Arsenal moved to within touching distance of unprecedented glory as a late Leandro Trossard goal earned a 1-0 win at West Ham, before VAR took centre stage in the biggest stoppage-time intervention the Premier League has seen to chalk off a West Ham equaliser and preserve the Gunners' advantage at the top of the table.
Mikel Arteta's side huffed and puffed for 83 minutes at the London Stadium before finally finding a way through, only for the contest to be reignited deep into stoppage time when Callum Wilson appeared to have rescued a point. Instead, the goal was disallowed after a VAR review, and Arsenal held on to leave the field five points clear with two games remaining.
An Hour and More of Stalemate
For much of the afternoon this was a tight, gritty affair in which the visitors struggled to break West Ham down. Arsenal dominated possession and territory but, for 83 minutes, could not find the breakthrough their position at the top of the table demanded, as the hosts defended with discipline and organisation.