Arsenal wasted the chance to fill the gap on the leaders of the Premier League Liverpool while they came across a 1-0 shock defeat at West Ham.
A header of Jarrod Bowen on the half-time turned out to be the difference for a frustrating afternoon for the team of Mikel Arteta, who finished the match with 10 men after the replacement Myles Lewis -Skelly was sent.
The result means that the Gunners have missed the opportunity to reduce Liverpool’s advance to five points and make fields in the race for this season.
For West Ham, however, the victory will be a welcome boost for the new Boss Graham Potter, who has had trouble changing the fortune of the Hammers since taking control in early January.
Leave northern London with three points 😃 pic.twitter.com/aogqgjvawz
– West Ham United (@westham) February 22, 2025
How the action took place
The Gunners started the All-London case, but failed to cut a defense of Stern Hammers.
Frustration seemed to be slipping while the side of Arteta had trouble breaking. Mikel Merino could not transform the goal of Thomas Party’s goal while Martin Odegaard exploded from the box.
Visitors regularly developed in the game and had a chance on their part when Tomas Soucek failed to put his head on the target.
Then, by 44 minutes, West Ham silenced the crowd at home after Bowen met the cross of Aaron Wan-Bissaka on the right and buried the ball in the net with a diving head.
Jarrod Bowen’s strike against Arsenal means that he now has 50 Premier League goals.
He is the second West Ham player to cross the milestone, behind only Michail Antonio (68) 👏 pic.twitter.com/6wnkfyfyf
– Football on TNT SPORTS (@footballontnt) February 22, 2025
The game opened after the break, Bowen going to double the visitor’s advantage.
This was announced as an afternoon of missed opportunities for Arsenal, and their frustration was aggravated when the replacement Lewis-Skelly was rejected after transporting the Kudus Mohammed over 73 minutes.
The adolescent defender was initially shown a yellow card, but the decision was upgraded to a red after a Var check.
Despite the digital drawback, Arsenal jumped forward in search of an equalizer. But Potter’s team was firm to record a famous victory outside.
While the minutes were running and the Gunners threw bodies on the ground, Arteta cut an increasingly discouraged silhouette on the sidelines, knowing that an important opportunity in the title race had been begged.
