5 best sporting performances from the week 3 April - 10 April

Andy Carroll

West Ham striker Andy Carroll played the central role in an entirely come-from-behind win for his side, West Ham, in their Premier League match against Arsenal. Playing on West Ham’s stomping grounds at Upton Park, it was the visitors who had the upper hand. 18 minutes into the game, Mesut Ozil, with an assist from Alex Iwobi, took Arsenal up 1-0; that lead was extended – again with another Iwobi assist, as Alexis Sanchez scored the team's second goal.

Down 0-2, the game looked all but over for the hosts, when aerial specialist Andy Carroll chipped in with their first goal just before half-time with a header into the corner of the goal.

That prompted extra time – and Carroll to strike again as he equalised the score.

The 27-year-old wasn’t done there, however. His momentum unaffected by the break in play, Carroll came back to take a hat-trick inside of 9 minutes of play to give his team an unexpected – and quick – lead with another header, this one five yards away from goal.

After somewhat arrested momentum, Arsenal came back with Laurent Koscielny scoring their third goal to equalise at 3-3, which meant West Ham wouldn’t have a win – but bringing his team down from 2-0 counts as a personal victory for Andy Carroll.