Arsenal reclaimed fourth spot in the Premier League with an important victory at West Ham and dented the Hammers’ own chances of securing European football next season.
The Gunners knew only a win would lift them back into the Champions League places after Tottenham beat Leicester earlier in the afternoon, but Mikel Arteta’s side responded by grinding out a vital three points at London Stadium.
It was Arteta’s centre-backs who came up with the goods, with Gabriel Magalhaes nodding the winner early in the second half after Rob Holding had opened the scoring from Bukayo Saka’s 38th-minute corner.
Jarrod Bowen did pull the Hammers level just before the break, controlling Vladimir Coufal’s cross and squeezing a strike into the bottom corner in what was a reward for a strong first-half performance.
But David Moyes’ outfit failed to reach those levels after going behind for a second time – and defeat leaves them seventh, three points behind sixth-placed Manchester United with three games remaining.
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West Ham United
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Squad number1Player nameFabianski
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Squad number5Player nameCoufal
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Squad number4Player nameZouma
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Squad number3Player nameCresswell
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Squad number24Player nameFredericks
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Squad number16Player nameNoble
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Squad number41Player nameRice
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Squad number8Player nameFornals
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Squad number10Player nameLanzini
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Squad number22Player nameBenrahma
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Squad number20Player nameBowen
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Squad number7Player nameYarmolenko
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Squad number9Player nameAntonio
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Squad number28Player nameSoucek
Arsenal
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Squad number10Player nameSmith Rowe -
Squad number17Player nameCédric Soares
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Squad number23Player nameSambi Lokonga
Line-ups
West Ham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Fabianski
- 5Coufal
- 4Zouma
- 3CresswellBooked at 90mins
- 24Fredericks
- 16NobleSubstituted forSoucekat 77′minutes
- 41Rice
- 8Fornals
- 10LanziniSubstituted forAntonioat 71′minutes
- 22BenrahmaSubstituted forYarmolenkoat 81′minutes
- 20BowenBooked at 52mins
Substitutes
- 7Yarmolenko
- 9Antonio
- 11Vlasic
- 13Areola
- 23Diop
- 26Masuaku
- 28Soucek
- 33Král
- 42Alese
Arsenal
Formation 4-3-3
- 32Ramsdale
- 18TomiyasuSubstituted forCédric Soaresat 78′minutes
- 16Holding
- 6Gabriel
- 20Tavares
- 8ØdegaardSubstituted forSambi Lokongaat 90+2′minutes
- 25Elneny
- 34Xhaka
- 7SakaBooked at 48minsSubstituted forSmith Roweat 87′minutes
- 30NketiahBooked at 90mins
- 35Martinelli
Substitutes
- 1Leno
- 9Lacazette
- 10Smith Rowe
- 17Cédric Soares
- 19Pépé
- 23Sambi Lokonga
- 54Kirk
- 65Oulad M’hand
- 69Swanson
Live Text
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Match ends, West Ham United 1, Arsenal 2.
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Second Half ends, West Ham United 1, Arsenal 2.
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Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
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Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah.
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Substitution, Arsenal. Albert Sambi Lokonga replaces Martin Ødegaard.
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Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
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Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
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Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal).
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Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Cédric Soares (Arsenal).
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Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Bukayo Saka because of an injury.
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Hand ball by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
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Offside, West Ham United. Vladimir Coufal tries a through ball, but Andriy Yarmolenko is caught offside.
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Substitution, West Ham United. Andriy Yarmolenko replaces Saïd Benrahma.
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Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lukasz Fabianski.
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Attempt saved. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
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Substitution, Arsenal. Cédric Soares replaces Takehiro Tomiyasu because of an injury.
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Substitution, West Ham United. Tomas Soucek replaces Mark Noble.
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