozil)

55 minSlight bit of controversy at the Emirates. West Ham have the ball in the net thanks to a volley from Carroll but Byram has been adjudged to be offside. That may very well be a talking point at the end of the game because you can guess what has gone and happened now...

49 minArsenal have picked up where they left off before the break. Ozil and Sanchez link up before a late tackle from a Hammers defender stop Ozil getting a shot away.

46 minWe are back underway at the Emirates. Antonio has been replaced by Robert Snodgrass. I'm assuming that is injury-related.

8.35pmThe half-time whistle goes at the Emirates Stadium and we remain goalless. It's the only goalless game in the top flight. They have been flying in elsewhere so get checking out our live scores section!

45+2 minHALF TIME: Arsenal 0-0 West Ham United

45 minThere will be two minutes of added-on time.

45 minCHANCE! Another chance for the Gunners. They can't handle the pace of Walcott but after he got clear of the West Ham defence, he was denied by a decent block from Randolph.

43 minCHANCE! Without going over the top, West Ham could do with half time here. After Collins deflects a shot over the crossbar, a header from Welbeck is well claimed bu Randolph.

39 minBOOKING! The referee evens up the score as far as bookings are concerned. Lanzini goes in late on Bellerin and he is deservedly cautioned. Still all of the attacking coming from Arsenal now.

34 minAnother goal for Hull, who now lead Middlesbrough by a 3-1 scoreline. With Swansea City winning as well, West Ham really cannot afford to fall behind in this game. They are second best now after initially posing Arsenal a few problems.

31 minCHANCE! West Ham nearly ruin their good start by gifting Arsenal a goal. Collins's pass was wayward and it gave Walcott the chance to get a shot on goal. Fortunately for the Hammers, the attacker sent his shot way off target.

27 minThere have been more goals elsewhere. Hull now lead against Middlesbrough - which is bad news for West Ham - while Chelsea hold the advantage against Manchester City - which is good news for Arsenal. Bournemouth hold a shock lead at Liverpool. Are things looking up for Wenger...

24 minCHANCE! Arsenal should be ahead. A free kick from Sanchez falls to the feet of Welbeck but when he looks favourite to score, he completely fluffs his shot! That hasn't gone down well at the Emirates...

21 minSHOT! Antonio is causing Arsenal all kinds of problems. After first winning a free kick, the ball fell to him from Lanzini's free kick, but he could only volley wide of the post. Arsenal are second best so far.

18 minBOOKING! The first yellow card of the evening goes to Bellerin, who is cautioned for hauling down Antonio. The Spanish full-back is probably still annoyed with being outpaced by Leroy Sane at the weekend.

15 minSHOT! Arsenal hit back through Bellerin and Walcott, but Walcott fires straight at Randolph after their neat play had alerted West Ham.

14 minSHOT! Another chance for West Ham, this time for Noble, but the Hammers skipper drags his shot from 25 yards wide of the post. There's been another goal at Hull, who have equalised against Middlesbrough through Lazar Markovic.

13 minIt wasn't a full house at the Emirates ahead of kickoff, but it is getting that way. Allegedly, some fans were waiting until the 13th minute before entering the stadium as they protest Wenger not winning a Premier League title for 13 years. Sigh...

8 minWest Ham are having the better of this match so far. They've won a couple of free kicks in and around the penalty area and the second - taken by Lanzini - was directed just wide of the post.

5 minThere's already been a goal at the KCOM Stadium and it hasn't gone the way you would think. Middlesbrough have taken the lead against Hull City thansk to a goal from Alvaro Negredo. That's good news for West Ham.

3 minWe have not seen much for either side yet, but Arsenal are getting having more of the possession. Sanchez is lining up on the left so far with Welbeck down the middle.

1 minWest Ham get us underway.

7.43pmThe two teams have made their way out in North London. The home fans seem to have given their side a positive reception, which is a good start.

7.37pmPREDICTION! We haven't spoken about the desire shown by Arsenal in their draw with Manchester City, but their fans will be optimistic that it was the start of something much better from their side. West Ham aren't at full strength in defence or midfield, and we are backing Sanchez and co to lead their team to a dominant victory. Arsenal to prevail by a 4-1 scoreline.

7.34pmAs well as this game, we are covering many others which could have a direct impact on Arsenal and West Ham. Fourof the five teams above Arsenal are all in action, which the Gunners having to cheer on Chelsea against Manchester City, while at the bottom, the fixture involving Hull City and Middlesbrough could have ramifications for West Ham. A win for Hull and defeat for the Hammers leaves a margin of just three points.

7.28pmEuropa League football was a possibility for West Ham at the start of this season but their move to the London Stadium effectively cost them a few memorable nights away from the domestic scene. They have never really recovered from losing out to Romanian side Astra Giurgiu and despite the club's public backing of their manager, Bilic knows that he cannot continue for much longer without registering another win. A trip to Arsenal is not what you want on the back of two draws and four defeats.

7.24pmWe can't get through this build-up without mentioning Wenger, whose future remains up in the air. The general feeling is that he will sign a two-year extension to his existing deal, but he is going to have to put together a few wins to justify that decision. For the first time in a while, the Gunners have a huge fight on their hands to finish in the top four of the Premier League table so if they don't make improvements over the next seven weeks, it will be as if the club's hierarchy are rewarding failure. Europa League football will not go down well with a set of supporters who only have two FA Cups to show for the last decade.

7.20pmThe last game between the two teams came in December as Arsenal ran out 5-1 winners at the London Stadium. Heading into the final quarter of the match, Arsenal only led by the one goal but Alexis Sanchez and co ran riot during the closing stages. Click here to read the on-the-whistle report from that evening.

7.15pmHEAD TO HEAD! Tonight's match will represent the 135th time in which these two sides have met in a competitive fixture, with Arsenal claiming 62 wins in comparison to 34 victories for the visitors. However, the Hammers have an absolutely abysmal recent record against Arsenal, with just one success being recorded in 18 attempts. Arsenal have triumphed 14 times during that period...

7.09pmWe will keep on the subject of West Ham strikers because for all the criticism that Bilic is receiving at the moment, he has had little luck with his frontmen this season. Simone Zaza was a massive flop, so as Jonathan Calleri, while Andy Carroll has been limited to 16 appearances, scoring seven goals, which, in all fairness, is a decent return from the target man. Had Carroll and Sakho been fit for longer this season, I'm pretty sure they would be sitting higher up in the table.

7.05pmAs for West Ham, Bilic is able to call upon Michail Antonio, who missed out against Hull City at the weekend. Mark Noble also takes his place in the centre of midfield, while Arthur Masuaku starts at left-back. A huge plus for the Hammers is the return of Diafra Sakho, who has not represented the East London outfit since netting against Manchester United at Old Trafford in November. If he gets on the pitch tonight, he will be making just his third appearance of the season.

7.00pmAs you can see, numerous changes for both sides! We will start with Arsenal with Wenger making three alterations from Sunday's 2-2 draw with Manchester City. The main talking point is the inclusion of Emiliano Martinez, who replaces David Ospina after he picked up a knock on Sunday. Petr Cech remains sidelined, too. Laurent Koscielny has missed out as well, with Gabriel Paulista being handed a rare Premier League start. There is also a change in midfield, with Francois Coquelin dropping out altogether and Mohamed Elneny getting the nod over Aaron Ramsey, who returns to the squad alongside Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Olivier Giroud again has to make do with a place on the bench.

6.57pmWEST HAM UNITED SUBSTITUTES: Adrian, Nordtveit, Fernandes, Feghouli, Snodgrass, Sakho, Calleri

6.56pmWEST HAM UNITED XI: Randolph, Byram, Collins, Fonte, Masuaku, Kouyate, Noble, Antonio, Lanzini, Ayew, Carroll

6.54pmARSENAL SUBSTITUTES: Macey, Mertesacker, Gibbs, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Iwobi, Giroud

6.52pmARSENAL XI: Martinez, Bellerin, Mustafi, Paulista, Monreal, Elneny, Xhaka, Walcott, Ozil, Sanchez, Welbeck

6.51pmWe will hold off on the pre-match rambling for now. Let's take a look at the two teams.

6.50pmLast season, a match between Arsenal and West Ham United may have involved both teams holding lengthy unbeaten records before heading into a London derby, but that's not the case this evening. When you combine the last six games for both sides, there is just one win between them and it highlights that both teams are really struggling of form. That said, it should not make this contest any less of a spectacle. Both Arsene Wenger and Slaven Bilic require results for differing reasons and we expect both managers to instruct their players to go for the three points tonight.

6.46pmHello, and welcome to Sports Mole's live coverage of the match in the Premier League between Arsenal and West Ham United.