In the early morning of December 16, Beijing time, in a match in the 17th round of the Premier League, West Ham United challenged Arsenal away. Before this game, the two teams were only 2 points apart. As a result, after 90 minutes, Arsenal won the game 2-0, successfully returning to the top 4 rankings and squeezing Manchester United out of the European zone. Moyes' side, on the other hand, fell out of the Champions League zone after the wee hours of the morning.
West Ham are the absolute dark horse of the Premier League this season, with back-to-back wins over Liverpool and Chelsea under the leadership of the 58-year-old Moyes. In the League Cup, they also defeated manchester city and promoted. Recently, however, West Ham United, led by Moyes, has been losing points in the league. In the 5 rounds of premier league matches before the match, they only won Chelsea and failed to win the rest of the matches.
This game against Arsenal is a Premier League game for the fourth. In contrast to West Ham, Arsenal are not good at strong conversations, but they are guaranteed to score points against mid-level and lower-tier teams, which makes them eligible to compete for next season's Champions League place.
In the first half of the game, both sides created a certain attack, but did not break the goal. Back in the second half, Arsenal managed to break the deadlock. Lacazette sent a straight pass and Martinelli pushed the ball to help Arteta's side take a 1-0 lead. Arsenal have recently experienced the turmoil of Aubameyang, and young martinelli may be able to get more opportunities in the future.
In the 68th minute, West Ham United suffered another heavy blow, and Schoffal received a red card and sent points. Luckily, Lacazette's penalty goal was saved by Fabianski. But even so, West Ham United's match was not reversed. They played 1 man less and conceded the ball again in the 86th minute, with SmithRo pushing to seal the 2-0 win.
After 90 minutes, Arsenal relied on two goals in the second half to win 2-0 at home to score three points. And West Ham United, who lost and lost, lost 1 win, 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 6 rounds of Premier League matches, lost 13 points, and the only victory over the defending Champions League champion Chelsea, which can be described as a heart for the Blues.
After the start of the season's three consecutive defeats, Arsenal is now out of decline, step by step back to the familiar 4 position. Compared with the top 3 giants in front, Arsenal's strength may be inferior. But because Manchester United have fallen behind this season, Arsenal actually have enough possibilities to compete for the top 4 positions.
And Moyes's team actually has a certain strength. But often not winless in the same level or in the middle and lower teams, which is not conducive to them getting enough points. Although they are the killers of this season's Premier League giants, Moyes' team still has to maintain its stability.
Do you think Arsenal could squeeze Out Manchester United to finish fourth in the Premier League?