- The West Ham vs Arsenal clash will kick off at 1700EAT.
- Arsenal are in third place on 49 points.
- West Ham are eighth on 36 points.
Arsenal and West Ham are set to battle for bragging rights in a crunch London derby on Sunday, February 11.
West Ham picked up the maximum points in the last meeting between the two rivals which was staged at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday, December 28, 2023 with Tomáš Souček and former Arsenal defender Konstantinos Mavropanos getting on the scoresheet.
Since then, the Gunners have rectified most of their shortcomings as witnessed in their 3-1 demolition of Liverpool a few days ago.
The Mikel Arteta charges now look sharper and more united than ever before, something which the West Ham fraternity should be worried about.
Meanwhile, West Ham have failed to win a single game since their well-engineered victory over Arsenal more than a month ago.
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The club which is managed by David Moyes has registered three consecutive draws and a defeat since visiting the Emirates Stadium.
The Hammers picked up draws against Brighton & Hove Albion, Sheffield United and Bournemouth before being humbled by Manchester United at Old Trafford.
A win for the hosts on Sunday will take their tally to 39 points and put them in a better place of achieving a top-five finish in the unpredictable league.
Here is some important information you need to know ahead of the much-awaited derby. Click this link to place your bet on the game and remember you can get up to 1000% SportPesa bonus on your multi bet of up to 50 games.
What time does West Ham vs Arsenal start?
The match is slated to kick off at 5 PM Kenyan time on Sunday at the London Stadium.
West Ham vs Arsenal Team News
West Ham dependable players Lucas Paqueta and Michail Antonio will not take part in this match due to injuries. They are sidelined with calf and knee injuries respectively.
Besides the duo, Moyes does not have other injury concerns since French goalkeeper Alphonse Areola is expected to retain his starting position after being substituted in last weekend’s clash against Manchester United after colliding with teammate Kurt Zouma.
On the other hand, Arsenal will miss the services of Thomas Partey (thigh), Fabio Viera (groin) and Jurrien Timber (ACL), with the former being close to recovering from his injury.
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In addition, there is a shadow of doubt hanging on ex-Manchester City men Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus being fit before Sunday’s match.
However, should they miss the short trip to London Stadium, Arteta has have a lot of options to choose from as their replacements including Kai Havertz and Takehiro Tomiyasu who is back from the Asian Cup in Qatar.
Possible Starting Lineups
West Ham: Areola, Emerson, Zouma, Aguerd, Coufal, Johnson, Soucek, Alvarez, Kudus, Ward-Prowse, Bowen
Arsenal: Raya, Tomiyasu, Saliba, Gabriel, White, Jorginho, Rice, Odegaard, Saka, Havertz, Martinelli
West Ham vs Arsenal Head-to-head
Arsenal and West Ham have played against each other 19 times in all competitions since 2015 with the Gunners triumphing on 11 occasions. Points were shared in four of those matches.
In the recent five matches, each side registered two victories with the Hammers overcoming Arsenal in the last two encounters.
West Ham: 4
Draws: 4
Arsenal: 11
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West Ham vs Arsenal Current Form
West Ham: DLDDL
Arsenal: LLWWW
West Ham vs Arsenal Prediction
Although West Ham are currently struggling, they usually come to life during London derbies and the home advantage puts them in a better position of stopping Arsenal.
However, Arsenal do not have any room for errors because doing so will reduce pressure on their fellow title contenders Manchester City and Liverpool. Therefore, football fans should look forward for an interesting game of football.
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