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Arsenal have named a strong starting lineup for their crucial Premier League clash against West Ham as Mikel Arteta’s side continue their push for the league title.
Arsenal have named a strong lineup for today’s crucial Premier League clash against West Ham United.
Bukayo Saka, Viktor Gyokeres and Leandro Trossard lead the attack as the Gunners look to maintain their title charge against the struggling Hammers.
West Ham meanwhile start with Jarrod Bowen and Taty Castellanos in attack in a must-win battle for survival.
Trossard celebration
WEST HAM 0- 1 ARSENAL
VAR COMES TO ARSENAL'S RESCUE! Pablo is deemed to have fouled Raya with an arm leading across the Spaniard's chest, and the goal is chalked off!
NO GOAL
Cavanagh is being sent to the monitor for an on-field review!
Now, there's a claim for a foul on Raya by Pablo. VAR are taking a look!
VAR CHECK
Bowen sees a cross blocked well by Lewis-Skelly. Arsenal are doing well to deal with the latest flurry of pressure, before it's sent long, and Hermansen wins a handball shout against a charging Gyokeres.
The latest long West Ham evades everyone and goes out for a Raya goal kick.
Leandro Trossard
There'll be a minimum of six added minutes here.
There'll be a minimum of six added minutes here.
Another by-product of today? Leeds will be safe if West Ham lose here.
A long West Ham free-kick is flicked away well, before Mavropanos brings down Gyokeres from behind. The hosts look like they're out of time.
William Saliba
Leandro Trossard buries the opener for Arsenal late on - how crucial could that be?
It's lovely work from Odegaard after a smart give-and-go with Rice, before Trossard finishes smartly. That's the Belgian's first goal in 25 games, while Odegaard has now played a part in three goals after coming off the bench this Premier League season.
Axel Disasi OFF Callum Wilson IN
Odegaard sends Madueke sprinting down the right, but a wary Hermansen gobbles up the substitute's final low ball. In the next phase, West Ham look penned in, yet Havertz does well to clear from a Havertz cut-back.
Leandro Trossard puts arsenal in front
Bukayo Saka OFF Noni Madueke IN
Cristhian Mosquera
Bukayo Saka
CLOSE! Bowen blazes a cross over from the right byline, and it goes close enough to Raya to camera-save it behind!
Saka scurries down the right wing and crosses for Gyokeres, yet the Swede's header is comfortably over. After this, Hermansen does well to race onto a poor Saka first touch after a fine, cutting pass from Rice. There are rumours it was offside anyway.
West Ham see a cross cleared by Gabriel, and there are audacious cries to shoot towards Disasi. He is wise to ignore those.
PABLO! Diouf bolts away down the left and provides a great cross for the Brazilian to try and poke past an onrushing Raya. It's just wide!
Rice's left-sided free-kick comes in and drops amongst handball claims against a floor-bound Pablo. It's then flicked goalwards, with Mavropanos blocking again before Todibo clears.
Potential penalty
Jean-Clair Todibo
Martín Zubimendi OFF Kai Havertz IN
Eberechi Eze OFF Martin Ødegaard IN
Valentín Castellanos Pablo OFF Felipe Pereira de Jesus IN
Rice is fouled by Fernandes, and the Gunners now have a decent free-kick opportunity on the right-centre. Rice sends the cross in, and Gabriel rises to nod back across, but the play stops for a Mosquera push on the back of Soucek.
Arsenal earn a corner on the left. It's sent in by Rice but is headed out. The secondary Trossard cross is sent away by Mavropanos, before play ultimately ends with Rice sweeping a long ball over everyone and out for a Hermansen goal kick.
A Rice off-ball run gives Saka some space amongst the West Ham bodies on the edge of the box. However, when the winger shoots, his effort is far too high.
Eze sends Saka to the right byline, but the cross is headed out. Diouf keeps the ball in and is fouled by Saka as he tries to drive out.
Arsenal looking to be only the 4th team to win the PL and CL double - can they do it?
A Disasi giveaway gives Arsenal space to attack. Yet, play ultimately culminated with Saka slamming a wild shot high and left of Hermansen's goal.
Promising from West Ham. Castellanos sees a shot blocked before Bowen sends a fizzing drive through the bodies. Alas, Raya saves confidently down low.
We're back into the action at the London Stadium.
Riccardo Calafiori OFF Cristhian Mosquera ON
WEST HAM 0-0 ARSENAL
The set-piece comes in and drops for Fernandes to shoot. It's blocked, before an eventual Todibo prod goes through to a grateful Raya.
As we prepare for West Ham's corner, a minimum of three added minutes are announced.
HUGE CHANCE FOR WEST HAM! Wan Bissaka curls in a lovely cross for Castellanos to fling himself at, and Raya does excellently to tip the diving header away athletically!
Trossard toys with Wan Bissaka, but eventually sends in a poor, low cross that's easy for Hermansen to claim. Saka then has a go at Diouf on the other side, but it's cleared.
Todibo sends in a cross from the right, which Gabriel clears. It's sent back out to the right, where Trossard concedes a throw. The flow of the game has changed a bit now. Arsenal had nine shots in the first 22 minutes. Since then, they've had just the one. Soucek is punished now for flying in on Lewis-Skelly. Things are getting scrappy here.
Gyokeres hits the deck after some strong follow-through from Disasi sends the Swede tumbling. He gets a slither of the ball, but that should be a foul.
Mavropanos and Gyokeres wrestle brilliantly for the ball. What a battle, that is. Arsenal are just about sent back, before an under-pressure Saka runs the ball out on the right byline for a goal kick.
Summerville is booked now following a desperate lunge on Gabriel for a lose ball as the hosts attack. That's a tough one on the Brazilian's left ankle. Ouch.
Crysencio Summerville
Eze takes the free-kick, and it's straight into the wall before Castellanos can clear.
Valentín Castellanos Striker
Rice sends a low ball through to Eze, yet the midfielder can't turn with Soucek on his case. West Ham break away with Diouf, but an eventual long ball to Wan Bissaka on the opposite flank looks to be the wrong idea, and the visitors recover.
White succumbs to the failed 50-50, and Martin Zubimendi emerges to fill the gap. It actually seems like Rice may head back there.
Ben White OFF Martín Zubimendi IN
West Ham have their tails up as Summerville jinks forward after White is dispossessed. Bowen then looks for the Dutchman, but the winger pushes a recovering Trossard, of all people, to give away a slightly annoying offensive foul.
The delivery (from Declan Rice) is delicious but somehow it doesn't go in. West Ham are on the edge here.
SCRAMBLE! Rice sends in a devilish free-kick from the left and Mavropanos somehow stops an initial Calafiori flick! It's then poked away before a Gunner can fire home from close range!
Time flies... Not only are West Ham celebrating the anniversary of 1980's famous FA Cup win, but it's also 10 years since the Hammers played their last game at the Boleyn Ground. Blink and you'll miss it. Wow.
Todibo is under pressure in the corner for West Ham, but just manages to clear up the line. It takes a forgiving nick off Trossard, and the hosts get a throw with Arsenal on the front foot.
Rice and Saka try to fuel a move, but Eze blasts a long-range strike into the bodies. The Gunners' possession is recycled, but it's looking difficult to break through the West Ham rearguard. Back they go to Raya.
Calafiori! A speculative effort from range follows fine link-up in attack from the Gunners. It strays wide and high of the top-left corner! Arsenal have now registered seven shots so far... West Ham need to respond somehow.
The Arsenal pressure has just taken the wind out of the home fans' sails now. They'll be hoping to rally around their troops as they brace for another attack now.
Saka's corner from the right picks out Gabriel, but it pings off the Brazilian's head and flies over.
CALAFIORI! Big chance! The Italian bolts in after a fine pass from Trossard. Mavropanos comes across well, and the number 33's right-footed poke is over the bar! Corner to come, as it took a touch off the Greek!
A reminder, Man City beat Brentford 3-0 yesterday. Arsenal must win today to stay on course for the title. West Ham must seemingly do the impossible today, while hoping that Spurs fall to Leeds tomorrow night.
And we're off as Arsenal go long from kick-off!
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