The Premier League title race has opened slightly for Arsenal, who can close the gap on Liverpool to five points if they beat cross-town rivals West Ham United at the Emirates on Saturday afternoon.
Mikel Arteta's side won 2-0 against Leicester City last weekend, with a new face shining in attack. Meanwhile, West Ham continued their poor run of form with a 1-0 home defeat to Brentford.
Latest Arsenal vs West Ham team information
Arsenal are almost unchanged on the injury front, with Takehiro Tomiyasu joining Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus on the list of players ruled out for the rest of the season after knee surgery.
Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli remain sidelined with hamstring injuries, despite both working their way back after the March international break. That leaves Arteta with just one difficult decision: who to choose in attack.
Mikel Merino has shone after Raheem Sterling disappointed in the win over Leicester, and now the Arsenal manager must weigh up whether to keep faith with Sterling or continue to play Merino in the role of "super sub".
On the other side, West Ham go into the derby without Michail Antonio (foot injury), Crysencio Summerville, Niclas Fullkrug, Vladimir Coufal (all hamstring injuries) and Lucas Paqueta, who picked up an ankle injury in recent training.
The defeat to Brentford showed West Ham's weakness, when manager Graham Potter was forced to make three substitutions at half-time, withdrawing Emerson Palmieri, Carlos Soler and Tomas Soucek.
Potter could consider using James Ward-Prowse to take advantage of his free-kick ability, while Evan Ferguson - on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion - could be given his first start for the Irons. However, Carlos Soler is likely to be available to replace Paqueta.
Latest Arsenal vs West Ham predicted lineup
Arsenal:
Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Nwaneri, Merino, Trossard
West Ham United:
Areola; Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Kilman, Emerson; Ward-Prowse, Alvarez; Bowen, Soler, Kudus; Ferguson
Latest football commentary Arsenal vs West Ham
Arsenal could be given a new lease of life as Liverpool start to show signs of decline under Arne Slot. Two 2-2 draws against Everton and Aston Villa, sandwiched between a hard-fought win over Wolves, suggest the leaders are no longer invincible.
Previously, Arsenal's chances of winning the title seemed to have ended after a disastrous training trip to Dubai - which helped them revive last season but this time caused Kai Havertz to miss the rest of the season due to a hamstring injury.
Arsenal's failure to add a striker in the winter transfer window nearly cost them a point against Leicester last week, but Mikel Merino shone with a late brace to secure a third successive Premier League win.
If Man City can help them "send" Liverpool points this weekend, and Arsenal beat West Ham, the gap between the two teams will be only 5 points, while Arteta's team still has a match left to play.
While we can't expect much from an unstable Man City side, Arsenal can take heart from their impressive home record. They are the only team in the Premier League yet to lose at home this season, unbeaten in 15 consecutive games at the Emirates since April 2024.
Meanwhile, West Ham have just suffered a defeat against Brentford thanks to Kevin Schade's early goal, despite Alphonse Areola's efforts to block it. Graham Potter has yet to have the same positive impact as when he first arrived at Chelsea, with West Ham winning just 1 of their last 7 matches and sitting 16th in the table.
Although they are still 10 points above the relegation zone, with their poor form – losing 5/7 of their last matches – they could be caught up in the relegation battle if they do not improve their form. In particular, West Ham's defense has become "easy prey" for Arsenal, when conceding 11 goals in the last two matches against the Gunners (losing 6-0 and 5-2).
If Arsenal continue to crush West Ham with at least 5 goals, it will be the first time in Premier League history that they have scored 5+ goals against the same opponent in three consecutive matches.
Latest Arsenal vs West Ham score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Arsenal vs West Ham match:
- Sportsmole: Arsenal 2-0 West Ham
- WhoScore: Arsenal 3-1 West Ham
- Our prediction: Arsenal 2-0 West Ham
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