Report by Dr. Talal Osman
Arsenal took a major step toward the Premier League title with a dramatic 1-0 win over West Ham United, thanks to a late goal from Leandro Trossard. The Gunners stayed composed under pressure, and VAR later ruled out a stoppage-time equaliser from Callum Wilson.
West Ham defended stubbornly for most of the match and came close to taking the lead through Mateus Fernandes, who was denied from point-blank range by David Raya. Arsenal then made the breakthrough when Martin Odegaard set up Trossard to finish through a crowded box in the 83rd minute.
The result leaves Arsenal two wins away from the title, while West Ham remain under threat near the bottom of the table.
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Arsenal took a huge step toward the Premier League title as Leandro Trossard scored the only goal in a dramatic 1-0 victory over relegation-threatened West Ham United.
West Ham produced a resolute defensive performance for 83 minutes and even missed a glaring chance to go ahead through Mateus Fernandes, who failed to beat David Raya from point-blank range.
Shortly after that escape, Trossard capitalised on excellent approach play from substitute Martin Odegaard to fire through a crowd of bodies and past Mads Hermansen.
There was more drama five minutes into stoppage time when Callum Wilson fired home, but his equaliser was disallowed after a VAR review, with Pablo adjudged to have fouled Raya.
Arsenal are now two wins away from the title, while West Ham could find themselves four points adrift of 17th-placed Tottenham Hotspur, should Spurs beat Leeds United on Monday.
How the match unfolded
West Ham had a lucky escape in the ninth minute, as Trossard’s header was pushed onto the crossbar by Hermansen. The Belgian got another chance in the ensuing scramble, and his second header also hit the woodwork.
Riccardo Calafiori’s strike drifted wide of the top-left corner as Arsenal continued to dominate, and the Italian also saw a near-post header heroically blocked by Konstantinos Mavropanos, with El Hadji Malick Diouf and Hermansen scrambling to clear.
A 28th-minute injury to Ben White disrupted Arsenal’s rhythm for the rest of the first half, with Mikel Arteta deciding to move Rice to right-back. The Arsenal boss returned Rice to midfield in the second half as West Ham gained some momentum, with Valentin Castellanos seeing a diving header turned wide by Raya.
Time appeared to stand still when the Hammers created a huge chance in the 78th minute, with Raya denying Fernandes after Pablo’s excellent lay-off released the midfielder.
Arsenal made that reprieve count when Odegaard jinked down the right side of the area before sliding the ball to Trossard, who finished clinically, but there was still another twist to come.
Wilson’s shot crossed the line when a West Ham corner was only half-cleared, but after a VAR review, Chris Kavanagh ruled that Pablo had impeded Raya.
