Still reeling from the sudden turn of events, it took West Ham just seven minutes into the second half to complete the turnaround.
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Carroll was booked for an early foul on Koscielny and later appeared to catch Gabriel with an elbow. “We have a bad record in the air since the start of the season no matter who plays”, he said.
Arsenal is not yet assured of securing a top-four place and Champions League football for next season, with Manchester City only two points back in fourth after rallying to a 2-1 victory over West Bromwich Albion thanks to Samir Nasri’s second-half victor.
Arsenal are 10 points behind leaders Leicester with six games to play. The Hammers fans may feel that is exactly where they should be after seeing their side have two goals disallowed against Arsenal.
The towering centre forward scored a hat-trick for Slaven Bilic’s side as they came from two-nil down to earn a share of the spoils at Upton Park.
Bilic also reserved praise for Carroll, who was making his first start since January.
He expressed doubts about Arsenal’s chances of winning the title.
“Do we still have an opportunity to win the title?” I am proud of everything.
“We knew that sometimes that we would have space on the flanks and we could use it to put in good crosses”, he said.
Gylfi Sigurdsson’s goal gave Swansea a first-ever Premier League win over Chelsea that moved then 13 points above Sunderland, while Newcastle moved closer to relegation after losing 3-1 at Southampton.
“We will fight until the end, until the last game in the league, to achieve what we want”.
Here are three things we learned about Emenike. Laurent Koscielny converted in the seventieth minute to add a slightly frustrating twist to a pulsating match for both teams.
“Third in the league with 59 points”.
Arsenal travel to West Ham today for a crucial Premier League clash.
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The first on 44 minutes was a Carroll classic, a thudding header from six yards from Aaron Cresswell’s cross from the left that left Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina rooted to the spot. And, not for the first time, it was Arsenal’s inability to deal with the more physical elements of the game that proved their undoing.
