"The referee, Chris Kavanagh, announced via his microphone that West Ham's Pablo had fouled the Arsenal goalkeeper, David Raya, and Callum Wilson's 95th-minute equaliser would be disallowed. Final decision, direct free-kick. Were they the sweetest words Wright had heard, he was asked on Sky Sports. The sweetest words since Martin Luther King's I have a dream', Wright replied."
"Lewis-Skelly described a vivid scene in the Arsenal dressing room, the 1-0 win having edged them closer to the Premier League title they crave with every fibre of their being. Arsenal are five points clear of Manchester City at the top and have two matches to play Burnley (home) and Crystal Palace (away). City have a game in hand. Their remaining fixtures are Palace (home), Bournemouth (away) and Aston Villa (home)."
"Lewis-Skelly started by saying: It is just a huge sense of relief. But there were so many competing emotions. Joy, excitement, fulfilment everything you can describe. We are buzzing, but we know that the job is not done. We have got two more finals left. How did he live the VAR moment, when Kavanagh took what felt like a lifetime before breaking West Ham hearts and pushing the club further into the relegation mire? I don't even know it was just God on our side, Lewis-Skelly said. We are so grateful."
A late West Ham goal was disallowed after the referee announced a foul on Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya, leading to a direct free-kick and the cancellation of Callum Wilson’s 95th-minute equaliser. Ian Wright compared the decision’s impact to Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream,” while Myles Lewis-Skelly described the moment as God on their side. Arsenal’s 1-0 win increased their lead at the top to five points over Manchester City, with two matches remaining: Burnley at home and Crystal Palace away. Manchester City had a game in hand, with remaining fixtures against Palace, Bournemouth, and Aston Villa. Lewis-Skelly emphasized relief, competing emotions, and the need to treat the remaining games as finals.
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