Arsenal will move to five points behind the leaders of the Premier League Liverpool if they won West Ham United on Saturday afternoon.
The Reds have left the door open for the Gunners to make an appropriate title race, with two draws from their three previous outings, ensuring that the Slot Arne side should not yet be removed.
Arsenal has dealt with a lot of adversity this season and is currently working with very few attack options. Mikel Arteta headed for the midfielder-Cum-Centrward Mikel Merino Ensure all three points in Leicester Last weekend.
The victory saw that the Gunners expanded their intervention in this competition to 15 games.
West HamOn the contrary, they are fighting towards the bottom of the table. Graham Potter still has to monitor a remarkable resurgence after the departure of Julen Loptegui last month. Hammers are without gains in four league outings and currently reside on 16.
They could do it with a few points in the coming weeks to alleviate the fears of slipping into the relocation scrap.
Here is 90 minutes Saturday guide Premier League confrontation.
Arsenal vs West Ham head to head (last five games)
Current form (all competitions)
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Leicester 0-2 Arsenal – 02/15/25 |
West Ham 0-1 Brentford – 02/15/25 |
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Newcastle 2-0 arsenal – 02/05/25 |
Chelsea 2-1 West Ham – 02/2/25 |
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Arsenal 5-1 Man City – 02/02/25 |
Aston Villa 1-1 West Ham – 26/01/25 |
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Girona 1-2 Arsenal – 29/01/25 |
West Ham 0-2 Crystal Palace – 01/18/25 |
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Wolves 0-1 Arsenal – 25/01/25 |
West Ham 3-2 Fulham – 14/01/25 |
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UK |
Not Televised: Live radio comments through BBC 5 live Radio live |
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United States |
Peacock |
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Canada |
FUBOTV CANADA, FUBO Sports Network 7 Canada |
There has been no change in the injury front since last week’s victory in Leicester, although we learned that Takehiro Tomiyasu suffered a knee surgery that ended the season. The Japanese international has played only six minutes within this period as a result of the problem.
Ben White returned to the squad of Match Day’s day in King Power, but did not appear on the bench. He will be waiting for his first minutes since November of Saturday.
Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli have returned next month, while Kai Haviertz and Gabriel Jesus are out long.
Arteta can also decide to use Mikel Merino de Mikel Merino de Makeshift from the outset against West Ham, given his success on the bench last Saturday.
Arsenal Predict Fine Vs West Ham (4-3-3): Tiber, Saliba, Gabriel, Levilly-Skelly; Odegad, Patey, Rice; Sending, Merino, the piece.
The visitors had a blow a week, as Lucas Pocket suffered an ankle injury that Potter has confirmed that he will keep him out of Saturday.
Package joins Crysencio Summerville and Vladimir Coufal on the sidelines.
Niclas Fullkrug and Michail Antonio also stay out, so we could see a first start of West Ham for January singing Evan Ferguson. The Irish international performed on the bench last weekend.
West Ham predicted the line against Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Areola; Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Kilman, Emerson; Alvarez, Soucek; Bowen, Soler, Kudus; Ferguson.
Who knows how long the arsenal can survive with Merino Gimmick, but the height and capacity of Espanyol to operate in the opposition box could be useful this weekend.
Gunners will be able to control this contest and limit the threat of visitors, who will mainly go right through Bowen, given the recent struggles of Mohammed Kudus. The potter side could have problems with the host’s hosts, but their routes to a positive result in northern London.
Arsenal should find a path again.
