Second placed Arsenal are going into another London derby seeking to extend their fine run in such matches. This time they play host to West Ham United, who arrive for this game in 16th place. We have the prediction for this match below.
Arsenal recovered from their League Cup elimination with a 2-0 victory at Leicester City last time out. Straight from their warm weather training in Dubai, the Gunners, with a shortage of forwards, labored but in the end bagged three points.
With 53 points and a game in hand, they have a chance to cut Liverpool’s lead to five points, with a win here.
West Ham United won 2-0 on their last visit to the Emirates, and will seek the same this time. However, in their two meetings with Arsenal after that win, they conceded 11 times and only scored twice.
This could be another tough outing for the Hammers, who come here winless in the last four matches. Their loss at home to Brentford in their latest match was the third in a run of four matches.
Meanwhile, their only win in the last seven away matches was against bottom placed Southampton. Facing a side unbeaten in 15 league matches means West Ham have to be at their best.
West Ham United will come into this game as the underdogs, given their run of four winless matches. They have suffered three defeats in the said four games, and also have a history of struggling against Arsenal.
In the last two matches against the Gunners, West Ham United conceded 11 goals. Here they face a team that’s unbeaten in 15 league matches. Our prediction for Arsenal v West Ham United is for Arsenal to win and the game to have over 2.5 goals.