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West Ham had taken the lead through Jack Collison in the 15th minute.
Arsenal reignited its bid for a finish in the Champions League positions by thrashing West Ham 5-1 in the English Premier League on Wednesday, with a scoring spree at the start of the second half doing the damage.
Cazorlas deft drag-flick in the 53rd was the pick of the finishes.
His players responded to that challenge in stunning shion, although they made hard work of it after lling behind to Collisons powerful strike from the edge of the area following Girouds poor header out.
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Lukas Podolski, Santi Cazorla and Theo Walcott also scored for Arsenal, which moved one point behind fifth-place Everton. Tottenham, which occupied the fourth and final Champions League spot, was four points ahead of Arsenal.
After recent defeats to Manchester City and Chelsea, Wenger had effectively called this a must-win game for his side if it was to qualify for the Champions League for the 16th straight year.
Held to 1-1 at halftime, aduedu4296.typepad.com edu722073.typepad.com Arsene Wengers side found the net four times in an 11-minute span early in the second half, with striker Olivier Giroud scoring twice in one of his most effective displays since his move last summer from French club Montpellier.
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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dogThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dogThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dogThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dogThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog,Arsenal thrashes West Ham 5-1 in EPL action.
The game ended after 12 minutes of second-half stoppage time after play was held up following a serious-looking injury to West Ham substitute Daniel Potts.
Back from illness, Podolski led the charge, equalizing in the 24th with a sweetly struck shot from 25 metrse.
Arsenal always looked dangerous going forward, though, and found the visiting defence easy to pierce once it got into its stride.
Giroud made it 2-1 by glancing in Walcotts corner at the near post before Podolski set up three almost identical goals in a madcap five-minute spell when West Hams defence went to sleep.
Arsenals Olivier Giroud (L) tries to tip the ball past West Hams keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen and defender Joey OBrien during their English Premier League soccer match at Emirates Stadium in London January 23, 2013
Arsenals OliviArsenal thrashes West Ham 5-1 in EPL actioner Giroud (L) tries to tip the ball past West Hams keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen and defender Joey OBrien during their English Premier League soccer match at Emirates Stadium in London January 23, 2013 (EDDIE KEOGH /REUTERS)
