West Ham 2 Arsenal 1 – 3rd October 1999
This London derby produced a feisty encounter.
As was so often the case, Paolo Di Canio proved to be the hero with a splendid brace to sink the high-flying Gunners. After giving us a first half lead, the Italian flicked the ball over Martin Keown’s head before scoring a second.
Our lead was halved shortly after when Davor Suker found the back of the net. The game ended in ugly fashion as Arsenal’s captain Patrick Vieira saw red for a foul on Di Canio before shoving and spitting at Neil Ruddock.
Marc-Vivien Foe’s rash slide tackle in the latter stages ensured that the teams finished the game with the same number of players but West Ham managed to see the game out for a famous victory.
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