Arsenal’s Top Spot Dreams Dashed as David Moyes Secures First Emirates Victory
Arsenal missed the opportunity to claim the top spot in the Premier League table, suffering a 2-0 defeat in their inaugural home loss of the season against West Ham. Despite a strong start, the home team fell behind in the first half as Tomas Soucek scored, a goal that withstood a prolonged VAR review due to uncertainty about the ball’s out-of-play status during the build-up.
In a notable turn of events, David Moyes, who had never won an away match against Arsenal in his managerial career, saw his team extend their lead when Konstantinos Mavropanos, a former Arsenal defender, headed in a corner after halftime.
Adding to the drama, Declan Rice started against his former club and narrowly avoided an unfortunate moment as David Raya saved Said Benrahma’s injury-time penalty. This came after the former Hammers skipper, Emerson, was brought down in the penalty area.
Konstantinos Mavropanos silences the Emirates!
The former Arsenal man heads home brilliantly for West Ham’s second ЁЯСП#PLonPrime #ARSWHU pic.twitter.com/KNXA11gGOV
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