Roberto De Zerbi: Brighton Boss Amazed West Ham Beat Arsenal During His Post Match Conference

• Arsenal bowed to a 2-0 defeat at home to London rivals West Ham
• Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi was surprised to hear the result
• His team edged Tottenham Hotspur 4-2 in a six-goal thriller

In a controversial London derby, Arsenal were beaten 2-0 by West Ham at the Emirates Stadium, and one Premier League manager could not believe it when he heard.

The Gunners could have ascended to the top of the table if they had secured a win, but a culmination of VAR controversy and a poor performance condemned them to a defeat.

Tomas Soucek opened the scoring in a controversial way after the ball appeared to have crossed the line before Jarrod Bowen hit it back for the Czech midfielder to slot home before former Arsenal star Konstantinos Mavropanos scored the second in the first half.

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Declan Rice lost his second game since leaving West Ham for £105 million and could have made the scoreline worse after conceding a penalty that Said Benrahma missed.

De Zerbi shocked West Ham beat Arsenal

Brighton beat Tottenham 4-2 in a six-goal thriller at the AMEX Stadium. The result could have been different after a late fightback from Ange Postecoglou’s men.

As seen in a video shared on X by Beanyman Sports, De Zerbi was surprised after his press assistant told him the Hammers won 2-0 at Arsenal. He echoes the result before apologising for interrupting his interview.

Mikel Arteta’s men beat the Seagulls 2-0 at the Emirates two weeks ago, while the Irons have beaten De Zerbi’s men at their home ground this season.

Per Mirror UK, after the game two weeks ago, the Italian manager praised last season’s title challengers as the best team in the Premier League and admitted they made his team suffer.

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Arteta refuses to blame VAR

Sports Brief reported on Arteta refusing to blame VAR despite the controversy surrounding Tomas Soucek’s opening goal for West Ham, which was allowed to stand.

The Spanish boss instead expressed disappointment in the result and his team’s performance. He probably wanted to avoid more issues with the FA having previously been charged.