An insight into just how heavily Arsenal’s Premier League title chances were dented by the club’s draw with West Ham United has been provided late on Sunday.
Mikel Arteta’s troops, of course, were back in action a short time ago.
Amid ongoing efforts to stave off the challenge of champions Manchester City atop England’s top-flight, Arsenal made the trip to the London Stadium, for a showdown with capital rivals West Ham.
And, with ten minutes on the clock in east London, the Gunners looked well on their way to all three points.
This came as goals on the part of Gabriel Jesus and Martin Odegaard guided the evening’s visitors into a deserved two-goal lead.
The job, however, was far from done.
A HUGE TURNAROUND! West Ham complete the comeback from 2-0 down to 2-2
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— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) April 16, 2023
A major setback for Arsenal, amid the club’s long-standing pursuit of Premier League glory.
Just HOW badly, though, have the north Londoners’ title chances truly been damaged?
Well, as alluded to above, late on Sunday evening, an insight into precisely that has come to the fore online.
The info comes courtesy of statisticians Opta, who, making use of their generally accurate prediction model, have revealed that Mikel Arteta’s men have seen their probability of going all the way in this season’s title race reduced by a hefty 12.5%.
1 – The probability of winning the Premier League this season based on our prediction model:
Now:
65.6%- Manchester City
34.4% – ArsenalOn Friday:
53.1% – Manchester City
46.9% – ArsenalWidening. pic.twitter.com/n8FhvAa7FG
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 16, 2023
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