Declan Rice faced a huge afternoon regarding his transfer future with the West Ham captain leading his team out to face Arsenal. The Gunners have been the team strongly linked with making a move for the England midfielder and thus his display at London Stadium was not just important for the Hammers' relegation battle but also his chances of signing for the north Londoners in the summer.
Mikel Arteta's men flew out of the traps with Rice's West Ham getting off to the worst possible start as they were two goals behind after just 10 minutes. However, the skipper was integral in dragging West Ham back into the game just beyond the half-hour mark.
Rice flew out of his midfield position to put significant pressure on Thomas Partey. The 24-year-old was successful in robbing the Arsenal man of possession in a dangerous area and no less than 10 seconds later, West Ham had a penalty after Gabriel Magalhaes brought Lucas Paqueta to the ground.
