Debasis Sen, London: The place around Piccadilly Circus was buzzing with people gathering at the underground station on Saturday afternoon. All roads lead to the Emirates stadium, as Arsenal hosted West Ham in a London derby of Premier League. Hundreds of Arsenal fans bumped into the tubes on the Piccadilly line to witness the Premier League clash between Gunners and Hammers.
Among the capacity crowds were Indian cricketers Jasprit Bumrah and Umesh Yadav who were present too at the Emirates stadium to witness the Gunners first win of the season. Both of them enjoyed the electrifying atmosphere inside the stadium and later posted a picture of them on their instagram handle.
Meanwhile, the home fans got their money’s worth as the North London club came from behind to thrash West Ham 3-1 to register their first victory of the season. Coach Unai Emery will be a relieved man after Saturday having tasted defeats in his first two fixtures against Manchester City and Chelsea. The Spanish Coach who replaced Arsene Wenger as manager was under tremendous pressure from the fans and media at the North London club. But his boys lived up to the expectation on Saturday.
West Ham’s Austrian international Marko Arnautovic gave the West London club the lead but the home team soon equalised through Nacho Monreal. The Gunners kept pressing for the lead and eventually were successful as Diop and Wellbeck found the net.