However, Wenger did question whether Carroll should have still been on the pitch after escaping with a yellow card for a nasty challenge on Koscielny early on.
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But Arsenal dragged themselves level in the 70th minute when West Ham failed to clear Hector Bellerin’s cross and Koscielny lashed the loose ball home.
Ramsey (thigh) and fellow midfielder Mathieu Flamini (hamstring) could return against West Ham after injury lay-offs, while Petr Cech could start in goal in place of David Ospina after being an unused substitute in the victory against Watford.
Andy Carroll owned the final minutes of the first half as he found the net twice.
West Ham are unbeaten in 14 league home games and remain sixth.
The Gunners have a favourable run-in, with five of their last six opponents now in the bottom half of the table – but it will take a remarkable collapse from Leicester and Tottenham above them if they are to win an unlikely title.
It sure is a lot more fun thinking about the next game after the last game was such a resounding win. This surely will be a nail-biting encounter as Arsenal will be looking to close down the deficit between them and the leaders whereas West Ham will be entering on the pitch to achieve their ambition of finishing the campaign in the top 4 spot.
“I’m proud of everything”.
Former England forward Ian Wright, summarising for BT Sport, said Carroll offered a unique threat.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger: “We are third on 59 points and that’s not where we want to be”. “What we learn from Leicester City is what I knew for a long time, which is that it’s not just only down to the amount of money you spend”, Wenger said.
Mohamed Elneny played 68 minutes in a pulsating 3-3 draw at Upton Park as the Gunners dropped more points in their bid to secure the 2015/16 English Premier League title. That game also ended 3-3.
Facing them are an Arsenal side who require all three points to cling on to any realistic hopes of staying in the title race, while defeat would bring their own top-four credentials into question.
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It was a fun London derby to watch bur surely a bad defensive performance form Arsenal.
