Dramatic draw at West Ham showed the best and worst of Arsenal in 90 minutes

Dramatic draw at West Ham showed the best and worst of Arsenal in 90 minutes  

Is there a more wildly frustrating team than Arsenal in this season's Premier League? 

The trip across the capital to face West Ham was the latest journey on the rollercoaster. In the stadium that hosted the 2012 Olympics, the Gunners were sluggish out the traps but pulled off what amounted to a sprint finish as Alexandre Lacazette's late header secured a point. 

From 3-0 down, it has to be considered a point gained rather than two dropped. But the contrast between the team that played the first 35 minutes and the remaining 55 was staggering. 

Mikel Arteta admitted his side 'cannot have two faces' but both were on show on Sunday and consistency remains elusive for Arsenal this season. 

The negatives - dodgy defending and Auba off the boil 

Jamie Carragher wasn't wrong when he pointed out Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's passionate celebration of Lacazette's leveller was about his biggest contribution - and it came seconds after the 

Gabon international had been substituted. 

If Arteta hoped dropping Aubameyang for disciplinary reasons ahead of the North London derby would provide a kick up the backside, it so far has not had the intended effect. In fact, more performances like this will see the No.14 on the bench whether he arrives on time or not. 

He lined up on either flank across his 81 minutes on the field but was equally ineffective in both positions on a quiet afternoon. 

At the other end, question marks remain over some of Arsenal's defensive unit. 

Bernd Leno was far too easily beaten by Jarrod Bowen's soft strike for West Ham's second goal, David Luiz had one of 'those' days and Jesse Lingard was given space to wreak havoc as he exploited the sizeable gaps between defence and midfield. 

Rob Holding and Gabriel, both watching from the bench, must have wondered how they were not starting the game as Luiz and Pablo Mari were given the runaround. 

The positives - Creative Chambers and magic Martin 

It was not all doom and gloom in the Arsenal back four, one of whom provided arguably the visitors' biggest attacking threat. 

Calum Chambers, making just his seventh appearance of the season, was reportedly called upon to help deal with the hosts' aerial threat but ended up having a far greater impact in the opposition's final third. 

Rampaging runs down the right and accurate crosses helped set up the first two of Arsenal's three goals and the former Southampton man has done his case for further game time no harm at all. 

With rumours persisting about Hector Bellerin's future beyond the summer, this was a reassuring display by the 26-year-old which showed Arsenal have options to call upon should the Spaniard depart. 

Martin Odegaard was also a standout performer and the Norwegian seems to be growing in influence with every passing week. 

Clever in possession throughout, the Real Madrid loanee was consistently on the same wavelength as the marauding Chambers and proved the glue which held Arsenal together as an attacking force. 

Odegaard is playing like a man who wants to extend his stay in North London - a prospect which would go down a treat. 

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