West Ham vs Arsenal - Premier League 23-24 :Team news, Talking points, Recent form, H2H & Predicted lineup


 Arsenal will face West Ham in away match held in London Stadium at UTC 2;00 pm in Premier League matchday 24. Arsenal had an huge boost of three victories after some losses. The gunners want to continue the winning streak and get to the second of Premier League table.

On the other hand, David Moyes' team has not been able to perform well in the last few games.West Ham won the first match between the two this season. Arsenal are looking to revenge for that game with incredible form in this season.

TEAM NEWS

West Ham


 Defender Nayef Aguerd could be set for a first appearance at London Stadium since mid-December and Goalkeeper Alphonse Areola was withdrawn at half-time against the Red Devils as a precaution, while Lucas Paquetá and Michail Antonio, who have not featured in the league this calendar year due to injury, continue to be assessed.

Arsenal


 Arsenal will be hoping to be able to call upon Bukayo Saka and Oleksandr Zinchenko on Sunday, with both being replaced with injury concerns against Liverpool at the Emirates last weekend.

Gabriel Jesus and Thomas Partey could return following injury absences, and Takehiro Tomiyasu is expected to be available after his Asian Cup endeavours with Japan, but Jurriën Timber and Fábio Vieira should still be missing.

Talking Points

- West Ham are looking to complete the Premier League double over Arsenal for the first time since 2006-07, following their 2-0 win at the Emirates Stadium in December.

- Arsenal have lost just one of their last 15 Premier League away games against West Ham (W9 D5), going down 1-0 in January 2019. Current Gunner Declan Rice scored the winner for the Hammers that day.

- West Ham have beaten Arsenal 3-1 in the EFL Cup and 2-0 in the Premier League so far this season. The last London side to beat the Gunners three times in the same campaign were Chelsea in 2005-06, while the only time West Ham have done so was in 1924-25.

- West Ham are unbeaten in their last six Premier League home games (W3 D3); they are yet to go seven without defeat at the London Stadium in the competition, last going longer without a home league defeat in April 2016 at Upton Park under Slaven Bilic (15).

- Having failed to win their final three Premier League games in 2023, and losing the last two, Arsenal have won each of their three league games in 2024 so far. Only in 1935 have the Gunners ever won each of their first four league games in a calendar year

H2H-LAST 5 GAMES

West Ham: 2 wins

Arsenal: 2 wins

Draw: 1

RECENT FORM

West Ham : DLDDL

Arsenal : LLWWW

PREDICTED LINEUP

West Ham : Fabianski; Coufal, Zouma, Aguerd, Emerson; Alvarez, Soucek; Johnson, Ward-Prowse, Kudus; Bowen

Arsenal : Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomiyasu; Odegaard, Rice, Jorginho; Saka, Havertz, Martinelli.



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