Vladimir Coufal: West Ham found way to hurt Arsenal in draw that dents title bid

Vladimir Coufal revealed West Ham found a way to “hurt” Arsenal after putting another dent in their Premier League title bid.

The Hammers, still embroiled in the relegation battle, fell two goals behind against the leaders after just 10 minutes.

But Said Benrahma’s penalty and Jarrod Bowen’s volley – either side of a missed spot-kick by Bukayo Saka – secured an unlikely 2-2 draw as the Gunners slipped up in the title race again.

“It was an unbelievable team performance,” said Czech right-back Coufal.

“We were 2-0 down against one of the best teams in the world and it’s finished 2-2 so I am very grateful for every person from our team.

“We were 2-0 down with nothing to lose and there was one situation where we pressed them and suddenly the crowd pushed us. We turned the game, we scored and we were pushing, pushing, pushing.

“Suddenly, we were 2-2 and it was perfect. From this situation we found it is possible to play against them, it is possible to press them, it is possible to hurt them. We did it and we have to play like this from the beginning.

Pure tension