Arsenal came from a goal behind to beat West Ham United 3-1 at Upton Park and move up to fifth place in the Premier League. More
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90+6' FULL TIME: Arsenal win! A win from behind at tricky opponents, and a performance which showed plenty of character. This the sort of the game the Gunners have lost in previous seasons, but a first goal for Giroud, and second-half stunners from Walcott and Cazorla ensured they didn't.
90+1' GIROUD CLOSE! Lovely angled ball from Cazorla - superb vision - Giroud could have capped it off with a placed finish, but Jaaskelainen smothers.
89' TAYLOR CLOSE! Fabulous hit, almost as good as Cazorla's. From the near post it's creeping in, but Mannone had less of his goal to cover and made the stop.
83' CAZORLA! WHAT A GOAL! Fantastic shot from distance on his left foot, crashing it from the left side of goal into the far corner. Jaaskelainen stranded.
82' Diame off, Cole on as West Ham look for a leveller. Diame the stand-out man for West Ham this evening.
79' NOLAN SHOULD DO BETTER! Great chance to level, and with Nolan free to hit a left-footed effort from just inside the area, he lifts it over the bar. Chance spurned.
78' Yellow to Walcott for his celebration, which seems to be a theme of the day for Phil Dowd.
77' GOAL! WALCOTT PUTS ARSENAL AHEAD! Quick counter-attack, led by Giroud - he plays the killer through ball to the winger, who shows real composure to tuck the finish low into the near post.
72' PODOLSKI CLOSE! Should he have scored? Moments after Ramsey is clipped just outside the area Podolski gets a low shot away that almost squirms through Jaaskelainen's hands.
71' News on Vaz Te - he appears to have dislocated his shoulder in that incident with Mannone.
69' NOLAN SHOULD SCORE! He somehow emerged in acres of space, not offside, on the right. He had too much time, and wanted even more! Waited to turn past Mertesacker, and ended up being blocked by the German.
66' CARROLL CLOSE! Beat Mannone to a high ball, and all it needed was for his header to be on target. It wasn't - it flashed wide instead. Big chance having bested the keeper.
65' GIROUD CLOSE! Walcott in the way of the original shot from outside the area by Cazorla, but responds by backheeling the ball into a dangerous area. Giroud nearly on hand to finish, but from a narrrow angle finds the side netting.
62' Bit of a pause in play here - looks like Taylor will be replacing Vaz Te - looks as if he's seriously hurt his arm.
61' Theo Walcott replaces Gervinho while treatment continues on Vaz Te and Mannone.
57' Gibbs off - Santos takes his place. Looks like a thigh problem for the full-back.
47' "Arsenal will win if they keep focus and if the coach does not make silly changes" says Adeolu - while Sveatoslav reckons "with Arshavin coming in 2nd Half they can beat anyone!" Follow here
46' West Ham begin the second half. A lot of bubbles in the air after West Ham's half-time fun.
- "With Walcott coming in the 2nd half I think Arsenal can win it. 2-3 Arsenal" - that's Amex9423's prediction on Twitter. What's yours?
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45+3' HALF TIME: Diame's sublime goal put West Ham in front, but Giroud broke his Premier League duck to level. All to play for in the second half.
45+2' NOLAN SHOULD SCORE! Carroll seems to get up ahead of about three Arsenal defenders, nods down to Nolan, whose first touch takes the ball across goal rather than on target. Point-blank range, and the chance has gone.
45+1' Gervinho clatters Noble with a lunging, desperate tackle. It's no surprise when he goes into the book for a yellow card.
41' ARSENAL LEVEL! GIROUD! It's Podolski who provides the assist, a low, devilish cross which Giroud meets on the volley. I'm sure everyone was insisting Giroud was terrible not that long ago - that's a sublime first-time finish.
36' Wenger looking frustrated on the sidelines. There's still time for his side to fix this. Winston Reid picks up a yellow from Dowd for bodychecking Cazorla.
32' CARROLL! SHOULD DO BETTER! Nobody picked him up at the back post, so he had time to jump and place his header. In the end Mannone can catch the ball. A warning for Arsenal.
22' Oh dear - needless yellow for Diame for the celebration. It was his first goal for the Hammers.
21' GOAL! WEST HAM LEAD! LOVELY STUFF FROM DIAME! Rounding off a team move, he cuts through into the area past Ramsey, and when everyone was expecting a cutback into the middle, he curls it around Mannone!
18' GIROUD CLOSE! Cazorla gets another chance with a second straight corner, Podolski almost gets to the loose ball - Giroud does get it further back, and Carroll puts his body in the way to deny him. His effort from the edge of the area looked goalbound.
2' SHOT FROM GIROUD! Didn't look like much from the edge of the area after the ball broke his way, but Jaaskelainen had to tip it around the post, and the Gunners have a corner.
1' Arsenal kick us off!
17:25 So how do you seen this one going? Is this one of those afternoons where Arsenal's limitations are exposed on the road by an uncompromising West Ham - or are the Gunners still going to take this one out. Have your say by tweeting me @Mark_Eurosport FOLLOW HERE
16:45 TEAMS: WEST HAM: Jaaskelainen, Demel, McCartney, Reid, Collins, Noble, Nolan, Diame, Vaz Te, Jarvis, Carroll... SUBS: Henderson, Tomkins, Cole, Maiga, Taylor, Benayoun, O'Neil. ARSENAL: Mannone, Jenkinson, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Ramsey, Arteta, Gervinho, Cazorla, Podolski, Giroud... SUBS: Martinez, Koscielny, Santos, Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Coquelin, Arshavin.
90+1' GIROUD CLOSE! Lovely angled ball from Cazorla - superb vision - Giroud could have capped it off with a placed finish, but Jaaskelainen smothers.
89' TAYLOR CLOSE! Fabulous hit, almost as good as Cazorla's. From the near post it's creeping in, but Mannone had less of his goal to cover and made the stop.
83' CAZORLA! WHAT A GOAL! Fantastic shot from distance on his left foot, crashing it from the left side of goal into the far corner. Jaaskelainen stranded.
79' NOLAN SHOULD DO BETTER! Great chance to level, and with Nolan free to hit a left-footed effort from just inside the area, he lifts it over the bar. Chance spurned.
77' GOAL! WALCOTT PUTS ARSENAL AHEAD! Quick counter-attack, led by Giroud - he plays the killer through ball to the winger, who shows real composure to tuck the finish low into the near post.
72' PODOLSKI CLOSE! Should he have scored? Moments after Ramsey is clipped just outside the area Podolski gets a low shot away that almost squirms through Jaaskelainen's hands.
69' NOLAN SHOULD SCORE! He somehow emerged in acres of space, not offside, on the right. He had too much time, and wanted even more! Waited to turn past Mertesacker, and ended up being blocked by the German.
66' CARROLL CLOSE! Beat Mannone to a high ball, and all it needed was for his header to be on target. It wasn't - it flashed wide instead. Big chance having bested the keeper.
65' GIROUD CLOSE! Walcott in the way of the original shot from outside the area by Cazorla, but responds by backheeling the ball into a dangerous area. Giroud nearly on hand to finish, but from a narrrow angle finds the side netting.
45+2' NOLAN SHOULD SCORE! Carroll seems to get up ahead of about three Arsenal defenders, nods down to Nolan, whose first touch takes the ball across goal rather than on target. Point-blank range, and the chance has gone.
41' ARSENAL LEVEL! GIROUD! It's Podolski who provides the assist, a low, devilish cross which Giroud meets on the volley. I'm sure everyone was insisting Giroud was terrible not that long ago - that's a sublime first-time finish.
32' CARROLL! SHOULD DO BETTER! Nobody picked him up at the back post, so he had time to jump and place his header. In the end Mannone can catch the ball. A warning for Arsenal.
21' GOAL! WEST HAM LEAD! LOVELY STUFF FROM DIAME! Rounding off a team move, he cuts through into the area past Ramsey, and when everyone was expecting a cutback into the middle, he curls it around Mannone!
18' GIROUD CLOSE! Cazorla gets another chance with a second straight corner, Podolski almost gets to the loose ball - Giroud does get it further back, and Carroll puts his body in the way to deny him. His effort from the edge of the area looked goalbound.
2' SHOT FROM GIROUD! Didn't look like much from the edge of the area after the ball broke his way, but Jaaskelainen had to tip it around the post, and the Gunners have a corner.
16:45 TEAMS: WEST HAM: Jaaskelainen, Demel, McCartney, Reid, Collins, Noble, Nolan, Diame, Vaz Te, Jarvis, Carroll... SUBS: Henderson, Tomkins, Cole, Maiga, Taylor, Benayoun, O'Neil. ARSENAL: Mannone, Jenkinson, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Ramsey, Arteta, Gervinho, Cazorla, Podolski, Giroud... SUBS: Martinez, Koscielny, Santos, Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Coquelin, Arshavin.
West Ham UnitedManager: Sam Allardyce
ArsenalManager: Arsène Wenger
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Diame and Carzola' goal was awesome.
"Come on West Ham you can win this." (By john on Saturday) Yeah, if you bought the whole chelsea team...
With Jaskelainen on the goal, West Ham has no chance this season.
Why does Wenger pesist with Ramsey. He is not up to the Arsenal standard. Andre Santos will be better suited for that role than Ramsey. He is slow, cannot tackle and will not head the ball and just breaks down counter attacks by turning in circles with the ball. Also Gervinho is hopeless away from home.
The clever propagandist euro sport commentator must be deeply disappointed at the brilliant and deserved victory. Is it the policy of eurosport to wage a psychological warfare against Arsenal?
Sooner WH get rid of that fat, useless, arrogant, head-up-the#$%$ SA the better off they will be; he is one dimensional and totally clueless about anything resembling attractive, passing football.
I am not an Arsenal fan but as long as any team wins by playing football and not the Fat sam style of punt the high ball and rush,(had enough of that at Newcastle with him)
wet spam under big fat sam unfortunately will stay up, most probably mid table at season's end gooners unfortunately looking tough and resilient
1 nil up, 3-1 down! Unlucky pikeys! Back down you go.
well done west ham
walcott score at 77min not Giroud! see final score!
giroud didn't score twice one was WALCOTT!!!
Practices and drilling and more of that and the gunners can take the trophy's drill your team MR Wenger please !!!!!
Well done Arsenal. Keep it up. Sorry West Ham.
in wenger and Cazorla we trust
Well done Gooners!!!!
Hoofball doesn't belong in the EPL.
Walcott scored the second Get it right Yahoo!
Giroud 41’, 77’???? one was Walcott goal...
love to see the un'appy 'ammers lose.