by The West Ham United coach finally achieved a victory as a visitor to the Emirates
West Ham United achieved a valuable victory at Arsenal on Thursday night. A London duel where Mikel Arteta’s men largely dominated, but without converting a single one of their many chances.
The ‘hammers’ from the east of the capital finally won by zero to two thanks to the goals of Tomas Soucek and Konstantinos Mavropanoseven missing a penalty in added time that could have extended the score.
It is a victory of great merit in one of the most complicated courses in the English first category, but it also It has a special flavor for West Ham manager David Moyes.
Moyes achieved his first away victory against Arsenal in all competitions, in what was his 23rd attempt. In his teams’ previous 22 visits to the Emirates he had recorded 18 defeats and only four drawn.
Without a doubt, it was a special night for the former Manchester United or Real Sociedad coach, among others.
And the London duel between ‘Gunners’ and ‘Hammers’ also left interesting records. Arsenal had up to 77 touches of the ball in the rival area against West Ham; the most recorded since the 2008-09 season in a single Premier League match for a team that failed to score.
Great defensive work by West Ham, and a victory that is great news, without going any further, for Pep Guardiola’s City.
