West Ham came back from two goals down to win an unlikely point in a 2-2 draw with Arsenal at Upton Park. More
90'+4 There it is! All over in east London and West Ham have grabbed an umlikely point!
90'+2 West Ham make another change... Behrami off, Kovac on.
90' What a save by Green to deny Van Persie! The Hammers keeper gets down brilliantly to paw away the Arsenal striker's header!
85' RED CARD FOR PARKER! It's a second booking, although what for is a bit of a mystery... Parker cuts off Fabregas, he falls to the floor and accidentally hand balls it.... is that what it's for? Anyway, West Ham down to 10 men!
82' Arsenal make a change... Bendtner on for Eboue.
80' GOAL! WEST HAM ARE LEVEL! It's a great pen from Diamanti who finds the side netting! Mannone was booked for gamesmanship in the build-up, by the way...
79' PENALTY TO WEST HAM AS SONG TANGLES WITH COLE! They've got what they wanted this time! And Diamanti will have a chance to level things up.
78' Here comes another booking, this time for Parker for a tug on Eboue.
75' Just what West Ham needed... Collison goes into the book for a foul on Eboue.
74' GOAL! COLE GETS WEST HAM BACK IN IT! Diamanti fires a great free-kick on target which Mannone can only parry back out to the waiting Cole, who applies the finishing touch! Game on!
72' ARSHAVIN! The Russian fires on target from 25 yards out and this time Green pulls off a great save! Corner to Arsenal!
71' Yellow card for Hines after a poor, poor challenge on Clichy.
67' Coles turns and fires over from just inside the box! West Ham aren't out of this one yet!
65' Fabregas hits the deck after Diamanti's arm comes up and strikes him in the throat... the Italian comes back and offers his apologies and the ref takes no action.
65' Here comes another change for the Hammers... Franco is replaced by Hines.
63' Ooh! Fabregas goes close with an absolute rasper from 25 yards out! His effort swerves inches wide!
60' Diamanti gets the home crowd a little more excited with a long-range shot that bounces about a yard wide of Mannone's goal!
55' Noble comes off and Diamanti comes on as West Ham make a change.
52' Arshavin gets past Spector to the by-line... he fires a cross over, but it's hit a little too hard and Eboue doesn't get anything on it!
46' Back underway at Upton Park! No changes to tell you about.
45'+3 There goes the half-time whistle! And Arsenal head in comfortably in the lead. And a few boos ring out for the home side.
37' GOAL! ANOTHER FOR ARSENAL! They just can't stop scoring! This time it's Gallas who rises above Cole to head home from a corner!
33' Cole gets up well but his header goes wide of the mark! The striker injures himself in the process though... and he hobbles off for some treatment.
21' West Ham are pushing for an equaliser here... Mannone is forced into action to to turn Noble's effort round the corner...
16' GOAL! VAN PERSIE OPENS THE SCORING FOR ARSENAL! Sagna delivers a great ball in... Green fails to deal with it, succeeding only in palming the ball straight to Van Persie, who gratefully slots home!
15' Collison goes close after Mannone spills the West Ham man's shot straight back to him! The ball hits the post! But it wouldn't have counted anyway... the flag's up on the far side!
11' Van Persie volleys goalwards! But it's well blocked by Upson! In fact, replays show the ball to have hit Hammers defender on the arm! No penalty though!
4' Van Persie fires on goal from a tight angle and Green is forced into tipping over the bar!
2' Song dinks it into the Hammers box and it causes West Ham problems as Van Persie makes contact, it's going wide but he gets across and tries the backheel but blocked by Tomkins.
1' Match underway at Upton Park! Sagna wins a throw after an surging run down the right.
- Arsenal: Mannone, Sagna, Gallas, Vermaelen, Clichy, Eboue, Song Billong, Fabregas, Diaby, Arshavin, van Persie; Subs: Almunia, Nasri, Eduardo, Ramsey, Silvestre, Gibbs, Bendtner
- West Ham team: Green, Spector, Tomkins, Upson, Ilunga, Behrami, Parker, Noble, Collison, Cole, Franco; Subs: Kurucz, Kovac, Faubert, Da Costa, Diamanti, Hines, Stanislas
90' What a save by Green to deny Van Persie! The Hammers keeper gets down brilliantly to paw away the Arsenal striker's header!
85' RED CARD FOR PARKER! It's a second booking, although what for is a bit of a mystery... Parker cuts off Fabregas, he falls to the floor and accidentally hand balls it.... is that what it's for? Anyway, West Ham down to 10 men!
80' GOAL! WEST HAM ARE LEVEL! It's a great pen from Diamanti who finds the side netting! Mannone was booked for gamesmanship in the build-up, by the way...
79' PENALTY TO WEST HAM AS SONG TANGLES WITH COLE! They've got what they wanted this time! And Diamanti will have a chance to level things up.
74' GOAL! COLE GETS WEST HAM BACK IN IT! Diamanti fires a great free-kick on target which Mannone can only parry back out to the waiting Cole, who applies the finishing touch! Game on!
72' ARSHAVIN! The Russian fires on target from 25 yards out and this time Green pulls off a great save! Corner to Arsenal!
67' Coles turns and fires over from just inside the box! West Ham aren't out of this one yet!
63' Ooh! Fabregas goes close with an absolute rasper from 25 yards out! His effort swerves inches wide!
60' Diamanti gets the home crowd a little more excited with a long-range shot that bounces about a yard wide of Mannone's goal!
52' Arshavin gets past Spector to the by-line... he fires a cross over, but it's hit a little too hard and Eboue doesn't get anything on it!
37' GOAL! ANOTHER FOR ARSENAL! They just can't stop scoring! This time it's Gallas who rises above Cole to head home from a corner!
33' Cole gets up well but his header goes wide of the mark! The striker injures himself in the process though... and he hobbles off for some treatment.
21' West Ham are pushing for an equaliser here... Mannone is forced into action to to turn Noble's effort round the corner...
16' GOAL! VAN PERSIE OPENS THE SCORING FOR ARSENAL! Sagna delivers a great ball in... Green fails to deal with it, succeeding only in palming the ball straight to Van Persie, who gratefully slots home!
11' Van Persie volleys goalwards! But it's well blocked by Upson! In fact, replays show the ball to have hit Hammers defender on the arm! No penalty though!
4' Van Persie fires on goal from a tight angle and Green is forced into tipping over the bar!
2' Song dinks it into the Hammers box and it causes West Ham problems as Van Persie makes contact, it's going wide but he gets across and tries the backheel but blocked by Tomkins.
- Arsenal: Mannone, Sagna, Gallas, Vermaelen, Clichy, Eboue, Song Billong, Fabregas, Diaby, Arshavin, van Persie; Subs: Almunia, Nasri, Eduardo, Ramsey, Silvestre, Gibbs, Bendtner
- West Ham team: Green, Spector, Tomkins, Upson, Ilunga, Behrami, Parker, Noble, Collison, Cole, Franco; Subs: Kurucz, Kovac, Faubert, Da Costa, Diamanti, Hines, Stanislas
West Ham UnitedManager: Gianfranco Zola
Captain: Scott Parker
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ArsenalManager: Arsène Wenger
Captain: Cesc Fábregas
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up the hammers yeah

kill west ham die die

it had been so wonderful game to the side of Arsenal from the start. To my lack, and hopefully came the true result of my suspect to which Arsenal would loss the points and goal average they expected due to too much excitemment from most of the players, to meantion but a few since the world have seen and most people have commented about them. "They are welcome to the top position But no crossing the Red Devil Teritory".
Wani Franco Materno-Warrap state-Southern Sudan

i can't freakin' believe it on how many stupid Arsenal fans start bashing their own team just because a couple draw ... these freakin idiots start to suggest how stupid Wenger is and thinking to sells Arshavin, RVP, Fab and the rest of the team ....... quite lucky Benitez didn't work for Arsenal .... for you idiot out there, (yeah you know who you are) ... stop over moaning it's becoming more sickening than the draw itself ....

It's obvious that some players don't have enough quality for EPL and Arsenal. This group of players(Diaby, Bendtner, Song(brainless), Eboue) should be sold in January or summer 2010, buy a real good players and be ready for the next season. This is not the first time that somebody ruin the game and result because of there mistake! They had more then one chance to prove themselves, but they are still making th same kind of game!
With this group, we will not won anything!

Poor performance arsenal will are disappointed on you, but i pray u can win against Spurs next week will need winning by fire by force mr Wenger pls let Nasry play and Eduardo start marcth. Ebue is not a skyful player, then Diaby is also poor, on January BUY a Good PLAYER ,Striker, Midfider, difender. thanks ,Akeem

Diaby and Eboue are not good enough for AFC we had chance afteR chance but I said before these guys will cost us the PL AW is blind canT he see the statistics of the performance of these 2 guys? they should not be playing on the AFC first team full stop I am very dissapointed with result we were 2 nil up and we almost lost the game why does Arsene W said we are goner win the PL when we are still vulnerable and we can kill games off please dont play Diaby and Eboue! We are gonner win shitalll with performances like this one and two draws after leading at half time is not good enough I am really FCUKed with AW and AFc 4 real

Carlton Cole rules

unbelieveable
i definitly hate diamanti

Difference between Arsenal, Chelsea and Man U is that Man U and Chelsea would have killed off the game with 2 or more goals in the second half. Arsenal didn't get out of first gear, lazy performance, no pressure in midfield, poor game by Arshavin, Fabregas and Diaby. Manone just not experienced enough yet, Almunia should be playing, he is world class.
Yes, it wasn't a free kick and if that's a penalty then there'll be half a dozen every premiership game, but still no 3rd or 4th goal against a very poor side.
This might come back and cost us dear. Wenger needs to lose his rag with the players, he continues to defend gutless and lazy play. I predict again another season without winning anything and if we play like that Spurs will win by a large margin.

Ar least we're back in front of The Totts, which is where we belong. I still can't believe that we threw away a two goal lead!

sir Arsene wenger, please make sure Arsenal will win over spur next match. We don't want draw or losing anymore.

we are verry desampointed by the perfomence of eboue and diaby, wenger should have replaced him by nasry, before. hope tomorrow you will reflesh our team. uburiza aimable from rwanda

mr. wenger pls you are letting us down.. you can clearly see that the Russian boy was out of form for yesterday's game but you still leave him on the field of play. i konw he is good but when is not your day is not jus your day.. the other thing that i have observed Gallas is losing focus. may he pls stop throwing himself to the strikers without a target. he was out played by Charlton cole. hands up for Thomas V and the rest, lastly let me talk about the goal keeper and Diaby. the goal keeper is weak if he is young he needs to establish himself first and this incosistency of his is costing us the arsenal fans. Diaby u are good but you hold the ballfor quiting along time, you drible too much and give the ball at the wrong time. i hope someone out there wil buy my idea.

Aweful result for Arsenal, how on earth do we think that we could be title contenders with a poor performance like this?
Diaby and Eboue, rubbish, get them transfered!

sould have killed west ham 2 points droped

Its not often that I question Wenger's judgement coz I believe in terms of strategy, he's the best manager in the EPL if not all football leagues...BUT, bringing in Bendtner, a guy who's proving match after match that he's not performing, I didn't like that...bring in people who bring results...bring in Eduardo, Nasri..Bendtner has been a liability ever since he joined the club last season. When we needed him he didn't convert when Van persie and Adebayor were injured last season...and we had tonnes of draws with weak teams at the bottom..awesome crosses from Fabregas...he could do nothing! At first I thought it was an issue of settling into the Premier league then I noticed it was going on for far too long and until today, either he hasn't settled in or he just doesn't have it. People like Arshavin, Eduardo are worth the money put in and are adding value. Anyway, back to the match, the Westham goalie made an awesome save that probably might have given us the 3 points but as someone said earlier we still moved up to third place but would have been 1 point behind Man U, with a game in hand. Song needs some strong words for his excessive fouling and yesterday it cost us an extra 2 points.

its good for ansernal shame on them

god tham you arsene you should get eboue off for nasri

I'm delighted WH gained a point; Arsenal are by far one of the better sides in the Premier League. Not sure this is turning the corner just yet, but a point against such sides is more than acceptable. We do however need to assert some dominance over those sides that languish in the lower reaches of the division. If not, it will be a long old season again!
