West Ham crush Arsenal’s title hopes for a third year in a row with an immense 1-0 win.
Although they’re far from our main rivals, there’s perhaps no team that is more satisfying to beat than Arsenal. Their fans meltdown, Arteta pulls out every excuse that he can, and it always results in some quality clips from Arsenal Fan TV.
Admittedly, Arsenal were not at their best. However, that does not take away the performance of the whole West Ham squad.
From minute one, it was clear every player was up to the task. They looked well drilled and disciplined, a sign of what Graham Potter has been building towards.
Despite the hosts having a lot of chances, very few were clear cut which led to West Ham taking the lead just before half-time. Bowen got on the end of a cross following one of Aaron Wan-Bissaka numerous stunning runs to nod home what would be the only goal of the match.
Things only got better for the Hammers though as Myles Lewis-Skelly’s straight red card in the 73rd minute helped secure the win.
By beating the Gooners, West Ham became the only away side to win at the Emirates in the league this season.
Not only is this a significant win in terms of damaging Arsenal’s title charge once again, but it also represents a potentially huge turning point in Graham Potter’s time as West Ham manager. We’ve seen promising signs becoming more prominent, bar the Brentford game, and it looked like it finally all clicked. While playing that defensive against lower teams isn’t what we want, the foundation of a solid defence is clearly there.