{"id":332587,"date":"2026-05-10T23:35:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T18:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=332587"},"modified":"2026-05-10T23:35:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T18:05:43","slug":"gary-neville-makes-arsenal-title-claim-after-dramatic-west-ham-win-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/10\/gary-neville-makes-arsenal-title-claim-after-dramatic-west-ham-win-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Neville makes Arsenal title claim after dramatic West Ham win | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption>Gary Neville won eight Premier League titles at Man Utd (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gary Neville said it looks like Arsenal\u2019s \u2018name is on the Premier League trophy\u2019 after a dramatic win over West Ham.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal looked set to drop vital points within the Premier League title race as they were held by West Ham for over 80 minutes on the London Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>But Leandro Trossard finally broke West Ham\u2019s resistance with an outstanding strike, though more drama was to follow.<\/p>\n<p>West Ham, desperately fighting to remain within the Premier League, thought they&#8217;d scored an injury-time equaliser when Callum Wilson turned home from a corner.<\/p>\n<p>However the goal was ruled out within the dying seconds following a VAR check for a foul on Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya, and the Gunners held on for a \u2018monumental\u2019 win.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That is one in every of those moments where Arsenal might think their name is on the trophy,\u2019 Neville said on Sky Sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The drama\u2026 if Arsenal are going to go on and win a title, that is the half. That is the sport that can go down in folklore.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274954223.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28313030\" alt=\"FBL-ENG-PR-WEST HAM-ARSENAL\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Leandro Trossard scored a late winner for Arsenal (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018The late goal, the late VAR decision from Stockley Park from Darren England, and Arsenal recover from the road.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s a monumental movement towards a primary Premier League title for this great club in 22 years.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Neville\u2019s former Manchester United teammate Roy Keane added: \u2018It was an emotional game, not the perfect quality but Arsenal got the job done.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2275484697.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28313149\" alt=\"GettyImages-2275484697\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>West Ham\u2019s late equaliser was disallowed (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018So much has been product of Arsenal\u2019s mentality lately but that&#8217;s what top teams do, you may have to present Arsenal credit.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018There can be relief within the dressing room because they could have thought they&#8217;d lost the title at the top there.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>A dramatic win over London rivals West Ham puts Arsenal five points clear of Manchester City with two games remaining.<\/p>\n<p>Man City have three games left but will need Arsenal to slide up against Burnley or Crystal Palace to face any probability of winning the title.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to Arsenal\u2019s win, club legend Ian Wright said: \u2018By any means essential on the minute. We had to remain in it and we needed to win the sport.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018In the long run we got it done. The save from David Raya is the save that wins it for us if we go on to win the title.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Even with the foul, we&#8217;ve got seen it now, he has got his arms across him and he&#8217;s impeding him. It was a like a blessing!<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.skysports.com%2Ffootball%2Flive-blog%2F11095%2F13541033%2Fwest-ham-vs-arsenal-live-premier-league-match-commentary-updates-team-news-and-score-live-on-sky-sports%3Fpostid%3D11667359%23liveblog-body&#038;t=Keane%20gives%20Arsenal%20credit%20for%20getting%20%27the%20job%20done%27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the newest news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sportmetro\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/metrosportuk\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Joao Pedro names \u2018inspired\u2019 Arsenal star as \u2018hardest\u2019 opponent this season<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Chelsea make decision over next manager but fear Liverpool will scupper plans<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Owen Hargreaves names Manchester United\u2019s signing of the season<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\"><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gary Neville won eight Premier League titles at Man Utd (Picture: Getty) Gary Neville said it looks like Arsenal\u2019s \u2018name is on the Premier League trophy\u2019 after a dramatic win over West Ham. 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