WHAT BOTH MANAGERS SAID CONCERNING WEST HAM VS ARSENAL MATCH

Alexandre Lacazette's 82nd-minute header completed a remarkable Arsenal comeback as West Ham surrendered a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 in a breathless encounter at the London Stadium.
The Hammers raced into what seemed an unassailable advantage after Jesse Lingard's opener (15) was added to by Jarrod Bowen (17) and Tomas Soucek (32).

But Lacazette played his part in beginning the sensational response by the Gunners when his shot deflected in off Soucek (38), before another own goal from Craig Dawson further reduced the deficit (61). West Ham were crestfallen when Lacazette met Nicolas Pepe's cross to secure a share of the spoils.
This will feel like a defeat for David Moyes' side having been in such a commanding position, but his side remain in fifth place on 49 points, two adrift of Chelsea in the final Champions League place. The result moves Arsenal into ninth ahead of Aston Villa's game with Tottenham later on Super Sunday .
West Ham had won just three of their previous 24 Premier League home games against Arsenal, but they started the day five places above their opponents in the table and dominated the opening half an hour.
Mikel Arteta had spoken of wanting his Arsenal side to return to the standards he has set for them after underperforming in Thursday's 1-0 Europa League defeat to Olympiakos, but they deservedly went behind after 15 minutes when Lingard rifled in Michail Antonio's cutback.
Ninety-eight seconds later, Arsenal fell further behind in comical circumstances. Bukayo Saka fouled Antonio on the edge of the penalty area, but, as the Gunners turned their backs in preparation for the set-piece, the razor-sharp Lingard played a quick free-kick into the path of Bowen, who beat Bernd Leno at his near post.


What the managers said

West Ham boss David Moyes : "It was a really good game, tough, lots of goals. We played very well especially in the opening 30 minutes and unfortunately we gave them a goal before half time, which gave Arsenal a foot up.
"There was a lot of frustration throughout the game about the decisions, but that's the way football goes sometimes.
"We played very well for long periods, Arsenal played well but are in good form, it wasn't a great result after going 3-0 up but we showed we are up there competing with the best teams.
"It has been a long time since we finished above Arsenal, we have done our best to make sure they can't catch us. Now we want more, I'm greedy and they are devastated in the dressing room at not taking three points."

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta : "I'm very disappointed because I cannot accept my team to play the way we did in periods in the first half. I expect we play at the level we did afterwards.
"The first goal, it can happen. It is a really good combination [by West Ham]. That is fine. The way we concede the second and third is unacceptable. Afterwards the attitude and togetherness we showed - it is really difficult to do what we have done. We got really close to winning and I think we deserved to win it but the first part really worried me."
On switching off at a set-piece: "Unacceptable. We talk about that all the time. I don't know if it's a hangover from Europe, tired, focus, it was more than one player that switched off. We have to right that quick."
On Chambers' performance, Arteta said: "He was really good, he has been training really well. He gives us something else, some height in the back line and he was busy in the final third as well. A really good performance."
Following the international break, Arsenal host Liverpool in the Premier League on April 4, live on Super Sunday ; coverage starts at 4pm with kick-off at 4.30pm. West Ham travel to face Wolves the following day on Monday Night Football ; kick-off is at 8.15pm. 


Player ratings
West Ham: Fabianski (6), Coufal (7), Dawson (6), Diop (6), Cresswell (6), Soucek (6), Rice (7), Bowen (7), Lingard (8), Benrahma (7), Antonio (6).
Subs: Noble (n/a), Fredericks (n/a).
Arsenal: Leno (6), Chambers (8), Luiz (7), Pablo Mari (6), Tierney (6), Partey (6), Xhaka (5), Saka (6), Odegaard (8), Aubameyang (5), Lacazette (8).
Subs: Pepe (7), Smith Rowe (6), Martinelli (n/a).
Man of the match: Calum Chambers.

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