The Corner. The Post. Then the Goal.
Early in the game. Trossard’s header from a corner hit the post. Hermansen had already been beaten. Inches wide. Arsenal fans held their breath.
83 minutes later Trossard scored the only goal.
1-0 to Arsenal. Five points clear of City with two games left. One win and the title is theirs. First in 22 years.
The First Half Was Nervous
Arsenal came to the London Stadium having won their previous two visits here by a combined 11-2. This did not feel like that.
Ben White went off injured early. That changed things. Rice moved to right back. Zubimendi came into midfield. The shape shifted. West Ham sensed it.
Soucek started winning tackles he had not been winning earlier. Wan-Bissaka broke forward on the right and crossed for Castellanos. The header was good. Diving, far post, going in. Raya saved it. Brilliant stop. West Ham the better side for a spell before half-time.
Arteta fixed it at the break. Hincapié came on at right back. Rice moved back into midfield. Lewis-Skelly shifted to left back. Order restored.
Trossard Decided It
83rd minute. Ødegaard played it across to Trossard on the left of the box. One touch to control. Low finish across Hermansen. Inside the right post. 1-0.
Simple finish. The right man in the right place. Trossard has done this all season for Arsenal. The quiet Belgian who scores when it matters. He celebrated calmly. His teammates did not.
Saka had tried twice from range in the second half before that. Both times over the bar. Havertz came on and added physicality. Ødegaard drove things forward once he came on for Zubimendi. The goal was coming. It came.
Wilson’s Goal. VAR. Nothing.
Then the madness.
Stoppage time. Wilson scored. London Stadium went wild. West Ham supporters were pointing at the table. Three points. Out of the bottom three. Four points from Spurs. Possible.
VAR checked it. Pablo had grabbed Raya during the corner. Foul on the goalkeeper. Goal disallowed.
Arsenal players surrounded the referee. West Ham players slumped. The London Stadium that had been roaring went completely silent.
That was the game. 1-0 final.
Whether the right call was made will be argued all week. The contact from Pablo on Raya was minimal. Referee Chris Kavanagh had not flagged it live. VAR intervened. The goal came off the board.
West Ham Are in Deep Trouble
Eighteen months ago they won the Europa Conference League. Today they sit 18th in the Premier League with two games left.
Nuno Espirito Santo took over earlier this season and got them a win or two. The revival people talked about never came. Back-to-back defeats before this. Now four points from safety with two games to go. Leeds play tomorrow. If Leeds beat Nottingham Forest, West Ham need to win both remaining games and hope other results go their way.
The contrast with Arsenal is painful from a West Ham point of view. Both London clubs. One on the edge of a first title in 22 years. The other facing the Championship.
Arsenal Need One More Win
Burnley at home. Then Crystal Palace away, a side focused on their Conference League final against Rayo Vallecano three days later.
Win at home to Burnley and it is done. No need to wait for City results. No more calculations. Title confirmed. Twenty-two years of waiting finished.
Ben White’s injury is the one concern Arteta takes into the final stretch. He could miss the rest of the season. Whether that matters for the title run-in is one thing. With Budapest on May 30 approaching, it matters a great deal for the Champions League final.
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West Ham United 0-1 Arsenal Premier League Round 36 | Sunday, 10 May 2026 | London Stadium, London Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Goal: Leandro Trossard 83′ Disallowed: Callum Wilson 90+4′ (VAR, foul on Raya by Pablo) Injury: Ben White (Arsenal, first half)
West Ham XI: Hermansen | Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Mavropanos, Disasi | Soucek, Alvarez | Summerville, Felipe, Kudus | Castellanos Subs: Wilson (for Castellanos), Pablo (for Summerville), Fullkrug, Guilherme
Arsenal XI: Raya | White, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly | Rice, Zubimendi | Saka, Eze, Trossard | Gyökeres Subs: Hincapié (for White), Ødegaard (for Eze), Havertz (for Zubimendi), Madueke (for Saka)
HT: 0-0 | FT: 0-1 Table: Arsenal 1st (79 pts, 36 played) | Man City 2nd (74 pts, 36 played)
