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
The corner is lifted into a crowded space at the far post, where Zouma prods wide under pressure. Arsenal look to have done enough to reach the break with a 2-1 advantage.
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Tierney slides in to concede a corner, allowing West Ham to crowd the area. Can the Irons find a leveller on the stroke of half-time?
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We're into three added minutes at the end of a breathless first half.
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A bizarre moment as Cresswell finds himself through from Paqueta's pass before side-footing across the face of goal, with no West Ham player arriving to tap in! The flag eventually goes up against the left-back, however.
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Antonio does brilliantly in his own box to control Tierney's cross and burst away from Saka, eventually winning a foul. The West Ham striker has stepped up after Arsenal's fast start to the game.
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Coufal clumsily fouls Jesus near the touchline and Arsenal get a free-kick. That will allow the Gunners a much-needed spell on the ball – they need to get to the interval after being pegged back via Benrahma's penalty.
West Ham United vs Arsenal
Martinelli and Odegaard get in each other's way after Saka bursts to the byline to chip a dangerous cross into the area. We're into the last five minutes of the first half, and this game is being played at a frantic pace again.
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