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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That penalty miss has given the crowd a massive lift. Antonio breathes a sigh of relief. Arsenal looked set to take the game away from their hosts, but West Ham are still in it!
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WIDE! SAKA MISSES! WHAT A LET-OFF FOR WEST HAM! Jesus hands the ball to Saka after a nervous wait, and the winger – who famously missed from the spot in the Euro 2020 final – side-foots his effort wide of the left-hand post! West Ham remain one goal behind!
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PENALTY TO ARSENAL! Antonio is penalised for handball! Arsenal's corner is cleared to Martinelli on the edge of the area, and he slams a volley into Antonio at close-range. The West Ham man looked to have his arm in an unnatural position, and the VAR swiftly confirms the decision to point to the spot!
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Deflected wide! Arsenal win a free-kick on the left, which is hoisted into the area by Odegaard. Antonio heads as far as Saka, who sees a fierce volley hit Soucek and fly behind for a corner.
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