Trossard's Late Strike Sends Arsenal Five Points Clear at Premier League Summit

 Leandro Trossard broke the deadlock in the 83rd minute to hand Arsenal a crucial 1-0 victory at West Ham's London Stadium, extending the Gunners' lead at the top of the table.

May 10, 2026Full-timeLondon StadiumMatchday 36

Scorer

Trossard

83' — assist: Ødegaard

Arsenal's lead

+5 pts

Top of Premier League

Arsenal's possession

63.7%

vs West Ham 36.3%

Arsenal shots

15

4 on target | WHU: 9 total

Match Report

Arsenal delivered one of their most dramatic late wins of the Premier League season, as Leandro Trossard swept home from Martin Ødegaard's precise cutback in the 83rd minute to seal all three points at a hostile London Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

The Gunners dominated possession and racked up nine attempts in a ferocious opening 22-minute spell, but were repeatedly denied — first by goalkeeper Mads Hermansen's stunning goal-line save from Trossard's header in the 9th minute, then by a desperate last-ditch block from Konstantinos Mavropanos that kept Riccardo Calafiori at bay.

Arsenal's afternoon was further complicated when Ben White limped off with an injury, forcing Mikel Arteta into a structural reshuffle that saw Martin Zubimendi come on, Declan Rice shift to right-back, and West Ham grow into the contest. David Raya twice proved his worth in the second half — denying Valentín Castellanos before making a crucial close-range stop from Mateus Fernandes to preserve parity heading into the final ten minutes.

Trossard, who had endured 14 consecutive league appearances without a goal, finally ended that drought with clinical composure inside the area, tapping home Ødegaard's perfectly weighted cutback. West Ham thought they had stolen a late point in injury time, but a VAR review disallowed the effort for a foul on Raya, preserving Arsenal's slender lead.

The result extends Arsenal's unbeaten run to three consecutive Premier League victories — the longest ongoing winning streak in the English top flight — and puts them five points clear at the summit with two games remaining in the season. read more ......