No panic after Arsenal's defeat to West Ham?

Arsenal had over 30 shots in their 2-0 loss to West Ham on Thursday night and didn't score.

Arsenal were left to rue several missed chances as West Ham pulled off a surprise 2-0 win at the Emirates Stadium to move up to sixth in the table.

The Gunners started well but didn't capitalise on their dominance as West Ham made them pay after 13 minutes as Tomáš Souček scored following a poor defensive series for Arsenal.

From there, Arsenal never really threatened the Hammers' goal despite having a total of 30 shots (just eight on target), while the visitors were clinical in the final third and their distinct threat from set-pieces was realised at the start of the second half.

Arsenal seemed to be rather sluggish in the final third as the defensive set up from West Ham caused all sorts of problems for Arteta's side.

The loss sees Arsenal sit second in the league table but the problems in attack continue to haunt Arteta's side. With the January transfer window opening in a couple of days, it will make for interesting viewing to see if the heirachy will look to strengthen the squad.

It was a poor loss for Arsenal as they had more than enough shots to win the game, it just lacked a killer edge in the final third, whereas West Ham had no such issues.