WEST HAM threw away a three-goal lead as Arsenal battled back for a point in a thrilling London derby,
- Final score: West Ham 3-3 Arsenal
- Goalscorers: Lingard 15′, Bowen 17′, Soucek 32′; Soucek OG 38′, Dawson OG 61′, Lacazette 82′
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THAT’S ALL FROM ME
Now that’s why it’s called “Super Sunday”.
Six goals, a game of two halves, and a late equaliser from Lacazette.
The point takes Arsenal up to ninth, but they’re still seven points behind today’s opponents West Ham.
The Hammers had the chance to go level on points with 4th place Chelsea but it wasn’t to be.
Plenty of footy still being covered here at SunSport.
Leicester City and Man Utd are fighting for a place in the FA Cup semi-finals.
The FA Cup draw will be getting underway shortly too!
Have a good one!
FLAIR LACA
ALEXANDRE LACAZETTE snatched a crucial point for Arsenal as the Gunners staged an incredible comeback from three goals down.
The French international headed an 82nd minute equaliser after Mikel Arteta’s men had looked dead and buried at the London Stadium.
And Hammers boss David Moyes will be wondering just how his team did not secure the victory which would have taken them level on points with fourth-placed Chelsea.
It took Arsenal an eternity to get into their stride as West Ham dominated the early play.
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‘TWO FACES’
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta gave a rather brutal assessment: “This game is going to give me a few nightmares because it is really difficult to stop some of the things we have been doing to hurt ourselves.
“That is the level we can show, the other is top-level and probably the best we play all season – we could have scored six or seven goals and won the game, but we cannot have two faces.”
LACAZETTE’S THOUGHTS
Comeback hero Lacazette gave his brief assessment to Sky Sports: “We had the pressure, we knew it was a big game.
“We have to work a lot to be ready for the end of the season. It is really complicated, this kind of game, we need to work a lot.
“We knew even after the bad first half we could come back and score more.”
SUPER SUNDAY
This was the third Premier League game this season in which a team has led by 3+ goals and failed to win (also West Brom 3-3 Chelsea and Tottenham 3-3 West Ham); the only other Premier League campaign to see three such instances is 2010-11.
Credit: Getty Images GRANDSTAND FINSH
Lacazette met Pepe’s phenomenal cross to level the game!
FULL-TIME STATS
Arsenal completely a wonderful comeback and they deserved it!
FT: WEST HAM 3-3 ARSENAL
WOW! Now that’s what you call Super Sunday!
Arsenal fought back hard in the second half to rescue a point and Lacazette was instrumental.
The Gunners pulled one back in the 61st minute when Chambers found himself in some room down the right-hand side.
The right-back drilled the ball in low and Dawson steered it into the back of his own net.
You could see the way the game was going and it was Arsenal who did eventually grab the sixth goal of the game.
Pepe got to the byline and floated a cross towards the far post, Lacazette got the beating of Dawson and completed the comeback.
Comeback complete!
PEEEEEEP!
THE FULL-TIME WHISTLE GOES AT THE LONDON STADIUM!
IT ENDS 3-3!
WHAT A GAME!
WEST HAM 3-3 ARSENAL
90+3. Jamie Carragher names Chambers man of the match.
WEST HAM 3-3 ARSENAL
90+2. Soucek recovers the ball and Noble distributes it to Fredericks out wide on the right-hand side.
Lacazette races back and tries to stick a foot in but concedes a free-kick.
WEST HAM 3-3 ARSENAL
90. Three minutes to be added on.
WEST HAM 3-3 ARSENAL
88. YELLOW CARD!
Cresswell earns himself a booking.
WEST HAM 3-3 ARSENAL
87. YELLOW CARD!
Antonio loses out to Luiz and the Brazilian defender looks to drive Arsenal forward.
The West Ham man chases back and leaves one in on Luiz and earns himself a booking.
COMEBACK COMPLETE
Lacazette completed the comeback for Arsenal!
Credit: Getty Images
WEST HAM 3-3 ARSENAL
84. CHANCE!
Rice gets fed up with not having any options in front of him and goes on a mazey run.
He blitzes through the opposition and gets a shot off but it’s straight at Leno!
WEST HAM 3-3 ARSENAL
82. Pepe races away and gets to the byline before hanging a cross up at the far post.
Lacazette rises highest and plants the header into the back of the net!
Arsenal complete the comeback from 3-0 down and they’re looking for the winner.
West Ham have let themselves down massively.
GOOOOOAAAAAALLLLL!!!
LACAZETTE COMPLETES THE COMEBACK!!!
ARSENAL SMELL BLOOD!!!
WEST HAM 3-2 ARSENAL
80. Lingard runs free and rides the challenge of Chambers before cutting inside onto his right foot.
The midfielder gets a shot off but it goes high and wide.
WEST HAM 3-2 ARSENAL
79. SUBSTITUTION!
Fredericks os on for West Ham and Benrahma is sacrificed.
WEST HAM 3-2 ARSENAL
78. Chambers finds himself in a cross position once again after Pepe lets the ball run across him.
The right-back delivers a cross towards the far post and after some scrappy defending West Ham hook the ball clear.
WEST HAM 3-2 ARSENAL
76. OFF THE POST!
Benrahma breaks into the Arsenal penalty area and drills a shot across goal.
Antonio meets it and sends a shot bouncing onto the post and back out into play!
He should have scored!
WEST HAM 3-2 ARSENAL
73. SUBSTITUTION!
Both sides make some changrs and West Ham look like they’re going to shut up shop.
Mark Noble is on for Bowen.
And for Arsenal, Saka and Xhaka make way for Smith Rowe and Pepe.
WEST HAM 3-2 ARSENAL
71. Arsenal have had a hold on this game for a long time and if you’re a betting man, you’re betting on Arsenal to get an equaliser.
West Ham look tired despite having more rest than Arsenal.
The Hammers’ front three are not functioning as well as they did in the first half.
WEST HAM 3-2 ARSENAL
68. West Ham are looking for cheap free-kicks and John Moss is having none of it and rightly so.
Dithering on the ball and appealing for the free-kicks have allowed Arsenal to break up the pitch and fast.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
