In the 17th round of the Premier League, Arsenal took advantage of the victory to chase, kicked out the momentum of the devil's home stadium, this round at home to kill the Premier League 2-0 Black Horse West Ham United, thus completing the direct overtaking, from the 6th place in the table to the 4th place in the table, a strong fight for the fourth place, and saw the silver lining of the title, temporarily behind the third place Chelsea 7 points, but there is still a 12-point gap with the top manchester City.
West Ham United is the biggest dark horse in the Premier League this season, the whole team is worth only 270 million euros, and the relegation team Newcastle United card strength is comparable, but in the first 16 rounds, it has won 8 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, once pushing Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur to become the four favorites. In the face of such a fierce opponent, Arsenal withstood the test, showing the essence of the 13 champions, crushing West Ham United at both ends of the attack and defense, with a 57% possession rate, 21-7 with West Ham United's shot contrast, 8-1 shooting contrast, and finally 2-0 victory.
In the game, Arsenal did not open the situation until the second half, and in the 47th minute, Lacazette sent a direct plug in the midfield, Martinelli took the ball into the box and aimed at the far corner to complete the low shot, Arsenal led 1-0.
In the 68th minute of the match, Schoffal was fouled and received a red dot package, Arsenal were awarded a penalty opportunity and Lacazette's penalty was saved.
In the 86th minute of the game, Arsenal secured the victory, Saka completed the steal from his own side, and then launched a counterattack, Smith Rowe advanced with the ball on the right side, and completed the inside cut to the top of the arc of the penalty area, and finally scored a low shot, Arsenal won the game 2-0. Arteta thus became Moyes' super nemesis, and Arteta has achieved an unbeaten run of 3 wins and 1 draw in four matches against West Ham United, coached by Moyes, since taking charge of Arsenal.
After winning the battle, arsenal, as the giants who have won the English top league trophy 13 times, achieved a double-line run at home, starting from the 3-1 defeat of Aston Villa in the ninth round of the Premier League to the 2-0 win over West Ham United in this round, with six consecutive home wins, including 5 premier league matches and 1 win in the Premier League Cup. This season, Arsenal have played a total of 11 home games, 9 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, which can be said to have created the devil's home stadium.
However, Arsenal beat West Ham United in this campaign, which also benefited Manchester United. According to the situation in the standings, Manchester United won this round = squeezed Arsenal to rise to the 4th place in the table, and at present, Manchester United has scored 27 points in one game, ranking 6th in the Premier League; Arsenal is temporarily ranked 4th in the Premier League with 29 points. Statistics show that Manchester United and Arsenal are also very close in terms of penalties, Arsenal have conceded 39 penalties in the Premier League history, and Manchester United have conceded 41 penalties, which are the teams with the most penalties in the Premier League.