Chapter 1: How did West Ham secure their victory over Arsenal?
And West Ham have beaten Arsenal by a goal to nil at the London Stadium.
Declan Rice, who turns 20 on Monday, has got his first goal for the club. He and his captain, Mark Noble, are with Greg Whelan.
Mark Declan, many congratulations. Mark, West Ham's first win against Arsenal at home in 13 years. How much is this one to savour?
Is it really? I didn't know it was that long. Hard work. I thought we played brilliantly the first half. Our end product wasn't probably good enough, but we come out and we started on the front foot again. And buzzing for this young man here to score his first goal. We've been on him in training all the time, he keeps missing. Should have scored in the first half from a header, but...
His finish was fantastic and you could see the joy on his face.
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Chapter 2: What does Declan Rice's first goal mean for him and the team?
I'm pretty sure on the cameras how much it meant to him.
Declan, how does it feel to be a West Ham United match winner against Arsenal?
Can't put it into words. Like Nose just said, all the lads are always on to me to shoot and probably I'll pick a pass. But I was in the box and I thought, you know what, why not take it on? It's gone in the top corner and we've beat Arsenal. It's a special moment. Did you think when that header went wide in the first half your chance had gone for another day?
Yeah, to be fair, recently I've been getting myself into the box a bit more. I've been getting closer. It's something I need to work on. After I missed the header before half-time, I was guided by that, but I managed to get the only goal of the game.
Mark, how popular was that goal throughout the whole team? Some celebration?
Yeah, I think you could see.
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Chapter 3: What was the significance of West Ham's win against Arsenal after 13 years?
I don't think it was only from the players, but I think you could hear it from the fans as well. It's been a really special six months for Declan. I think we all know that. Just signed a long-term contract with the club. Scored his first goal in a win against Arsenal, as you made it clear in the first win in 13 years at home. I'll be surprised if he sleeps tonight, to be honest. I'll be surprised.
How impressed have you been with the way he has embraced that role alongside you in midfield?
Do you know what? It was... For me now, I'm used to it because we've played together a lot. It's probably nice for him because I've been there and sort of been in his position. I've done it coming to the team. So he knows that I'm next to him if he needs me. But I think we're all here to see how special a talent he is.
Chapter 4: How did the team's performance impact Declan Rice's confidence?
He keeps working hard. He's on the training field every day trying to improve. To any of our young players, especially in players around the country, if they want someone to look up to, Declan's your man.
Declan, how good an example does the guy alongside you set? I can't speak about him highly enough to anyone I speak to. Ever since I came into the first team three years ago, He's looked after me every day in training, helping me out, little pointers and playing alongside him is special. You can see the experience whilst you're playing alongside him and we've got such a special bond.
Happy birthday for Monday, it's your 20th I believe. This isn't a terrible way to celebrate is it?
I don't think I want to be 20 now. I can't wait, I'm going to go home tonight, family, girlfriend and just chill out.
Well, congratulations. You might not be able to sleep later, but you've got the Premier League man of the match on top of your match-winning goal. Congratulations.
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Chapter 5: What role does Mark Noble play in supporting Declan Rice?
Do the honours, Mark.
Thank you.
Congratulations.
We've covered some big moments, but I don't think I've ever seen anyone as happy to score a goal as Declan Rice has been in that moment. How well deserved is that for him?
Not just today, throughout the whole season. As Nob said, he's on the training pitch first every day. He works a lot on finishing, actually, and he's got a great shot. Sometimes you think, just take it on, take it on. He did today, and I'm so happy for him.
You can see, can't you, just how much it meant to him. And the fact that Mark Noble said, he said, you should have scored in the first half. He's keeping his feet on the ground as well.
Oh, no, that's the proper love affair. But that's, you know what, when I see things like that, that's why we love football.
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Chapter 6: How does the manager view Declan Rice's development as a player?
That's what football's all about. When you see the emotion that it's brought to that young man, you know, 19 years of age, we were just talking about it earlier on, where did you get your first goal? I can remember having that feeling. And I'm jealous of him. But I'm also so pleased to see someone love it that much. And listen, we've spoken about him, we'll speak again about him later on.
He's a special talent. He deserves everything he gets.
But that's the thing, it's so infectious. Us sitting here watching that interview. Well, look, we're still all smiling now because you can see how much it means to him to work so hard and be in the position. Because he did do so much defensively for West Ham today. But to go the other end and get that match winner, that is special.
And especially having worked so hard, as you say, on his finishing, how pleasing was it that when he did get the goal, it was one like this?
Yeah, it was, you know, he had a chance in the first half of his head and you'd be disappointed.
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Chapter 7: What are Arsenal's challenges following their defeat to West Ham?
But this one, again, Nasri with the little touch, which was perfect, and it was just inviting him on to take it. And, you know, sometimes M1s are better when you don't have to really think about it. You just, it's more of a reaction and he put it straight in top corner, great finish.
It was so well taken, wasn't it, Jamie?
It was, and I agree with Jake. Samir does really well, just sets it to him nicely, and it's a good finish. He knows he's just got to open his foot up and just sort of bend it into the corner. It's really good quality. From Arsenal's point of view, no-one near him. But there, lovely touch, sets it perfectly, and it's a really good finish. Deserved it.
And when we are talking about the positives, should we be critical of the Arsenal defence there, Alex?
Yeah, I suppose when you see the initial corner and they clear their lines, you're always told to be looking around, who are you marking? Even though you're clearing your lines, who are you marking? And I suppose Arsenal switched off and allowed Declan Rice to get in that pocket of space and he finished the goal off well.
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Chapter 8: What does the future hold for West Ham and their ambitions this season?
Is that something that West Ham will have been looking at in the way that Arsenal defends and the way that they could exploit that?
I think it's the second phase. It's sometimes the most important phase in a set pitch. You've done your job and sometimes people switch off and it goes wide and the second ball comes in and there's someone free and Declan was free there and he tucked it away nicely.
He did. And you're still watching him celebrate, aren't you? It's that smile at the end of it.
Because it is. It's so infectious. It's a lovely feeling when you get your first goal. And you can actually see how much the other players love him. That's the key to it. It's smart. If you could bottle this up, it'd cost you a lot of money, by the way. because look at his face, his smile. But you know what? It wasn't just the goal. It was his all-round performance. Everything that he did today.
The amount of times he snuffed out an attack from Arsenal, then he'd get it, he'd keep it simple. Jack summed up before the game. He pretty much summed up how he plays the game. He keeps it simple. There's much more to him, but he can do these little bits because he's physically strong. This is brilliant. From a defensive point of view, just gets in front of Lacazette.
That's exactly what you want. And there's so many moments like this. He reads the game well, but he keeps it simple, Jack, doesn't he? He does.
I'm trying to think of a defensive midfielder in the Premier League who does it better than him at the moment. I'm not saying he's the best in the league because he's got a long way to go, but he's on the right track. His reading of the game, his maturity. Today I saw a little bit more where he wanted to go forward a bit more. I think he can bring that to his game and he'll be a real talent.
I think at 19, for the manager to place his faith in him, to put him in that position, to allow people in front of him, to give them confidence, knowing that he's behind, he can read the game, he's making our job easier as well. That's a lot of praise for a 19-year-old to go into that position.
And you've used the word maturity a couple of times about him, Jack. Is that surprising, given that he's not 20 till Monday?
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