A laborious Sunday afternoon across London nearly failed to bear fruit for Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, but Leandro Trossard restored the vibes around Arsenal with a late goal.
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But Arsenal's 1-0 win over relegation-threatened West Ham United at the London Stadium is going to be remembered for something else, as West Ham's stoppage time equalizer was disallowed by VAR for a foul on David Raya.
There were no goals until the 83rd minute for the Gunners, who were unchanged from the unit that cruised past Fulham in Week 35.
But Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard worked a 1-2 to free up Trossard near the penalty spot, and the 31-year-old Belgian fired through traffic to finally solve Mads Hermansen.
The Gunners move five points ahead of Manchester City, who have played one fewer game. Arsenal have two more matches with six more points available to them.
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