Both teams had a lot at stake, with Arsenal looking to extend their lead at the top of the table and West Ham hoping to ease relegation worries.
Gabriel Jesus opened the scoring for Arsenal just after kick-off, followed by a well-placed volley from Odegaard, doubling their lead.
West Ham gradually found their footing and were rewarded with a penalty, which Benrahma converted.
Arsenal had a chance to regain their lead with a penalty, but Saka missed the shot.
West Ham capitalized on this miss, with Bowen volleying in an impressive goal to equalize.
Despite Arsenal’s attacking changes and pressure in the closing stages, they could not break through West Ham’s solid defense.
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The draw was a more valuable result for the hosts, who are now four points clear of relegation, while the Gunners reluctantly accepted the point, as they are four points ahead of City in the title race but have played one more game.
The ball is in City’s court with the all-important face-off between the two teams in two weeks.
Arsenal supporters are understandably angry at the goof, and have said as much via social media. Check out some reactions below:
It’s heart breaking these set of players are unreliable to bring back Arsenal our good old days
The title race is all over for Arsenal! After making us to believe in the title dreams for so long, it’s all gone up in flames. City deserve it better and are taking it!