Twitter reacts after Arsenal's collapse against West Ham all but ends Premier League title challenge

Arsene Wenger has failed to get the better of Slaven Bilic in both games this season

With Leicester City clinging on to an 11-point lead over Arsenal at the top of the Premier League, it was imperative that Arsene Wenger’s side come away with all three points against West Ham. Although the Gunners took a 2-0 lead, Andy Carroll netted a hat-trick to give the Hammers a 3-2 lead. Laurent Koscielny eventually scored an equaliser as the match ended 3-3 with both London sides sharing the points.

The result now sees Arsenal 10 points behind the Foxes having played the same number of games and three points behind north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. As they missed out on yet another chance to catch up with the leaders after beating them at home in February, Twitter went crazy with some amazing stats and hilarious memes. Here are a select few.

Stats from the game

3 - Andy Carroll is the first Premier League player to score a hat-trick v Arsenal since Wayne Rooney in August 2011. Comeback.

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 9, 2016

 

Andy Carroll: Had more shots on target in 45 mins vs Arsenal (4) than he did in his last 8 Premier League apps combined (3) #WHUvAFC

— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) April 9, 2016

 

10 - Andy Carroll fired in the joint-highest number of shots of any player in any single PL game this season today. Rampant.

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 9, 2016

 

3 - Alex Iwobi has scored twice and assisted another goal in his last three PL starts for Arsenal. Exuberance.

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 9, 2016

 

Andy Carroll scored the 7th hat-trick against Arsenal in the Premier League - Fowler (2) Quinn, Yorke, Rooney & Crouch got the others.

— Orbinho (@Orbinho) April 9, 2016

 

Andy Carroll scores his hat-trick within 8 minutes, equalling Agüero's season record as fastest of the season #WHUARS @whufc_official

— Infostrada Sports (@InfostradaLive) April 9, 2016

 

6 - Mesut Ozil has scored six times for Arsenal this season, his best return in a Premier League season for the club. Opener.

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 9, 2016

 

Arsenal have taken just 6 points from a possible 21 against London teams this season. pic.twitter.com/dGC1AbhmzD

— Squawka Football (@Squawka) April 9, 2016

 

West Ham against the usual Top 6 this season:

6 Wins
4 Draws
1 Loss
20 Goals Scored
13 Conceded
5 Clean Sheets pic.twitter.com/G7JpjkTtEg

— Khaled Al Nouss (@KhaledAlNouss) April 9, 2016

 

6 - Alexis Sanchez has been directly involved in six goals in his last five PL games (3 goals, 3 assists). Critical.

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 9, 2016

 

...and then there were the reactions to the result

FFS I'M DONE! pic.twitter.com/xrQJQN9Pl1

— Mike Sanz (@mikesanz19) April 9, 2016

 

Arsenal:

Out of the Champions league
Out of the title race
Out of FA cup

Exit treble completed.

— Danny Welbeck (@WelBeast) April 9, 2016

 

We are very low to concede a hat-trick from Andy Carroll. It is completely unacceptable. We thought he was running in the Grand National.

— Wenger Knows Best (@wengerknowsbest) April 9, 2016

 

Arsenal bottling like.. https://t.co/sst7wgR24E

— Sir Jenkinson (@theEpicGooner) April 9, 2016

 

Arsenal's whole season in one game. Looking good, screw it up, attempt a comeback...don't do quite enough.

— Andrew Allen (@AAllenSport) April 9, 2016

 

The classic Arsenal game: 1): promising play + false hope. 2): the monumental says-it-all blunder. 3): the reassuring but deceptive response

— Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney) April 9, 2016

 

'35 Arsenal 2-0 West Ham
'44 Arsenal 2-1 West Ham
'45+2 Arsenal 2-2 West Ham pic.twitter.com/xghjp8uvYl

— Danny Welbeck (@WelBeast) April 9, 2016

 

In my opinion Wenger is the biggest legend in Arsenal Football Club's 130 year history. But he really needs to go.

— Paddy (@VieiraPaddy) April 9, 2016

 

"Watching Arsenal" pic.twitter.com/beT6Nqg1Mz

— Mike Sanz (@mikesanz19) April 9, 2016

 

The 4 stages of watching Arsenal pic.twitter.com/SrJrfg6ftm

— Football Funnys (@FootballFunnys) April 9, 2016

 

Arsenal's season... https://t.co/PQvyaZteJH

— Paddy Power (@paddypower) April 9, 2016