West Ham Top Performers In Crucial Fightback Draw With Arsenal

West Ham United shocked everyone when they fought back from behind to snatch a 2-2 draw against Arsenal on Sunday afternoon.

Despite starting the game in calamitous fashion, the Hammers pulled their socks up and began to drag the Gunners into deep water. Arsenal struggled to cope with the Irons’ physicality as the game progressed, allowing them to pick up a vital point.

There were some brilliant individual performance on the day from West Ham – let’s take a look at three of the best. Who was your pick for man of the match?

Declan Rice

After a shaky start to the game where Arsenal relentlessly pressured the England international, Rice gradually grew into the game and provided a base from which West Ham built the majority of their attacks.

As usual, Rice’s exceptional long-range passing was on display, playing balls between the lines to give Arsenal something to think about.

Additionally, he was also brilliant from a defensive perspective after the Hammers settled into the game. Not only this, he was also willing to roam from his position to help bolster West Ham’s numbers going forward. A brilliant display from the captain.

Lucas Paqueta

Lucas Paqueta was a real nuisance for Arsenal on Sunday afternoon. The Gunners found it tough to track his sneaky runs in from deep, causing chaos across their backline.

He won West Ham’s penalty in the first half after he was brought down by Gabriel in the area – it was then calmly slotted home by Said Benrahma.

Not only was Paqueta a brilliant creative influence, he wasn’t frightened to do the dirty work, either – he put in some meaty challenges throughout the game.

Jarrod Bowen

Jarrod Bowen is an obvious pick for man of the match in our opinion. He was an absolute nightmare for Arsenal, who struggled to contain him all afternoon.

Playing out wide, he gave Kieran Tierney a particularly rough afternoon, regularly dribbling past him and giving him the slip with clever feints and skills.

He capped off his impressive performance with a goal to make it 2-2 – just after Arsenal had missed a penalty at the other end of the pitch.