Arsenal suffered a loss of 1-0 from West Ham, and Myles Lewis-Skelly sent to their hopes in the Premier League in a major blow, which gives Liverpool the opportunity to become 11 points.
The rifles hoped to reduce the void to five points, but they could not recover after Jarrod Bowen punished bad dams to embark on the cross of Aaron Wan-Bissake before halftime. Liverpool can now extend his eight -point lead in Manchester City on Great Sunday.
Mikel Arthte started Mikel Merino in front of the crisis of Arsenal injury, but the makeshift striker failed to repeat his heroes with two goals against Leicester on the gunners.
The hosts fought to create a chance, no matter what, and their task was firmer when the replacement of Lewis-Skelly in the second half upgraded a yellow card on the red for the last man on the excellent Mohamed Kudus after checking the VAR check.
The 18-year-old overturned a red card against Wolves last month, but there is a little chance of this time, since Kudus went a goal with David Ray about 40 meters from his line.
Arsenal underwent West Ham with great pressure at the final stages, but Gabriel Magalhaes sliced a shot over the bar, and Ben White shot closely widely because their lack of fire forces, with Kai Havertz adding their injury list at the beginning of this month, proved to be expensive.
The defeat leaves hopes in the title of how he hangs on the thread. While their players sank into their whistles, West Ham celebrated a well -deserved victory, only their second under Graham Potter, but fourth in five visits to the Emirates Stadium.
Bowen’s goal, after interruption that included defense omissions from Riccard Calafiori, Declan Rice and Gabriel, came from one of five shots at the Arsenal’s 20, but Gunners managed to get only two on the target, and visitors comfortably defended their box.
The defeat ends with a undefeated ride in the Premier League for Arsenal, their longest under Arteta, and makes two wins of two for West Ham at the Emirates after their victory of 2-0 last season.
Merson: The title race is over, Arsenal has no chance
Heavenly sports’ Paul Merson on Football on Saturday::
“[The title race is over] a million percent. Arsenal can’t catch Liverpool. They don’t have ahead. They have a young 17-year-old in Nwaner who has a bright future, but he fought today.
“Trossard in my opinion is a somewhat part player. There is absolutely no chance that Arsenal can win the league. Even if Liverpool beat 7-0 [against Man City]Arsenal can’t beat him.
“I saw today enough to know that they will fight until the end of the season. They have 12 games left and they will get a good half.
“Suddenly PSV is a game in the Champions League head or tails. They have nothing in advance. They are without teeth. Center -in -the -way is such an art, you can’t just throw someone up.
Arteta: We deserve pain
Arsenal safe Mikel Arteta::
“We have never arrived in the game because we are so in discomfort with the ball. We give so many balls. We never get enough positive sequence of actions, one after the other, that it could create a threat and momentum in the areas you want to win.
“We let them run with simple gifts. They are a dangerous team. They have a quality to deliver a moment. After that it becomes a heavy game. Then we get a red card and that’s a big climbing mountain. We’re trying to react, but we didn’t have certain quality moments.
“The moment we got into the areas, then you have to unlock something, and we didn’t. That’s for me too. It’s my responsibility and I don’t want to convey it to the players. Today they were not at the level that is needed to be convincingly better than the opponent .
“It’s painful. Today we have to feel pain, we deserve it.”
Potter ‘delighted’ West Ham View
Western ham Main coach Graham Potter::
“Enthusiastic, fantastic performance, very disciplined, devoted, full of effort and intelligence.
“I thought the players were really on top because we obviously play against a fantastic team. Sometimes you have to suffer, but I thought the players did it well.
“We conveyed the threat ourselves, achieved a really good goal and had some other opportunities, and the opponent did not have too much against us.
“All in all, just delighted with the players, delighted with the supporters. I think it is a really big victory for us and a positive day.
“We had a difficult week because we were disappointed how we were against Brentford in the first half and then the players just responded well.”
Analysis: A blunt attack and defensive failure costs artillery
Sky Sports’ Nick Wright at Emirates Stadium:
Arsenal’s late victory in Leicester, secured by Merin’s double, along with Liverpool’s next draw 2-2 against Aston Villa, encouraged her hope that Gunners would still keep this title alive, despite their injuries. These hopes took the almighty blow with this defeat.
It was not a big surprise that they fought in the attack. Any side would be without their four major attackers. The absence of Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus were felt. The lack of options available Arthtes summarized Vid that sent two left-back, Oleksandra Zinchenko and Lewis-Skelly, when he chased the game in the second half.
One of those left -wing hands quickly left after a red card. Lewis-Skelly could have several complaints, despite his offense taking place halfway. But at that moment, the game was already moving away from Arsenal, who had 20 shots but could not create clear options.
Their exhausted attack was, of course, a huge factor in the result. West Ham deserves a tremendous merit for its excellent performance. But ultimately it was an unusually bad defense that made Arththa. West Ham used his goal.
Arsenal’s best hope that he will be held in contact with Liverpool during this period will always rely on their defense and goals from Set-Komada. But Bow’s header left them too many to do. The draw would be bad enough. Defeat can be a terminal.
Potter re -persecute Arsenal – Opta Statistics
- West Hama Graham Potter chief became only another manager who beat Arsenal at Emirates Stadium with three different clubs in all competitions (also with Osterund and Brighton), after Carla Ancelotti (Chelsea, Everton, Bayern Munich).
- West Ham consecutively won league games against Arsenal, for the first time from 2005-06/2006-07, when they were the last side to beat Gunners in Highbury, and the first to beat them at the Emirates Stadium.
- Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly sent the second time to the Premier League, although his first was eventually canceled. He is the third teenager who has sent twice in the competition (also Richard Dunne and Steven Taylor), and the first before he turned 19.
- Jarroda Bowen’s opener was his 50th Premier League goal. He is only another player who has reached this turning point for West Ham after Michail Antoni (68).
What comes in the Premier League?
