Arsenal vs West Ham United Competition – Barclays Premier League Stadium: Emirates Stadium Date: 26th December 2022 Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT
Arsenal will resume their quest for the Premier League title when they face London side West Ham at the Emirates on Boxing Day. The Gunners have enjoyed a remarkable season losing just once in the league so far. They sit top of the Premier League table after 15 games, five points ahead of closest challengers Manchester City who lost to Brentford just before the World Cup break. And so they come into this game in good shape and with great momentum especially at home where they have won all six of their league games scoring 19 times. Only Manchester City (40) have scored more goals in the league than Mikel Arteta’s side (33). However, for all their attacking brilliance, the Gunners have just one PL clean sheet at the Emirates Stadium this term. They have the opportunity to pull eight points clear if they win this game because Man City play on Wednesday and so will be desperate to sieze this chance. Meanwhile, West Ham will be looking to make a winning return to league action when they travel across to North London. The Hammers are one of the few clubs that would have benefited from the World Cup break given their form when the league went into an enforced hiatus. David Moyes’ men went into the break on a run of three straight league losses, and as a rssult they dropped precariously close to the relegation zone. They come into this round of games occupying 16th position, just one point ahead of Nottingham Forest in 18th place. They will have to dig in and do better to salvage what has been a disastrous season to date. Given that they have enjoyed decent mid-season friendly results, they will come into this fixture feeling mildly optimistic going into this game. But history doesn’t support them as they they haven’t won in this fixture at any stadium since January 2019 (D1, L5). They have also lost their last seven games in this stadium and are facing an injury crisis in attack with Gianluca Scamacca, Michail Antonio and Maxwel Cornet all doubts for this game. Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures: Premier League Table
May 2, 2024
Chelsea
19:30
Tottenham Hotspur
May 3, 2024
Luton Town
20:00
Everton
May 4, 2024
Arsenal
12:30
AFC Bournemouth
Brentford
15:00
Fulham
Burnley
15:00
Newcastle United
Sheffield United
15:00
Nottingham Forest
Manchester City
17:30
Wolverhampton Wanderers
May 5, 2024
Brighton & Hov…
14:00
Aston Villa
Chelsea
14:00
West Ham United
Liverpool
16:30
Tottenham Hotspur
May 6, 2024
Crystal Palace
20:00
Manchester United
May 11, 2024
Fulham
12:30
Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur
15:00
Burnley
West Ham United
15:00
Luton Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers
15:00
Crystal Palace
Newcastle United
15:00
Brighton & Hov…
AFC Bournemouth
15:00
Brentford
Everton
15:00
Sheffield United
Nottingham Forest
17:30
Chelsea
May 12, 2024
Manchester United
16:30
Arsenal
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Arsenal
35
25
5
5
85
28
+57
80
2
Manchester City
34
24
7
3
82
32
+50
79
3
Liverpool
35
22
9
4
77
36
+41
75
4
Aston Villa
35
20
7
8
73
52
+21
67
5
Tottenham Hotspur
33
18
6
9
67
52
+15
60
6
Manchester United
34
16
6
12
52
51
+1
54
7
Newcastle United
34
16
5
13
74
55
+19
53
8
West Ham United
35
13
10
12
56
65
-9
49
9
Chelsea
33
13
9
11
63
59
+4
48
10
AFC Bournemouth
35
13
9
13
52
60
-8
48
11
Wolverhampton Wanderers
35
13
7
15
48
55
-7
46
12
Brighton & Hov…
34
11
11
12
52
57
-5
44
13
Fulham
35
12
7
16
51
55
-4
43
14
Crystal Palace
35
10
10
15
45
57
-12
40
15
Everton
35
12
8
15
37
48
-11
36
16
Brentford
35
9
8
18
52
60
-8
35
17
Nottingham Forest
35
7
9
19
42
62
-20
26
18
Luton Town
35
6
7
22
48
77
-29
25
19
Burnley
35
5
9
21
38
70
-32
24
20
Sheffield United
35
3
7
25
34
97
-63
16