The Premier League meeting at London Stadium on Sunday will see home side West Ham United welcome Arsenal.
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West Ham United go into this fixture coming off the back of a 1-1 Conference League tied result against KAA Gent.
The only name on the scoresheet from West Ham United was Danny Ings (45'). Hugo Cuypers (57') was the scorer for KAA Gent.
West Ham United haven’t had any problems with scoring, hitting the target every time they’ve gone out to play in their last 6 games.
They have claimed a sum of 9 during that time while also conceding a total of 7.
Coming into this fixture, West Ham United have not won against Arsenal in their last 7 league games.
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In their last game, Arsenal drew 2-2 in the Premier League tie with Liverpool.
In that game, Arsenal had 41% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 5 on target. For Arsenal, the goalscorers were Gabriel Martinelli (8') and Gabriel Jesus (28'). Liverpool got 21 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Mohamed Salah (42') and Roberto Firmino (87') scored for Liverpool.
Arsenal have seen success in front of goal in their most recent fixtures, scoring 16 goals in their previous 6 matches. While their manager Mikel Arteta will no doubt take that as a positive sign, Arsenal can also improve defensively after being scored against in 5 of those same outings. While that may be of interest, we will just have to wait and see whether the trend will be maintained in this next game.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Arsenal:
- have not been beaten by West Ham United when they have played them away from home in the previous 3 league games.
- are unbeaten in their previous 4 league matches away from home.
Head to head
Looking at their past head to head results stretching back to 07/03/2020 reveals that these encounters have been a source of anguish for West Ham United. They’ve not been able to come away with any wins at all while Arsenal have been too good for them, finishing as winners in 83% of those ties.
A combined total of 19 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 6 for The Hammers and 13 for The Gunners. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.17.
The previous league fixture featuring the two was Premier League match day 17 on 26/12/2022 which finished with the scoreline of Arsenal 3-1 West Ham United.
In that match, Arsenal managed 67% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Goals were scored by Bukayo Saka (53'), Gabriel Martinelli (58') and Eddie Nketiah (69').
West Ham United got 8 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Saïd Benrahma (27') scored.
The referee was Michael Oliver.
Team News: West Ham United
The West Ham United boss David Moyes doesn’t have any fitness worries whatsoever before this clash with a fully injury-free squad ready to go.
It looks as if The Hammers will probably opt for a 4-3-3 formation for this game with Lukasz Fabianski, Vladimir Coufal, Kurt Zouma, Angelo Ogbonna, Aaron Cresswell, Lucas Paqueta, Declan Rice, Tomas Soucek, Jarrod Bowen, Michail Antonio and Pablo Fornals.
Team News: Arsenal
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. William Saliba (Back Injury), Mohamed Elneny (Knee Injury) and Takehiro Tomiyasu (Knee Surgery) will not be playing here.
There’s a good chance that The Gunners could decide to elect for a 4-3-3 lineup, starting the game with Aaron Ramsdale, Ben White, Rob Holding, Gabriel, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Martin Oedegaard, Thomas Partey, Granit Xhaka, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli.
Prediction
We Predict that West Ham United are likely to score a goal against this Arsenal team, but one goal may not prevent defeat.
Therefore, we’re predicting both teams to score in a 1-2 advantage for Arsenal at full-time. Let’s Wait and see
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