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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Rob Smyth

West Ham United 0-1 Arsenal: Premier League – as it happened

Arsenal players celebrate a goal, with Leandro Trossard jumping in the air.
Leandro Trossard celebrates scoring for Arsenal. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

Jarrod Bowen's reaction

If you look at something for five minutes, you’ll find something to give. Are you gonna look at those every single time and give a penalty when there’s grappling the other way? Because that’s the only way to do it.

I get that you can’t just wipe the goalkeeper out but the keeper is coming to try grab the ball. He’s got to expect contact.

We had one at Brentford last week where Tomas Soucek got pulled down at a corner – we didn’t get a penalty.

Martin Odegaard's verdict

We had to really, really fight for that victory. We know what we’re playing for and we had to dig deep. There was relief at the end but the main feeling is just happiness. It was brilliant.

[On his role when he came off the bench] It was about being calm on the ball and trying to make something happen. They defend with five at the back and it was really tight. It was about finding that moment, and we did it in the end.

It’s a privilege to fight for probably the two biggest trophies in club football. Now it’s time to get ready for the next one. We know we’re close but it’s more important than ever to stay in the moment.

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