What is the record for the most goals scored in the first half of a Premier League game?

During tonight's match between West Ham and Arsenal, the ball was picked from the net no fewer than seven times.

The 62,000 spectators in the London stadium for tonight's week 13 match between West Ham and Arsenal certainly got their money's worth.

The goals flowed quickly in Saturday's late kick-off match – from Gabriel's ninth-minute opener for the visitors to Bukayo Saka's penalty. Four minutes into injury time, the first half yielded a total of seven goals. the Gunners led 2-5 at half-time.

Arsenal is on the move

In a chaotic first half, Trossard doubled Arsenal's lead after 26 minutes, a goal that launched the guests into a dazzling onslaught that saw them score three times in less than 10 minutes through Ødegaard and Kai Havertz.

The Hammers found themselves 0-4 down, rather than dropping their heads, they roared back into it, pulling two goals back in the space of two minutes.

Manager Julen Lopetegui, who was serving a one-match touchline ban, watched in disbelief from high in the stands as Wan-Bissaka then Emerson put his team back in action with goals in the 37 and 39 minutes.

Saka's penalty, Arsenal's second of the match, made it 2-5 after the whistle.

Many football fans wondered if they had just witnessed football history. Has any other match produced seven or more goals in the Premier League?

With seven goals in the first half, West Ham and Arsenal equaled the record – the feat has now been achieved four times in the Premier League era.

Seven goals in 45 minutes in the Premier League

The scoreboard read 3-4 when referee Stephen Dunn blew the half-time whistle in Blackburn Rovers' Week 6 home game against Leeds United in September 1997. That was the first time seven goals had been scored in the first 45 minutes in the modern league . era.

But through bewilderment or exhaustion, or a little of both, neither Rovers nor Leeds could add to the score when play resumed and so it ended at 3-4 after the final whistle.

Bradford City's match against Derby County ended 4–3 in April 2000. Once again the delirium of the first 45 was not transferred to the second half – only one goal was added – Craig Burley, in his preparation. -ESPN splendor from the spot convert to square it all.

The third incident of a seven-goal first half came 12 years later when Reading hosted Manchester United in December 2012. The locals took the lead eight minutes through Robson-Kanu, but United were level again five minutes later through Anderson and were only ahead by three minutes. minutes later thanks to a pen from Wayne Rooney.

The lead lasted three minutes as Reading took revenge through Le Fondre and then Morrison. Rooney made it 3-3 on the half hour and Van Persie put United back in front shortly afterwards. Seven goals in 34 crazy minutes.

Mikel Arteta's Arsenal also equal the record for most goals scored by one team in one half of a Premier League match, which was set on October 25, 2019 when Leicester City put five past Angus Gunn in the second half of their 9 -0 demolition of Zuidampton.