top four?

Arsenal are now without a win in five league games away from the Emirates Stadium and are playing catch-up in the race for a Champions League place.

Only leaders Liverpool and Manchester City have found the net more than the Gunners, but against West Ham they failed to score in the league for only the second time this season - and have not kept a clean sheet since 8 December.

Perhaps more worryingly for Unai Emery's side, they rarely looked like getting back on level terms after Rice's special finish.

Emery even sent on Aaron Ramsey, who will leave Arsenal at the end of the season, to try and rescue his side.

Arsenal had started well enough with Alexandre Lacazette looking particularly sharp and strong.

West Ham 1-0 Arsenal: Unai Emery laments'bad result'

Teenager Matteo Guendouzi went close from outside the area when the game was goalless, while Aaron Creswell made a superb challenge to deny a rare chance for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

On a day to forget, captain Laurent Koscielny did find the net in the third minute of stoppage time but his header was ruled out for offside.

Man of the match - Declan Rice (West Ham)

A day that will live long in the memory of Declan Rice. The young midfielder, who turns 20 on Monday, showed why he has a great future in front of him after another excellent midfield performance which he capped with a first Premier League goal

Teenage kicks - the stats

Declan Rice became the 10th teenager to score a Premier League goal for West Ham, and the