I will be a big fan of West Ham! - Giroud hopes Arsenal get a helping hand

Olivier Giroud scored a double as Arsenal overcame Stoke City 4-1 but the striker will be a West Ham fan for a day on Sunday.

Arsenal's victory moved them one point behind fourth-placed Liverpool, who still have to travel to London Stadium for a match against Slaven Bilic's side this weekend.

"Obviously we have to do the job. We have to focus on our games but to be honest with you I will be a big fan of West Ham tomorrow! They have all my support," the Frenchman told Sky Sports.

Of Arsenal's performance at the bet365 Stadium, he said: "We were efficient up front and defensively were compact and defended well from the front.

"It's a great win and we've got two more finals to come.

"The most difficult thing against a team like Stoke is scoring the first goal and after that we had to be efficient."