West Ham hammered Arsenal 5-1 in the final of the FA Youth Cup at the Emirates Stadium to spark a chant of “you’re getting sacked in the morning” for Jack Wilshere.
The young Gunners started brightly and took the lead when Omari Benjamin fired home a rebound early on. But West Ham responded with two quickfire goals from George Earthy and Callum Marshall and went into the break 3-1 up after Gideon Kodua seized on a mistake from Josh Robinson to chip goalkeeper Noah Cooper.
Arsenal improved after the break but couldn’t find a way back into the match and were punished late on. Kaelan Casey and Josh Briggs both scored from corners to add gloss to the scoreline and earn West Ham’s first FA Youth Cup since 1999.
