West Ham vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
The Gunners resume their quest for the Premier League title looking for a win after drawing at Liverpool last weekend
Arsenal still have the title in their own hands, just about, but they’ve reached a worrying point where they can’t seem to hold onto anything - not their nerve, not a 2-0 lead.
That’s what the true pressure of a Premier League race does, as the leaders just stopped playing. It means they’ve stopped winning, as Arsenal squandered a two-goal lead for another 2-2 for the second successive week. This time, it was away to a West Ham United who had previously been on poor form, rather than Liverpool who had previously been on poor form.
Whatever about the points and how it leaves Arsenal just four ahead of City with a game more played, the great question is whether you can afford to do this in this manner against Pep Guardiola’s side.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
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What a start that is for Arsenal. They are the only team yet to lose a Premier League game when scoring the first goal this season, winning 18 and drawing three of their previous 21 such matches. However, they did let a two-goal lead slip in their 2-2 draw at Liverpool last time out.
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West Ham scream for a penalty as Paqueta hits a shot against Holding from close quarters, but referee David Coote is unmoved. The defender's arms were in a natural position, and the Irons were never getting that decision!
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Arsenal work the free-kick short and after Zouma clears the first ball into the box, Martinelli floats a decent cross towards Gabriel at the back post… but the defender's tame header drops wide of the post.
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Kehrer scuffs a clearance straight to White as Arsenal look to put the pressure on. The Gunners eventually win a free-kick in a deep area, to be taken by Odegaard.
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Rice presses high on Partey as Arsenal win a goal-kick.. Tierney seems to be replicating Zinchenko's inverted full-back role early on.
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