Quickfire Marko Arnautovic rescues a point for West Ham against Brighton

Two moments of superior finishing from Marko Arnautovic saved West Ham United from an embarrassing defeat in a poor match that somehow exploded into life for 10 minutes.

Brighton had taken a two goal lead with successive second-half corners and the crowd at the Olympic Stadium were growing restless when West Ham’s Austrian number seven stepped up to convert two opportunities laid on by substitutes brought on in desperation by Manuel Pellegrini. By that point the Chilean had already dragged Andy Carroll off at half-time, a move that summed up the home side’s failure to make an impact on the match.

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