Arsenal vs West Ham: Predicted lineup, injury news, head-to-head, telecast

Published at :December 26, 2023 at 4:05 PM

Modified at :December 27, 2023 at 6:00 PM

Gameweek 19 of the Premier League 2023-24 is set to be underway

Arsenal topped the tree at Christmas once again and they’ll be hoping to keep their good run of form going against London rivals West Ham. Mikel Arteta will be wary of the threat posed by West Ham, in particular the form of attacking duo Mohammed Kudus and Jarrod Bowen. They will be hungry to get three points from this match as they drew 1-1 with Liverpool in their last match.

However, David Moyes’ men have already got the better of Arsenal in a November Carabao Cup clash and they go into this match fresh from hammering Manchester United. Despite failing to rack up a consistent run of victories, the Hammers are slithering up the table, with the European places creeping into view under David Moyes’s stewardship.

Kick-Off:

Thursday, 28th, Dec 2023, 08:15 PM (GMT), 03:15 PM (EST)

Friday, 29-12-23, 01:45 AM (IST)

Location: Emirates Stadium

Form

Arsenal Form (All Competitions): D-W-D-L-W

West Ham Form (All Competitions): W-L-W-W-L

Players to Watch

Declan Rice (Arsenal)

Rice is a defensive-minded player who does his best work winning the ball and protecting his defence. He can spot danger that only the best ball-winners have. Rice is a tenacious player, strong in the tackle and combative in the air. He is so difficult to beat when one-on-one with an opponent that he has the incredibly useful ability to slow attacks down, allowing teammates to make recovery runs and regain their team’s shape before damage can be done.

Jarrod Bowen (West Ham)

Jarrod Bowen is quite technical, direct, mobile and has a good eye for goal. Although he isn’t much of a high-volume passer, his passes are mostly very threatening, most originating from the half-spaces. He has quite a good anticipation, knowing when to attack space and make runs and is very useful in transitions due to his lethalness in front of goal. He is also adept at anticipating passes and making runs into dangerous areas, often an outlet for his team.

Match Facts

In the last five matches when both these teams faced each other Arsenal won thrice drew once and lost once.
Arsenal’s home record against West Ham is really good.
Arsenal are currently top of the table and ten points ahead in the points table.

Injury and Team News

Arsenal will be without Kai Havertz for the Premier League clash against West Ham after he picked up his fifth yellow card of the season against Liverpool. Jorginho was absent from the matchday squad on Sunday as Arsenal moved to the top of the Premier League table with a win against Brighton.

The Italian midfielder was ruled out due to a foot injury but looks likely to stake a claim for his place on Merseyside this weekend. Partey has undergone a ‘procedure’ which is set to keep him out for the remainder of the year. Tomiyasu, Fabio Vieira and Jurien Timber will also miss this fixture.

Antonio will miss the match against the Gunners due to injury and the rest of the players are available for this fixture.

Head-to-Head

Matches: 149

Arsenal: 72

West Ham: 36

Draws: 41

Predicted Lineup for Arsenal vs West Ham

Arsenal Predicted Lineup (4-3-3):

Raya(GK), White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Odegaard, Rice, Saka, Trossard, Martinelli, Jesus

West Ham United Lineup (4-2-3-1):

Areola(GK), Coufal, Aguerd, Zouma, Emerson, Alvarez, Soucek, Kudus, Ward-Prowse, Pacqueta, Bowen

Match Prediction for Arsenal vs West Ham

Arsenal are coming off the back of a hard-fought 1-1 draw away at Liverpool. The question is how much that game took out of them ahead of West Ham’s visit to Emirates Stadium. The Hammers represent a huge challenge for Mikel Arteta’s men, but Arsenal at home are a formidable proposition and will be able to overcome the challenge.

Prediction: Arsenal 2-0 West Ham

Telecast

India: Star Sports Network, Disney+Hotstar

UK: Sky Sports

USA: fubo TV, NBC Sports

Nigeria: DSTV, Gotv

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