Arsenal took a huge step towards the Premier League title as Leandro Trossard scored the only goal in a dramatic 1-0 victory over relegation-threatened West Ham United.

West Ham produced a resolute defensive performance for 83 minutes and even missed a glaring opportunity to go ahead through Mateus Fernandes, who failed to beat David Raya from point-blank range.

Shortly after that reprieve, Trossard capitalised on some excellent approach play from substitute Martin Odegaard to fire through a crowd of bodies and past Mads Hermansen.

There was more drama five minutes into stoppage time, when Callum Wilson fired home, but his equaliser was disallowed after a VAR review, with Pablo adjudged to have fouled Raya.

Arsenal are now two wins from the title, while West Ham could find themselves four points adrift of 17th-placed Tottenham Hotspur, should they beat Leeds United on Monday.

How the match unfolded

West Ham had a lucky escape in the ninth minute, as Trossard's header was pushed onto the crossbar by Hermansen. The Belgian got another chance in the ensuing scramble, and his second header also hit the woodwork.

Riccardo Calafiori's strike faded away from the top-left corner as Arsenal continued to dominate, and the Italian also saw a near-post header heroically blocked by Konstantinos Mavropanos, with El Hadji Malick Diouf and Hermansen scrambling clear.

A 28th-minute injury to Ben White knocked Arsenal's rhythm for the rest of the first half, though, with Mikel Arteta deciding to move Rice to right-back. The Gunners boss returned Rice to midfield in the second half as West Ham gained some momentum – Valentin Castellanos seeing a diving header turned wide by Raya.

Time appeared to stand still when the Hammers carved out an enormous 78th-minute chance, with Raya denying Fernandes after Pablo's wonderful lay-off released the midfielder.

Arsenal made that reprieve count when Odegaard jinked down the right side of the area before offloading for Trossard to finish, but there was another twist to come.

Wilson's drive crossed the line when a West Ham corner was only half cleared, but after a review, Chris Kavanagh ruled Pablo had impeded Raya. (ppremierleague.com)

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