Arsenal’s prime 4 hopes had been in tatters earlier this month as three Premier League defeats on the bounce noticed them lose essential floor to rivals Tottenham.
Quick ahead one week and Mikel Arteta’s males have secured wins over each Chelsea and Manchester United, whereas Spurs might solely decide up one level from matches towards Brighton and Brentford.
Champions League qualification is now again in Arsenal’s fingers and they are going to be assured they will recover from the road within the last 5 video games of the season.
However a visit to West Ham has not been simple for anybody over the past couple of years. With dwelling wins over Chelsea and Liverpool already this season, David Moyes’ males all the time give the highest sides a recreation. However can they mentally get better from the defeat by Eintracht Frankfurt within the Europa League? And can they’ve multiple eye on the second leg?
Right here’s all you have to know concerning the recreation.
When is it?
The match will kick-off at 4.30pm BST on Sunday 1 Could on the London Stadium.
How can I watch?
The fixture can be accessible to look at on Sky Sports activities Foremost Occasion and Premier League. Subscribers can stream the match by way of the Sky Go app.
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Crew information
Craig Dawson’s pink card towards Chelsea offers David Moyes with much more choice issues at centre again. Angelo Ogbonna and Issa Diop stay sidelined, however Kurt Zouma is again within the fold after returning to the workforce for the loss to Eintracht Frankfurt. This implies Ben Johnson might function at centre again.
Arsenal predict Bukayo Saka to be match for the journey to the London Stadium regardless of him coming off injured within the second half of the win over Manchester United. Kieran Tierney and Thomas Partey are nonetheless unavailable, however Takehiro Tomiyasu might return to the beginning line-up after approaching as a late substitute final weekend.
Predicted line-ups
West Ham: Fabianski; Coufal, Johnson, Zouma, Cresswell; Rice, Soucek; Yarmolenko, Vlasic, Benrahma; Antonio.
Arsenal: Ramsdale; Cedric, White, Gabriel, Tavares; Xhaka, Elneny; Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli; Nketiah.
Odds
West Ham – 7/2
Draw – 11/4
Arsenal – 3/4
Odds by way of Betfair.
Prediction
West Ham will really feel an enormous quantity of bodily and psychological deflation following their Europa League semi-final first leg defeat by Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday. Arsenal can be pumped after victories over Chelsea and Manchester United. On paper, there is just one manner this recreation goes. 0-2 Arsenal.
