Mikel Arteta explained his "tough" decision to bring Martin Zubimendi off in Arsenal's win over West Ham, having substituted him on before half-time.The Gunners beat West Ham 1-0 to remain in control of the Premier League title race.

The relegation-threatened Hammers thought they had snatched a valuable point against the leaders in Sunday’s high-stakes Premier League showdown at the London Stadium when Callum Wilson slammed home in the 95th minute following a corner, with Declan Rice well behind the line when he cleared the ball away.

Arsenal travel to the London Stadium to take on West Ham with both sides desperate for three points.

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White was replaced by Martin Zubimendi as Arteta opted to shift Declan Rice to right-back. That move was not a successful one and Arsenal lost control for the final 20 minutes of the first-half. Arteta brought on Cristhian Mosquera at half-time and moved Rice back to midfield, a change that appeared to be a reaction to that.

Arsenal beat West Ham 1-0 in a game which included an experiment playing Declan Rice at right-back from Mikel Arteta; Ben White came off injured with Rice filling in instead of Cristhian Mosquera, who eventually came on at half-time;