2-0! This is the score of West Ham's away game against Arsenal, this night, they finally beat Arsenal on the road, after West Ham lost to this derby opponent for 7 consecutive years, and now under the leadership of Moyes, West Ham finally broke the demons, and Moyes himself, also finally won the first game after the 73rd away game against Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea.
Before the game, even West Ham fans did not dare to imagine that the team could take away three points away from home, although West Ham is in good form, but in the face of a giant like Arsenal, West Ham is obviously lacking in confidence. Coupled with the fact that David Moyes led the team to play four big clubs away from home, and has not won 72 games in a row, it is difficult to give West Ham fans confidence. But the record was broken, and that night Moyes finally made a name for himself.
In the first half, Soucek flanked in front of goal and easily scored the ball to give Arsenal a fatal blow. However, Arteta's team is not desperate for the time being, although they are 0-1 down, but Arsenal still has a lot of time to catch up or even overtake.
To Arsenal's utter despair, Mavropanos scored with a header in the second half, and when he headed a team-mate's corner into the goal, Arsenal fell silent, and even Mikel Arteta stayed on the sidelines for 10 minutes before the Arsenal boss remembered to make a substitution. Unfortunately, no matter how he adjusted, Arsenal was powerless and could only lose 0-2 in the end.
On this night, Arsenal also created a big shame. According to statistics, since the 2016-2017 season, there have only been 2 times in the Premier League where a team has shot 30+ in a game and lost the game, and the protagonists are all Arsenal. In December 2017, Arsenal had 33 shots on goal and lost 3-1 to Manchester United. Against West Ham, Arsenal shot 30 times and lost to the opponent, which has to be said to be a tragedy.
Compared to Arteta, Moyes is full of scenery. Coupled with the previous 2-0 win over Manchester United, West Ham in just 6 days, double kill 2 giants, he is no longer the Premier League giants' bag, this night, Moyes raised his eyebrows, completely proved himself.
The 2-0 game also changed the fate of 3 teams:
1, Arsenal missed the top of the table, originally as long as they won West Ham, Arsenal would overtake Liverpool and re-rank first in the Premier League, but now their good wishes have failed;
2. Liverpool retains the top position, and now they have a 2-point advantage and completely sit on the top spot in the league. Next, as long as Liverpool does not drop the chain easily, it will be able to rank first for a long time;
3. After West Ham won, they have already entered the top 6 and see the hope of fighting for four. Although they are currently four points behind fourth-placed Manchester City, West Ham will not be out of reach as long as they continue to do so.
West Ham's strength has also made the Premier League title and the four major chaos in the competition, they won Arsenal, and also indirectly helped Manchester City, who is currently 1 game less, only 3 points behind Arsenal, and may overtake at any time. I have to say that Arsenal is indeed too uncompetitive, Manchester City won 1 of the previous 6 games, giving Arsenal enough opportunities, but they didn't take it. This season, although Arsenal is the Christmas champion again, they have a great chance to miss out on the league title again!