Arsenal have been held to a goalless first 45 minutes by West Ham on the London Stadium in a recreation with vital repercussions at each ends of the Premier League desk.
The Gunners, who wish to transfer 5 factors away from rivals Manchester Metropolis within the title race, started brightly and have been maybe unfortunate to not discover themselves in entrance in opposition to their survival-chasing hosts.
First, Mads Hermansen palmed away a header from point-blank vary earlier than Leandro Trossard’s follow-up header clipped the publish.
From one other set-piece, Riccardo Calafiori’s flick on the close to publish was stored out courtesy of some sensible defending by former Gunner Konstantinos Mavropanos.
Hammers hit again
West Ham started to wrestle again momentum because the half wore on, whereas Mikel Arteta was dealt an unjury blow when Ben White hobbled off.
David Raya, who had largely been a bystander for a lot of the match, was referred to as into motion on simply earlier than the break.
The Spaniard needed to be at full stretch to maintain out Taty Castellanos’s diving header and forestall the guests from falling behind.
It units up an intriguing second half, with the prospect of a degree doing little or no to calm the nerves of each units of supporters.
