On the Scene: Trossard Responds Clearly on VAR Disallowed Goal for West Ham as Arsenal Nears Title (Video)
On 11 May 2026, Arsenal forward Leandro Trossard gave an interview after last night's English Premier League match, in which his team narrowly defeated West Ham United 1-0. He himself was the hero, scoring the winning goal in the 83rd minute.
The latest situation in the 2025-26 Premier League title race: Arsenal leads the table by 5 points over Manchester City, unchanged, but having played one more match. The "Gunners" have only two games left and are close to winning their first league title in 22 years, since the Arsène Wenger era.
1. Arsenal (36 matches) 79 points (68 goals scored, 26 conceded, goal difference +42)
2. Manchester City (35 matches) 74 points (72 goals scored, 32 conceded, goal difference +40)
This game featured drama in stoppage time at 90+5 minutes when West Ham scored an equalizer through Callum Wilson amid chaos in front of goal. However, the referee checked VAR for over 4 minutes before disallowing the goal, judging that Pablo fouled David Raya beforehand.
Leandro Trossard said he was among the players involved in the scramble during this incident and described the event: "As you saw, a lot happened. At first, I didn't see what happened with the foul on David Raya because I was also in the group of players."
"He was quite sure it was a foul, so I felt very relieved at that moment. I thought it was a foul, but at that time, you have no way of knowing how the referee and VAR will decide. From the moment he said it was a foul, I was really relieved."
"Usually, you know it's in your favor if the referee goes to check the monitor, because that means VAR saw something that suggests it should be a foul."
The Arsenal hero also talked about the victory and the chance to win the Premier League in the remaining two games: "I'm very happy. We knew what we had to do today, which was to get 3 points. It was very tough. We knew from the start what West Ham wanted and they fought hard. I'm very happy we got the 3 points and went home with a win."
"(With 2 games left to win the title) I don't need to explain what is important; everyone already knows. The last two games are very important for us, and we believe we can do it. But we have to work hard to earn 3 points in the remaining matches."
