Arsenal's lead at the top of the Premier League table has been eaten away at over the past week or so as back-to-back 2-2 draws against both Liverpool and West Ham have halted the side's progress. While the clash with the Reds was always slated to cause problems, the result with the Hammers has left a different problem for those expecting victory.
A quick start saw the Gunners race into a 2-0 lead, but Said Benrahma's goal from the penalty spot was then followed up by a Jarrod Bowen strike to see that advantage dissipate. It now leaves the north London side just four points clear of their rivals Manchester City, with a head-to-head and games in hand to be sorted.
"Started extremely well again. Dominated the game, dominated the pitch and scored two beautiful goals," Mikel Arteta said in reflection of the game. "After that we made a huge mistake to stop playing with the same purpose to score the third and fourth one and just thinking we could play around them and maintain the result and just looked too easy. At that moment we gave them hope. Credit to West Ham, they took it."
