Gary Lineker took to Twitter in reaction to this afternoon’s clash between West Ham United and Arsenal at the London Stadium
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The Hammers took the game to the Gunners inside the first half an hour.
Jesse Lingard fired West Ham ahead after 17 minutes.
David Moyes’s men then went two up just a minute later through a Jarrod Bowen strike.
It was three inside the 30 minute mark when Tomas Soucek prodded home from a Michail Antonio knock-down.
Arsenal came firing back, however.
Mikel Arteta’s side reduced the deficit just before half-time after Alexandre Lacazette fired a shot towards goal. Tomas Soucek got a touch and it was 3-1 at half-time.
The Gunners then scored after 60 minutes – another own goal, this time from Craig Dawson.
West Ham then came back into the game and looked really threatening every time on the counter attack.
It really was a great game of football – real cut and thrust at both ends.
Arsenal then levelled things up on 81 minutes after Lacazette nodded home at the back post.
It ended 3-3.
Lineker clearly thought the game was done and dusted inside the first half and hour.
He was proved badly wrong, however.
Gary Lineker made a joke on Twitter during the West Ham vs Arsenal clash and it backfired badly…
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