The Premier League have confirmed referee Craig Pawson made the right call to send off Myles Lewis-Skelly in Arsenal’s 1-0 defeat to West Ham on Saturday. The Hammers had already taken the lead in the first half through Jarrod Bowen’s header.

Mikel Arteta is not willing to give up just yet but many of an Arsenal persuasion are. The weekend's results left any hope of overtaking Liverpool at the top of the Premier League very unlikely indeed.

Arsenal's Premier League title challenge was dented by an unexpected 1-0 home loss to West Ham on Saturday that featured a fifth red card of the season for Mikel Arteta's team. Second-place Arsenal squandered a chance to trim the gap to Liverpool to five points as Jarrod Bowen's first-half header secured a win for West Ham,