{"id":952506,"date":"2026-05-11T11:35:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T11:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/952506\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T11:35:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T11:35:23","slug":"premier-league-reaction-west-ham-staring-at-relegation-after-arsenal-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/952506\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League reaction: West Ham staring at relegation after Arsenal defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Familiar 1-0 formula puts Arsenal in title-race controlpublished at 12:01 BST<\/p>\n

12:01 BST<\/p>\n

West Ham 0-1 Arsenal<\/p>\n

Prudent Nsengiyumva<\/strong>
BBC Sport journalist<\/p>\n

Arsenal\u2019s narrow 1-0 win over
\nWest Ham on Sunday was notable not just for the crucial three points, but for what
\nit said about their season. <\/p>\n

It was their seventh 1-0 victory of the campaign \u2013
\ntheir highest in a Premier League season since 2004-05 \u2013 underlining a growing
\nreliance on control and defensive resilience in tight matches.<\/p>\n

That tally also places them
\nalongside several recent title-winning sides who built success on similar
\nefficiency. Seven such wins matches the totals recorded by Arsenal\u2019s
\ndouble-winning team of 1997-98 and Leicester City\u2019s remarkable 2015-16 triumph.
\nBoth campaigns were defined by organisation and the ability to edge closely-contested games.<\/p>\n

Some champions have gone even
\nfurther. <\/p>\n

Manchester United collected eight 1-0 wins en route to the 1995-96
\ntitle, while their 2008-09 side managed 10. <\/p>\n

Chelsea\u2019s 2004-05 champions, under
\nJos\u00e9 Mourinho, set the benchmark with 11, a reflection of their defensive
\ndominance that season.<\/p>\n

Arsenal are not champions yet,
\nbut history suggests that teams capable of consistently winning by the
\nnarrowest of margins often stay the course. <\/p>\n

They still have two games
\nremaining, giving them further opportunities to add to that gritty 1-0 record, if needed. <\/p>\n

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