Theo Walcott: Our man of the match. Spurned a decent change when he raced onto Ramsey's clever ball at 0-0. Scored a scrappy equalizer and completed the turnaround with a close range header. Quick fire double rather spared the Gunners' blushes here. 7.5/10. Mesut Ozil: Put in a lovely cross late in the first half, but no takers. Made Adrian save on the rebound from Cazorla effort at 1-0 down. Been awhile since we've seen the sort of displays he put in when he first came to Arsenal. Subbed. 6/10. Santi Cazorla: Worked Adrian with a powerful header and another first half strike flew just wide. Third effort kept out by Hammers goalie in second half. Booked. Assisted Walcott equalizer. Spaniard was always involved. 6.5/10. Olivier Giroud: Dragged an effort wide at 0-0. Looked labour at times and needs genuine backup. Wenger must act on this in January. Still managed to get an assist for Podolski's goal. Subbed. 5.5/10. Subs: Lukas Podolski: Given about half an hour on his return from hamstring problem. Made Walcott's second goal. Marked his comeback by netting himself with a fine effort with the outside of the foot. 6.5/10. Mathieu Flamini: Only given ten minutes in place of Ozil. Rating N/A. Nicklas Bendtner: Give five minutes plus stoppage time and dragged wide with one chance. Rating N/A. Who was your man of the match? Have your say below.
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