West Ham 1-2 Arsenal, Premier League results: ‘Gunners’ reclaim top 4 position

After 3 consecutive defeats, Arsenal came back with 2 victories over Chelsea and MU to help teachers and coaches Mikel Arteta take advantage of the race to win tickets. Champions League next season with Tottenham. Despite having to be a guest on the field of West Ham, Arsenal is still full of opportunities to continue to win when coach David Moyes’ teachers and students aim to reach the final of the Europa League rather than in the English Premier League.

Both teams entered the game with their own determination. However, the host West Ham had the upper hand in the opening minutes of the match. While, Coach Mikel Arteta had a very reasonable strategy when giving the players a solid game in the home field and counter-attacking every opportunity to attack.

Holding (centre) opened the scoring for Arsenal REUTERS

In the 38th minute, Holding helped Arsenal open the scoring from a high header in the corner kick. But this advantage did not last long when at the end of the first half, Bowen had a beautiful volley to level the score for the home team. West Ham and the first half score with two goals divided equally between both teams.

Bowen (20) scores the equalizer for hosts West Ham REUTERS

In the 54th minute, it was Gabriel’s turn to score with a very strong header to beat goalkeeper Fabianski and help the team “Gunner” continue to take the lead. Arsenal had more chances to score with the remaining minutes of the game, but Nketiah missed. However, a close victory is more than enough for coach Mikel Arteta’s teachers and students.

Gabriel scores to help Arsenal win over West Ham REUTERS

With a 2-1 victory over the host West Ham, Arsenal’s team regained 4th place in the Premier League. Because before, Tottenham also got a 3-1 win before Leicester. Currently, the competition for the Champions League place next season of the Premier League is almost only a “two-horse” race between Arsenal (63 points) and Tottenham (61 points).