LIGI KUU ENGLAND Arsenal 5 West Ham 1

Brace yourself: Olivier Giroud scored two goals in ten minutes as Arsenal ran riot at the Emirates

Unconscious: There were 12 minutes of injury time at the Emirates after a collision involving Danny Potts

There were worrying moments for Arsenal in the seventh minute as Jack Collison mistimed a tackle and stamped heavily on Jack Wilshere’s right ankle.

On target: Santi Cazorla popped up with the third goal for Arsenal after 53 minutes

All smiles: Lukas Podolski equalised for the Gunners after 22 minutes at the Emirates Stadium

On target: Theo Walcott found the back of the net again for Arsenal on Wednesday night

'Sign da ting': Walcott and Podolski celebrate the former's goal against West Ham

Perfect start: Jack Collison fires home for West Ham but the away side were unable to maintain their lead

Allardyce said: ‘It was a horrible 12 minutes for us and a brilliant 12 minutes for them. Sometimes you can’t live with the opposition when they are in top form. We gave them the impetus after conceding a poor goal from a corner after half-time but things were going relatively comfortable for us before then.’

on Thursday, January 24, 2013