The 19th round of the English Premier League is all over, in the two games this morning, Arsenal lost 0:2 at home to West Ham United, two rounds of winless to give up the top position, second in the standings, West Ham United defeated Manchester United and Arsenal in succession, and rose to sixth place after two consecutive wins. Brighton beat Tottenham 4-2 at home to move up to eighth in the table, ending a three-game winning streak and still sitting fifth, but failing to close the gap to the top of the table, which was a major blow to the title seekers.
Arsenal 0:2 West Ham United
West Ham United were nervous and had a strong morale win over Manchester United in the last round, while Arsenal had just experienced a 1-1 draw with Liverpool in the last round of fixtures.
In the first half, Odegaard passed the ball with his heel, Saka burst into the penalty area, and a shot was too straight for the goalkeeper to confiscate. Emerson crossed, Gabriel made a mistake in clearing, Bowen swept in front of goal from the bottom line, and Soucek scored the ball to give West Ham a 1-0 lead.
Arsenal, who fell behind, launched a fierce counterattack, Saka hit the goal with a header from close range, Areola flew to save the ball, Jesus deliberately missed the ball in the penalty area, Martinelli shot slightly out of the goal, Saka shot from the right side of the penalty area, the ball hit the near post and popped up, and at halftime, Arsenal fell behind 0:1.
In the second half, Rice shot from outside the penalty area, the ball was slightly high, Prowse assisted from a corner, Mavropanos headed in the penalty area, the ball hit the crossbar and bounced into the goal, West Ham United extended their lead 2:0.
Saka sent a cross from the right, Jesus headed the goal, Areola confiscated the ball, Ben White sent another cross, Jesus headed high, Trossard volleyed from a small angle in the box, the ball was saved by Areola again, Saka fell to the ground in the box, the referee did not award a penalty, in stoppage time, Rice tripped Emerson to send a penalty, Benrahma's penalty was saved by Raya, and the final score was fixed at 0:2. At full-time, Arsenal had 74% possession and 30 shots on goal with 8 on target, while West Ham had only 6 shots on goal and 3 on target to score two.
Brighton 4:2 Tottenham
Brighton are winless in three consecutive rounds, and Tottenham is a wave of three consecutive wins, but after the opening, Brighton burst out with a super attack and completely suppressed Tottenham's attack, Tottenham only had a threatening shot from the top of the penalty area in the entire half, and Brighton not only scored two goals, Milner also hit the post once, Bonanott was blown offside with a shot from the spot, and Vicario was brave enough to save two one-on-one goals.
In the 11th minute, Pedro provided an assist in the crowd and Hinchelwood volleyed home to give Brighton a 1-0 lead.
In the 37th minute, Brighton had a corner kick opportunity, Van Heik's header hit the post, Kulu pulled a foul in the penalty area, Brighton got a penalty opportunity, Pedro hit the penalty, Brighton 2:0.
In the second half of the game, Richarlison scored a goal with a single chance, but it was also offside, the goal was invalid, Son Xingmin went straight, Richarlison turned and shot in the penalty area, Kulu plugged the ball, Richarlison pushed the goal, and was blown again because of offside. Then Estupiñan blasted a world wave from outside the box to break the goal, Brighton extended their lead 3-0, Lo Celso brought down Evan Ferguson behind his back to send a penalty, Pedro scored from the spot, and Brighton scored twice to give Brighton a 4-0 lead.
In the final stage of the game, Kulu steals in front, Son Heung-min crosses, Bayliss pushes the goal, Tottenham pulls back a goal 1:4, and then Porro crosses from the left, Ben Davies headers score, Tottenham 2:4 and another goal, in injury time, Hojbjerg hit the post and almost scored another goal.