West Ham 2-2 Arsenal: 3 Talking Points ss Gunners Crumble Again

West Ham 2-2 Arsenal: 3 talking points as Gunners crumble again

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 16: David Moyes, Manager of West Ham United and Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal ahead of the Premier League match between West Ham United and Arsenal FC at London Stadium on April 16, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) /

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Arsenal were once again pegged back after taking a 2-0 lead. (Photo by Chloe Knott – Danehouse/Getty Images) /

2. Gunners didn’t learn from Anfield mistakes

Arsenal were 2-0 and cruising at Anfield before Granit Xhaka’s incident with Trent Alexander-Arnold got the home crowd involved, and it was a tidal wave of emotion from then on.

2 - Arsenal have given away a penalty in consecutive Premier League matches for the first time since September 2019 (three games in a row). Panic. pic.twitter.com/XcOyAb4iDY
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 16, 2023

Against West Ham, Arsenal again were 2-0 up, with the Hammers able to get nowhere near the Gunners until a sloppy passage of play allowed Declan Rice to snatch the ball away that then resulted in the penalty that followed.

The Gunners gave the Hammers life in a game they had no interest being in.

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