Arsenal had to come from behind as Matt Jarvis broke the deadlock in the 40th minute for West Ham.
Arsenal, Tuesday night, climbed up to fourth on the Premier League table after the Gunners rallied to a 3-1 win over West Ham United at the Emirates.
Arsenal had to come from behind as Matt Jarvis broke the deadlock in the 40th minute for West Ham; heading in after Wojciech Szczesny palmed the ball into his path following an Antonio Nocerino shot.
However, the Gunners were back on level terms before the break, as Santi Cazorla picked out Lukas Podolski, who fired the ball past Adrian for the somewhat deserved equaliser.
Having ended all square in the first half, Arsenal tried to apply pressure from the start of the second half, and managed to take the lead for the first time 10 minutes in, after Thomas Vermaelen played the ball in for Olivier Giroud to score.
Arsenal’s second-half dominance continued past the hour mark with Cazorla creating some space on the edge of the box before drilling the ball towards the goal; but his finish was just off target.
With just over 10 minutes left to play, Arsenal took the game completely off the reach of West Ham as Podolski picked up the ball from an Aaron Ramsey header, powering it in for his second of the night. Ramsey, who was making his first Premier League start since picking up an injury on Boxing Day, had a shot in stoppage time, but he could not get enough power behind it to beat Adrian.
With the title now out of reach, Arsenal know they need more of tonight’s win to retain the fourth spot and qualify for the Champions League next season.
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