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:
West Ham United vs Arsenal
Arsenal are enjoying a lot of possession deep in West Ham's territory now, but the Irons look threatening every time they break – as that Antonio chance showed. Will we get a winner from either side?
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OFF THE CROSSBAR FROM ANTONIO! West Ham almost complete the turnaround! Benrahma leads a great break as Holding fails to get anywhere near the winger. His deep cross finds Antonio unmarked at the back post, but the striker's header clips the bar and goes over! What a chance!
West Ham United vs Arsenal
Some great play from Zouma, Kehrer and Rice allows West Ham to escape Arsenal's aggressive press, but Antonio is crowded out after failing to find support on the left wing.
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A deep cross looks to put Arsenal in danger, with Ramsdale forced to dive over Soucek to punch it clear. The Irons keep it alive, but the offside flag eventually goes up against Antonio!
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Chance for Bowen! The scorer of West Ham's equaliser bursts in behind from Benrahma's lofted pass, with Tierney sticking to his task. Bowen shoots low, but Tierney slides in to make an absolutely crucial block!
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Jorginho's introduction has definitely allowed Arsenal to control the tempo of this game, but West Ham are defending gallantly. The Gunners need to find the kind of penetration they showed in the first 10 minutes in order to force a winner.
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