Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes took a hit on Saturday afternoon as they suffered a 1-0 defeat to West Ham United at the Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners were eager to capitalize on Liverpool’s midweek slip-up at Aston Villa but found themselves trailing at the break. Jarrod Bowen scored the only goal of the match, heading in just before halftime after Aaron Wan-Bissaka set him up with a precise delivery from the right flank.
Arsenal pushed for an equalizer in the second half, but their task became even more difficult when Myles Lewis-Skelly was sent off with 20 minutes remaining. The substitute was initially given a yellow card for fouling Mohammed Kudus as the last man on the halfway line, but VAR upgraded it to a red.
The Gunners had struggled to create clear chances throughout the match, and their efforts became even more challenging with ten men. Despite their best attempts, they couldn’t find an equalizer and suffered their first home defeat of the season, leaving them eight points adrift of league leaders Liverpool.
