On paper, a visit to a West Ham aspect scrapping to keep away from relegation appeared the hardest of Arsenal‘s final three fixtures.
It was a sport Arteta’s males wanted to win to keep away from letting Metropolis again in however they struggled to interrupt the Hammers’ cussed resistance.
The sport was nonetheless goalless when West Ham midfielder Matheus Fernandes arrived to gather a free ball, performed a one-two with Pablo and located himself six yards out with simply David Raya to beat.
Fernandes tried to beat the keeper at his close to submit however Raya caught out his proper leg to make an excellent save from point-blank vary and make sure the scores remained degree heading into the final 10 minutes.
That Raya save appeared all of the extra vital when Leandro Trossard fired Arsenal forward within the 83rd minute.
However the sport was removed from over and with time operating out, West Ham piled ahead in the hunt for an equaliser.
Gabriel made an enormous block to maintain out Callum Wilson’s shot however the West Ham striker would get one other probability from the ensuing nook – smashing the ball by means of the our bodies to attain a shocking injury-time leveller.
Or so he thought.
The video assistant referee (VAR) stepped in and after a prolonged evaluate, the aim was dominated out for a foul on Raya as Pablo had his arm throughout the goalkeeper’s chest and was holding his left arm.
Plenty of different potential infringements, together with penalty shouts for fouls by Trossard and Declan Rice, had been thought-about and waved away that means that whereas West Ham – and sure Manchester Metropolis – fumed, Arsenal clung on.
