In the early morning of May 2, Beijing time, the 35th round of the Premier League ended a focus battle, arsenal away to West Ham United. In the end, Arsenal won the game 2-1, accumulating 63 points to return to fourth place, while sending West Ham United to miss the top four in advance.
It's a race for four, Arsenal are the number one favourite, West Ham only have theoretical hopes, one more round is still 8 points behind Arsenal, there is no hope of competing for four, up to compete with Manchester United in the top six, to ensure that they continue to participate in the Europa League.
In the 38th minute, Saka drove a corner kick and Holden grabbed the point in front of the goal and jumped high to head the ball and broke the goal to help Arsenal take a 1-0 lead.
This is Holden's personal Premier League debut, Saka, who delivered assists, has scored 11 goals and 6 assists in 34 Premier League appearances for Arsenal this season, with a total of 17 direct participation goals to rank first in the team.
In the 44th minute, Schaufar crossed the box and Bowen volleyed into the net to help West Ham equalize 1-1.
According to statistics, this is Bowen's 16th goal for West Ham united in all competitions this season, tying Heywood and ranking as the highest goal in a single season in team history.
In the 54th minute, Martinelli sent an assist with an oblique cross in front of goal, and Gabriel's header burst through the top to help Arsenal lead 2-1 again.
In the end, Arsenal won 2-1, reaching 63 points, surpassing Tottenham Hotspur with 61 points, returning to fourth and occupying the initiative in the fourth place. Earlier, Spurs beat Leicester City 3-1, once fourth in one round of the tournament, and are now backed by Arsenal in less than three hours.
Now the two teams are fighting for each other, not giving in to each other, and the final suspense may be generated by the direct confrontation between the two teams on May 13.
Arsenal won, sent West Ham United in advance to miss the top four, and one less round to shake off Manchester United 8 points, Manchester United remaining 3 rounds to get up to 64 points, in front of Tottenham and Arsenal have 4 rounds left, meaning that Manchester United has missed the top four in advance, to compete with West Ham United in the top six.
If Arsenal lose, West Ham United can rely on goal difference to overtake Manchester United to move to sixth, Manchester United fell to seventh, and now Arsenal helpEd Manchester United keep the top six and qualify for the Europa League.