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Arsenal 3 West Ham United 1: Gunners keep European hopes alive
by Amar Azam at Ashburton Grove

A season of expectation threatens to serve up joy and despair in equal measure for Arsenal's long suffering supporters.

By the time that Arsene Wenger leads out his players for the FA Cup final against Hull City on May 17 his side will either have secured that all-important fourth place in the Premiership that gives them the opportunity for Champions League football, of left ruing a season that promised much but ended in bitter disappointment.

Arsenal needed to beat Sam Allardyce's West Ham United if they wanted to get back into the top four ahead of Everton.

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