180 minutes away, still two games to finally celebrate the title in England. Arsenal is suffering extremely much against West Ham, they stood with their hearts in their hands until the 95th minute, where fortunately it was VAR that gave them the victory. Pep Guardiola called on West Ham to stop Arsenal in the derby, they were very close, but in the end Arteta and his trusted ones celebrated the 0-1 success, a victory that brings them closer and closer to the championship title.
Like a derby, Arsenal-West Ham fought hard for every ball, this is also due to the fact that the "hammers" are in danger of relegation. The "Gunners" were more demanding in the first half, approaching the goal of advantage in at least two clear cases, but goalkeeper Raya also did his part in this derby. In the second half, in the 79th minute, the Arsenal goalkeeper stopped a flagrant case where alone in front of Mateus Fernandes he kept the "Gunners" in the game, in England this save by Raya was considered as the save of the title. Finally, after several attempts, in the 83rd minute, Trossard with a strong shot inside the area sent the ball into the net, causing Arteta and the Arsenal fans to burst into celebration. West Ham not only did not give up, but believed until the last breath, and even managed to find the goal, but with the help of the VAR system, the referee of the match canceled everything for a foul in the attack on goalkeeper Raya. Thanks to this success, Arsenal maintains the difference of 6 points with Man.City, but Pep Guardiola's "citizens" have one more game available. In the last two weeks, Arsenal only needs to triumph over Burnley and Crystal Palace to secure the long-awaited title.
After the match, Mikel Arteta did not hesitate to praise the referee for that courageous decision: "I'm sure I'll remember this match for a long time, there was a strong mix of emotions. We knew it would be difficult, we're fighting for the title, but let's not forget, they're fighting for survival. Disallowing the goal? I did it when the referees were there to criticize. This time I have to compliment them, it took courage and personality to disallow that goal. The images clearly show it, it was a foul and there's no doubt about that.", Arteta said.
