West Ham United midfielder Pablo Fornals insists defeat at Arsenal was undeserved.

The Hammers were made to pay for missing chances early on when the Gunners took the lead a quarter of the way into the game through Alexandre Lacazette's bullet header, only to haul themselves level on the stroke of half-time, Michail Antonio finishing off a sweeping move from close range.

West Ham continued to press and twice came within inches of taking the lead through Antonio in the second half, but despite having twice as many shots than their opponents at Emirates Stadium, it was Arsenal substitute Eddie Nketiah who tapped in a late winning goal.

“I think we deserved a little bit more from our good match," Fornals told Sky Sports.

“Okay, we didn't try to keep the ball a lot, but we created a lot of chances and we came so close to taking one point away from the match. – we maybe even deserved to take all three.

“We made a lot of changes in our formation and some players, but I think the biggest change was in the mentality of our team. We fought against a great team, face-to-face, and I think that is the key going forwards."