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Mikel Arteta shares what impressed him about West Ham during 1-0 Arsenal defeat

West Ham bounced back from a disappointing run of form in style on Saturday.

After going four Premier League games without a win, Graham Potter oꦜversaw an impressive 1-0 win over Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium to move the Hammers onto 30 points, a crucial result seeing as Wolves shocked Bournemouth by the same scoreline on Saturday.

Position Team Played MP Won W Drawn D Lost L For GF Against GA Diff GD Points Pts
16 West HamWest Ham26 8 6 12 30 47 -17 30
17 WolvesWolves26 6 4 16 36 54 -18 22
18 IpswichIpswich26 3 8 15 24 54 -30 17
19 LeicesterLeicester26 4 5 17 25 59 -34 17
20 SouthamptonSouthampton26 2 3 21 19 61 -42 9

Mikel Arteta admitted he felt “angry” after Jarrod Bowen inflicted defeat on his Arsenal side, who could now slip 11 points behind Liverpool if the Reds beat Manchester City, although the Spaniard still found time to praise West Ham.

Mikel Arteta says West Ham impressed him with their aggressiveness

Speaking to S▨ky Sports (via ), the 42-year-old said: “We started the game and we never got a grip of it. We didn’t generate a threat or momentum.

“They have the quality to deliver those moments and after that, it becomes 𒈔a difficult game. We got the red card and that was another big mountain to climb. We tried to react but we didn’t have enough quality moments to unlock things at the back. Credit to West Ham, they were really aggressive in their d♛uels.”

Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images
Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images

The east Londoners rarely let Arsenal, who Neil Warnock backed to win, settle into a rhythm in N5 on Saturday, mai𝄹ntaining intense pressure throughout, which led to Mohammed Kuduꦺs getting Myles Lewis-Skelly sent off by tackling the youngster when he was last man.

Potter, who is happy to sell Guido Rodriguez, must be delighted – it was a proper away day performance from his West Ham side, whꩵo badly needed a win after a difficult run of late.

Next five fixtures for West Ham as Graham Potter could build up some momentum

The 49-year-old has endured a slow start to life at the London Stadium since replacing Julen Lopetegui at the start of January, but now has a rea🌜l chance to kick on.

As you can see,🏅 West Ham’s next five fixtures seem fairly winnable๊ on paper, and confidence should be high after beating Arsenal on their own patch while also keeping a clean sheet.