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The performance, attitude and commitment the players showed is exactly what we are about,&#8221; Arteta said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have a leadership group and I expect every player to stick to our values.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Calls for Arteta to be sacked were widespread after an embarrassing 5-0 thrashing at Manchester City in August, but the Spaniard has steadied the ship impressively, with even the Aubameyang drama unable to derail him.<\/p>\n<p>Aubameyang was absent from the squad after being removed from the captaincy due to a disciplinary breach on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>He returned late and missed training last week after travelling to France to see his ill mother.<\/p>\n<p>It was not Aubameyang&#8217;s first transgression, having previously been dropped for the north London derby against Tottenham in March after what was described as a breach of the club&#8217;s pre-match protocol.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if there was a way back from exile for Aubameyang, Arteta said: &#8220;We will talk about that another day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He was not eligible for this game, that&#8217;s it and this game is gone now. We will discuss it in the near future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Martinelli broke West Ham&#8217;s resistence in the 48th minute when the Brazilian ran onto Alexandre Lacazette&#8217;s defence-splitting pass and stroked a fine finish into the far corner for his second goal this term.<\/p>\n<p>West Ham were reduced to 10 men in the 66th minute after Coufal&#8217;s tackle on stand-in skipper Lacazette conceded a penalty and earned the defender a second yellow card.<\/p>\n<p>Lukasz Fabianski plunged to his left to save Lacazette&#8217;s spot-kick, but Smith Rowe capped Arsenal&#8217;s dominant display when he finished a flowing move with a clinical strike from the edge of the area in the 87th minute.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Covid chaos &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>While Arsenal were hit by the coronavirus before their opening game of the season at Brentford, they have so far avoided the recent positive test plunging the league into turmoil.<\/p>\n<p>Watford&#8217;s match at Burnley was postponed less than three hours before kick-off on Wednesday after &#8220;an ongoing Covid outbreak&#8221; left the Hornets with insufficent players to fulfil the fixture.<\/p>\n<p>It was the third Premier League game to be postponed due to Covid in four days as the new Omicron variant causes havoc in England&#8217;s top-flight.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham&#8217;s trip to Brighton last Sunday was called off due to an outbreak at the north London club, while Manchester United&#8217;s match at Brentford on Tuesday was cancelled after the Old Trafford club&#8217;s positive tests.<\/p>\n<p>United, Tottenham, Brighton, Leicester, Norwich and Aston Villa had already been hit by the virus over the last week.<\/p>\n<p>The Premier League announced a record 42 positive tests across two testing cycles last week.<\/p>\n<p>Also on Wednesday, Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers said the Premier League had rejected an appeal from both clubs to postpone their match against Tottenham on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Leicester are currently without nine players because of Covid-related issues and injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Brighton boss Graham Potter had dealt with several Covid cases in his squad this week and his problems mounted as Wolves won 1-0 at the Amex Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Potter&#8217;s side are without a win in 12 games in all competitions after Romain Saiss volleyed home in first half stoppage-time.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Ayew ended his 47-game goal drought to give Crystal Palace a 2-2 draw against Southampton at Selhurst Park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON, United Kingdom, Dec 15 &#8211; Arsenal showed they can thrive without axed star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as the Gunners moved into fourth place in the Premier League with a 2-0 win against West Ham, while the top-flight&#8217;s coronavirus crisis deepened on Wednesday. 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