Arsenal's win over West Ham United extended their lead at the top of the Premier League and their final points tally has been predicted
18:59, 10 May 2026
Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Mikel Arteta celebrate Arsenal's 1-0 win at West Ham United
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Arsenal secured a crucial win at West Ham(Image: Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images)
Arsenal have taken a huge step toward the Premier League title with a 1-0 win against West Ham United, which restored their five-point lead at the top of the table after late VAR drama.
The Hammers thought they'd scored an injury time equaliser through Callum Wilson, but Pablo was adjudged to have foul goalkeeper David Raya in the build-up to the goal and it was ruled out after a lengthy VAR review.
Avoiding a late scare means Arsenal take an almighty step closer to winning the Premier League title for the first time since the 2003/04 season.
Manchester City's 3-0 win over Brentford saw Pep Guardiola's side claw back vital ground in the race for the title, but Leandro Trossard's goal against the Hammers restored the Gunners' advantage.
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City still have a game in hand, but can only finish on a maximum of 83 points if they win all three of their remaining games this season.
For Arteta and Arsenal, they can finish on 85 if they beat already relegated Burnley and Crystal Palace in their final two games.
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After the win over the Hammers, Opta is predicting the Gunners to finish on 83 points, while title rivals Manchester City are only predicted to finish on 80 points.
The predictor is giving Arsenal an 85 per cent chance of winning the Premier League title, which would end their 22-year wait for a top-flight crown.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta reacts on the touchline during the Premier League match at London Stadium.
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Mikel Arteta celebrates Arsenal's goal vs West Ham United(Image: John Walton/PA Wire)
City boss Guardiola admitted he was loving the tight end to the campaign and after the win over the Bees, said: "I love to be here again.
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"We finish second again this season minimum so I love it. I didn’t enjoy last season and that moment when we were fighting to qualify for the Champions League was so difficult.
"But the Carabao Cup is in our pocket and the FA Cup Final at Wembley is the most beautiful day of the season and I love it."
City have to play Palace in midweek before an FA Cup final against Chelsea next weekend. They then face Bournemouth next Tuesday and Aston Villa on the final day of the season.