Arsenal had the match under control, but He let slip a two-goal advantage to finish tied with West Ham (2-2) on matchday 31, jeopardizing the leadership of the Premier League, by being on the hunt for Manchester City. Bukayo Saka missed a penalty in the second half which could mean 3-1 for the Gunners.
It seemed that Mikel Arteta’s team would have a field day this Sunday at the London Stadium, when in just ten minutes of play they already had a comfortable score of 2-0, when scoring gabriel jesus the first in the afternoon at minute 7, followed by Martin Odegaard at 10′ for the early advantage.
The leader of the Premier did not have any type of complication and he was heading for a new victory that would allow him to stay 6 points behind City in the fight for the title. However, Said Benrahma made it 2-1 from a penalty spot at minute 33, marker with which they went to rest.
For the second half, Arsenal had the chance to increase the advantage, but Bukayo Saka missed a penalty that allowed the locals to stay in the fight, finding the tie to two goals at 54 ‘, through Jarrod Bowen.
With this result, Arsenal reached 74 points, 4 above City. The bad news is that Pep Guardiola’s men have one game less, which they could take advantage of to get closer, at the same time as have a direct duel on matchday 33, in which the next champion of the Premier could be defined, while West Ham reached 31 units in the 15th place.