West Ham 0
Arsenal 1
van Persie 13
West Ham 0 Arsenal 1 September 29 2007
Premier League leaders Arsenal maintained their superb start to the season with a hard-earned 1-0 win at West Ham courtesy of Robin van Persie.
Arsenal started well and inside the first two minutes Emmanel Adebayor drilled a low shot just wide, while Dean Ashton fired over.
Arsenal went ahead on 13 minutes. Alexander Hleb's centre flew across the six-yard box, with van Persie at the far post to glance a header in off the upright.
Matthieu Flamini tried his luck late in the first half with a low, 20-yard strike which Green saved.
On 54 minutes Green tipped a van Persie shot onto the post.
It then should have been 1-1 but Ashton headed straight at Manuel Almunia.
Ljungberg scored from Henri Camara's pass but it was flagged offside.
Green saved efforts from Gael Clichy and Flamini before van Persie cleared a header from Ashton as the Gunners closed out the match.