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Evening Standard
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George Flood

Arsenal 0-2 West Ham: Gunners title bid dealt blow as Hammers inflict first home defeat

Arsenal's Premier League title bid was dealt a blow after they slumped to a surprise 2-0 defeat by in-form West Ham.

Former Arsenal defender Konstantinos Mavropanos' emphatic second-half header added to a controversial early effort from Tomas Soucek as the notably below-par Gunners suffered their first home loss in any competition so far this season at the Emirates Stadium, despite David Raya saving Said Benrahma's penalty at the death.

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