Arsenal failed to pile pressure on Premier League title rivals Liverpool on Saturday as they were beaten 1-0 by London foes West Ham United at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal knew they could close the gap on league leaders Liverpool to just five points with victory but found themselves behind at the break.

One bright spot was the return to action of Ben White who was introduced with five minutes to go, and with the clock ticking down he let fly inside the box but the ball whistled just wide, denying him a fairytale return and ending our hopes of avoiding defeat.

Arsenal’s 15-game unbeaten home run in the Premier League was ended by West Ham United as they won 1-0 to record a second successive league victory at the Emirates Stadium, dealing a huge and potentially decisive blow to their title hopes.