Andy Carroll single-handedly turned West Ham’s clash with Arsenal on its head on Saturday, as the striker bagged a nine-minute hat-trick at Upton Park.
Arsenal raced into a 2-0 lead through Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez, but Carroll scored three in quick succession either side of half-time to give the Hammers a 3-2 lead, as BBC 5 live Sport revealed:
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From 2-0 down, #WHUFC lead Arsenal 3-2 pic.twitter.com/43Q6mhaF2V— BBC 5 live Sport (@5liveSport) April 9, 2016The first and third goals were trademark headers at the back post, while Carroll showed a great deal of improvisation to notch his second through a flying volley.