Arsenal have said goodbye to the Premier League summit, at least for New Year’s Eve, thanks to a disappointing 2-0 home loss to West Ham on Thursday late night.Tomas Soucek’s controversial first-half strike and Dinos Mavropanos’ impressive header on his return to his former club earned the Hammers a deserved win in the London derby.Hii ball ilikuwa imetoka kweli? Ama ni chuma ilichanganya VAR? pic.twitter.com/uuuW4tFSjk— Mozzart Bet Kenya (@mozzartbetkenya) December 29, 2023 The hosts looked confident and determined to win it, but Soucek tapped home from close range on 13 minutes from Jarrod Bowen’s cross from the byline. However, VAR took a long look at whether the ball had gone out of play from the assist.A three-and-a-half-minute VAR check resulted in the goal being given with no clear angle available to determine whether it was in or out.After half-time, Mavropanos, who played just eight times for the Gunners between 2018 and 2020, headed in a second for the visitors from James Ward-Prowse’s corner in a spectacular fashion.##NAJAVA_MECA_7769469##Saka hit the post on the other end and Gabriel Jesus missed two big chances to bring the Gunners back into the contest. It could have ended even worse for Mikel Arteta’s side, as Declan Rice conceded a late penalty against his former side. However, Raya managed to stop Benrahma’s spot kick in the last act of the game.Mohammed Kudus vs Arsenal 🔥 The only star boy at the Emirates ⭐️ pic.twitter.com/H9Ewp7QLnn— West Ham (C)entral 🏆 (@WestHam_Central) December 28, 2023 Arsenal now lie two points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool, while West Ham have gone back above Manchester United into sixth.ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 19TuesdayNewcastle – Nott.Forest 1-3 (1-1)/Isak 24 pen – Wood 45+1, 53, 60/Bournemouth – Fulham 3-0 (1-0)/Kluivert 44, Solanke 62 pen, Sinisterra 90+3/Sheffield Utd – Luton 2-3 (0-1)/McBurnie 61, Ahmedhodzic 69 – Doughty 17, Robinson 77 og, Ben Slimane 81 og/Burnley – Liverpool 0-2 (0-1)/Darwin 6, Elliott 90/Man Utd – Aston Villa 3-2 (0-2)/Garnacho 60, 72, Hojlund 82 – McGinn 21, Dendoncker 26/WednesdayBrentford – Wolves 1-4 (1-3)/Wissa 16, Lemina 13, Hee-Chan 14, 28, Bellegarde 79/Chelsea – Crystal Palace 2-1 (1-1)/Mudryk 13, Madueke 89 pen – Olise 45+1/Everton – Manchester City 1-3 (1-0)/Harrison 29 – Foden 53, Alvarez 62 pen, Silva 86/ThursdayBrighton – Tottenham 4-2 (2-0)/Hinshelwood 11, Joao Pedro 23 pen, 76 pen Estupinan 63 – Veliz 81, Davies 86/Arsenal – West Ham 0-2 (0-1)/Soucek 13, Mavropanos 55/
