Nigerian whizkid, Alex Iwobi, was the star watch for Arsenal as the North London side forced West Ham to a three-all draw at the Boleyn Ground on Saturday.
Iwobi threaded the ball through to Mesut Ozil and the German calmly slotted past Adrian to break the deadlock.
Referee Craig Pawson continued to anger the home support with a series of decisions and then the Gunners doubled their lead in the 35h minute.
Again it was Iwobi the provider, making it two goals and two assists in his first three Premier League starts, as he lifted the ball over the top for Alexis Sanchez to control and tuck home.
Andy Carroll scored a 10-minute hat-trick for the home side.
From the word go, the match was played at a high tempo as both sides traded ventures forward and committed several players to each attack.
The first moment of note in either area was in the 14th minute when Manuel Lanzini headed home Carroll’s wayward overhead kick but was flagged offside.
Replays showed that the Argentinian was onside and the goal should have stood.
The rub of the green continued to go against the home side as Arsenal took the lead shortly after with a goal that was only just level and adjudged onside.
Carroll, who was booked after just three minutes for a nasty lunge on Laurent Koscielny, tested David Ospina for the first time with a dipping shot in the 39th minute and then produced a stunning end to the half.
First, he powered home an Aaron Cresswell cross in the 44th minute and then volleyed home via a deflection in first-half stoppage time to draw West Ham level before the break, with Nacho Monreal spurning a chance at the other end between the two goals to restore Arsenal’s two-goal lead.
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