Updated May 10, 2026, 1:54 p.m. ET
Arsenal defeated West Ham 1-0 Sunday, May 10, at London Stadium, taking a massive step toward the Premier League title.
After a scoreless first half, Arsenal had an opportunity to take the lead courtesy of Declan Rice’s free-kick in the 69th minute. Ultimately, West Ham centerback Konstantinos Mavropanos cleared the ball off the line.
Nine minutes later, West Ham was close to taking a shocking lead against the visitors. However, Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya came up with a massive save from Matheus Fernandes’ close-range effort.
In the 83rd minute, Arsenal substitute Martin Ødegaard found winger Leandro Trossard, who slotted the ball into the bottom-right corner to seal the three points.
During stoppage time, the Hammers thought Callum Wilson scored the match-tying goal. Ultimately, VAR and referee Chris Kavanagh decided that striker Pablo impeded Raya, disallowing the goal.
Manchester City kept the pace on Saturday when it defeated Brentford 3-0.
City’s 3-3 draw against Everton on May 4 gave the Gunners a massive boost atop the Premier League table. The North London side maintained a five-point advantage over City, which now has just one game in hand.
With just two league games remaining, Arsenal controls its own destiny. Win both matches, and the Gunners will clinch their first Premier League title in 22 years.
Here is the latest state of the Premier League title race.
Premier League standings
Through games played May 10
- Arsenal: 79 points, +42 goal differential (36 games)
- Manchester City: 74 points, +40 GD (35 games)
- Manchester United: 65 points, +15 GD (36 games)
- Liverpool: 59 points, +12 GD (36 games)
- Aston Villa: 59 points, +4 GD (36 games)
- Bournemouth: 55 points, +4 GD (36 games)
Premier League tiebreakers
- Goal difference
- Goals scored
- Team that collected more points head-to-head
- Away goals scored in head-to-head games
Man City schedule, remaining games
- May 13: Crystal Palace (A)
- May 16: Chelsea (FA Cup final)
- May 19: Bournemouth (A)
- May 24: Aston Villa (H)
Arsenal schedule, remaining games
- May 18: Burnley (H)
- May 24: Crystal Palace (A)
- May 30: Paris Saint-Germain (Champions League final)
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