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Arsenal vs West Ham player ratings: Theo Walcott and Mesut Ozil shine against sorry Hammers

Who impressed as Ozil's goal opened the floodgates at the Emirates?

Wednesday 05 April 2017 22:14 BST

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David Ospina

He was rarely threatened but when he was required he was strong and tough to beat. 6

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Calum Chambers

Very sharp on the overlap. Superb workrate.Picked out a superb ball to Ramsey in the West Ham penalty area in the first half. 7

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Nacho Monreal

One of Arsenal’s less effective players and allowed Jarvis to get past him too often in the second half. 6

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Per Mertesacker

Very intelligent display. Rarely out of position in the Arsenal defence. 7

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Laurent Koscielny

Assured performance. Handled Sakho effectively which many central defenders this season have failed to do. 7

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Francis Coquelin

A rare bad game for the defensive midfielder. Too often he was too slow to move the ball on though he did do the basics well. 6

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Aaron Ramsey

Back in the team and back on the scoresheet. A very impressive performance in the centre of midfield. Linked up midfield and attack brilliantly and took his goal very well. 7

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Mesut Ozil

Provided a connection between the midfield and attack. Not outstanding but not ordinary either. 6

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Theo Walcott

He dallied when he was one-on-one with Adrian in the early exchanges of the game that led to him losing the ball. He was just as bad when he again went one-on-one with the West Ham keeper. This time he struck the ball softly and into the hands of Adrian. Replaced on 70 minutes. 5

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Alexis Sanchez

High energy and always a threat. He rarely gave O’Brien a chance to get near him as the Chilean constantly sought ways to slice open the West Ham defence. Replaced by Welbeck with 24 minutes to play. 7

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Olivier Giroud

Took his goal perfectly. A beautiful left-footed effort that left Adrian with no chance. Clever link up play with Ramsey for Arsenal’s second goal. 8

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Off the bench: Danny Welbeck

Came on for Sanchez on 66 minutes. His presence wasn’t appreciated by the West Ham defence and he offered Arsenal a different option. 6

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Off the bench: Santi Cazorla

Replaced Walcott on 70 minutes. Played an excellent ball across the West Ham goal for Flamini to convert. 7

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Off the bench: Mathieu Flamini

Came on a late second half substitute and converted excellent to put Arsenal 3-0 up. 6

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Adrian

Pulled off a superb save to deny Sanchez’s goalbound header in the first half. Difficult to criticise him for any of Arsenal's goals. 6

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Aaron Cresswell

Not as dogged as he has been previously at left-back. Walcott ran free from him a number of times which exposed Kouyate and Collins in central defence. 6

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Cheikhou Kouyate

His poor distribution from central defence meant that the Arsenal players were able to put his teammates under immediate pressure. 5

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James Collins

Contained Walcott and Giroud well to begin with but he wasn’t consistent enough. He allowed the French striker too much room to get past him and score Arsenal’s opener. 5

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Joey O’Brien

Defended well at set pieces and had to endure a tough battle against Sanchez who ran at the full-back whenever he got the opportunity. 6

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Alex Song

The enforcer in front of the West Ham defence. He played much deeper in the second half but when he controlled the ball he had no problems with going forward and orchestrating attacks. 7

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Mark Noble

Seemed to enjoy the test of Coquelin and also chose to push forward much more in the second half which allowed Jarvis to makes runs higher up the pitch. 6

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Kevin Nolan

Worked very hard behind Sakho but didn’t win enough aerial battles and took too long to release the ball. 6

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Matt Jarvis

West Ham’s most threatening player on the counter attack. He was relentless and did not look particularly pleased when he was brought off with 15 minutes to play. 7

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Stewart Downing

Not his day. Sloppy passes and bad decisions. His presence was a little redundant on the left as opposed to being played in a central position. 6

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Diafra Sakho

Strong play but his finishing let him down. Koscielny gave him little joy. 6

Arsenal returned to winning ways with a solid victory over West Ham as a fifth straight defeat plunged Slaven Bilic's visitors deeper into the fight for Premier League survival.

Both sides went into this London derby in dire form but it was the Gunners who addressed that and ultimately ran out comfortable 3-0 victors, marking their first league win since February 11.

After a dull first half, Mesut Ozil marked his 150th Arsenal appearance with a tame opening goal before laying on the second for Theo Walcott. Olivier Giroud came off the bench to score the goal of the night and seal a victory which, given results elsewhere on the night, boosts Arsenal's hopes of a top-four finish.

Who impressed in at the Emirates? Take a look at the gallery above to find out how we rated the players.

Do you agree with our ratings? Who was your man of the match? Let us know in the comments.

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