The Gunners came from 3-0 down at the London Stadium to claim a point, but their first-half capitulation was still of huge concern and it was a game that summed up the inconsistency that plagues Arsenal, The Hammers had a flying start to the encounter, with in-form loanee Jesse Lingard scoring the opener in the 15th minute with a spectacular finish off Michail Antonio’s assist.
Mikel Arteta’s wards completed their comeback in the 82nd minute, with Lacazette heading home from Nicolas Pepe’s beautiful cross, after two own goals by soucek and Dawson.
But while they will be delighted to have got something from a game that had looked completely beyond them, Arsenal will know that they cannot afford to ever play as badly as they did during that opening 32 minutes again.
