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West Ham\u2019s Champions League charge was checked as Arsenal came from three goals down to snatch a 3-3 draw at the London Stadium.<\/p>\nWest Ham\u2019s Champions League charge was checked as Arsenal came from three goals down to snatch a 3-3 draw at the London Stadium.<\/p>\n
The Hammers looked to be cruising towards a victory which would have seen them draw level with Chelsea in fourth after goals from Jesse Lingard, Jarrod Bowen and Tomas Soucek put them in complete control.<\/p>\n
But own goals from Soucek and Craig Dawson hauled Arsenal, at times shambolic in the first half, back into the match and Alexandre Lacazette\u2019s late header earned the visitors a point.<\/p>\n
Hammers boss David Moyes was criticized for his unadventurous selection at Manchester United last weekend, but against the Gunners he unleashed Lingard, Bowen, Said Benrahma and Michail Antonio.<\/p>\n
All four were involved as West Ham raced into a two-goal lead with only 17 minutes gone.<\/p>\n
First Antonio played a one-two with Benrahma and reached the byline before cutting the ball back to Lingard, who took a touch on the edge of the area before arrowing a fierce drive beyond Bernd Leno.<\/p>\n
Moments later West Ham doubled their lead with Lingard again playing a pivotal role.<\/p>\n
His quickly-taken free-kick caught Arsenal completely off guard, allowing Bowen to dart through on goal and finish past Leno.<\/p>\n
It was a horror show from the Gunners defense, who had switched off for the free-kick, and from Leno who was beaten far too easily at his near post.<\/p>\n
West Ham were three goals to the good after a little more than half an hour when Soucek turned Antonio\u2019s downward header home.<\/p>\n
But Arsenal pulled one back seven minutes before half-time when Lacazette tucked away a cross from Calum Chambers via a deflection off Soucek.<\/p>\n
And they almost grabbed another before half-time when Lacazette\u2019s flick sent Bukayo Saka racing through, but he placed his shot too close to former Gunners keeper Lukasz Fabianski.<\/p>\n
Moments after the interval Lacazette latched onto Chambers\u2019 clever pass and managed to dink the ball over Fabianski, but Issa Diop got back to make an acrobatic goalline clearance.<\/p>\n
Arsenal halved the deficit on the hour mark when another dangerous ball from Chambers was turned into his own net by the unfortunate Dawson for his second own goal in a week.<\/p>\n
The Hammers almost secured the points when Antonio slid in to thud Benrahma\u2019s low cross against the far post.<\/p>\n
Instead Arsenal were celebrating an unlikely point when Nicolas Pepe teased a fine cross into the path of Lacazette, who powered his header home eight minutes from time.<\/p>\n