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,

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.

Liverpool will take an 11-point lead at the top of the Premier League with victory over Manchester City on Sunday and Arsenal's chances appear to be fading after a loss to West Ham

Follow live coverage as Arsenal face West Ham United today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.

West Ham have just one win in their last eight matches across all competitions, meanwhile Arsenal have just one defeat in their last eight matches. The Gunners will look to keep their strong Premier League form going despite the injury crisis hitting Mikel Arteta's squad.

Myles Lewis-Skelly was shown a red card during Arsenal's 1-0 loss against West Ham, and the Premier League have explained why.

Myles Lewis-Skelly was shown a straight red card during Arsenal's 1-0 home defeat against West Ham United - with several huge matches coming up.

Arsenal star Myles Lewis-Skelly was sent off for the Gunners against West Ham and now the Premier League have issued a statement explaining why