Arsenal VS West Ham United Match Prediction
2020-09-19
19:00:00
Arsenal
VS
West Ham United
Our Prediction Tip
Arsenal will win this match.
2020-09-1919:00:00 Arsenal will win this match.
After a rare defeat when they previously met, Arsenal got back to normal order against West Ham last season with two wins – taking them to eight in their last ten games against the Hammers. They won 3-1 away despite going behind to Angelo Ogbonna’s strike as Gabriel Martinelli, Nicolas Pepe and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang all netted. Then, in March, Alexandre Lacazette scored the only goal in a 1-0 home win. Here are the last five results:
Mar 07, 2020: Arsenal 1-0 West Ham United
Dec 09, 2019: West Ham United 1-3 Arsenal
Jan 12, 2019: West Ham United 1-0 Arsenal
Aug 25, 2018: Arsenal 3-1 West Ham United
Apr 22, 2018: Arsenal 4-1 West Ham United
Arsenal started the season in impressive form with their win against Fulham and they can see off another London rival in this game.
West Ham pulled off what seemed an unlikely escape at one point last season, but all is not well with the Hammers.
Michail Antonio’s goals kept them in the Premier League but they have not strengthened this summer and losing to Newcastle on the opening day summed up a lot of their issues.
An EFL Cup win against Charlton was more a relief than a real sign of positive change and the Hammers look set for a tough campaign.
Arsenal can be inconsistent, but they have started the new season well and have Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang already in the goals.
Willian made an immediate impression with his two assists last time out too, and things look rosy for Mikel Arteta’s team.
Their defensive shortage is easing too, with players coming back to fitness – though their performance last time out showed no reason to rush those centre-backs back.
Regardless of their fitness, Arsenal are favourites for this game.
Arsenal are favourites to beat West Ham at home and can be backed at 8/15 to win this game with Betway.
The Hammers drew a blank against Newcastle last time out, and you can bet against both teams to score in this game at 21/20 with 888sport.
Arsenal hit three last weekend, meanwhile, and over 2.5 goals returns a best price of 4/6 with Bet365.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is 4/7 with Bet365 to score at any time, while Alexandre Lacazette is 59/50 with 888sport.
Arsenal started the season in fine form and can continue that at West Ham’s expense in this game, especially with confidence low around the Hammers.
Having been light at the back last time out, David Luiz and Sokratis Papastathopoulos are both back in contention. Pablo Mari and Shkodran Mustafi are still out, however, and join Emile Smith-Rowe, Gabriel Martinelli and Calum Chambers on the injury list.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – Scored in the win at Fulham having already netted in the Community Shield win against Liverpool.
Alexandre Lacazette – Scored the only goal when these teams last met and hit the opening goal of Arsenal’s season with his strike against Fulham.
Willian – One of their stand-out new signings, he played a part in all three goals last weekend, including two assists.
Arsenal’s excellent form continued when they followed their penalty shoot out win against Liverpool at Wembley with a stroll to victory at newly-repromoted Fulham. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette and Gabriel Magalhaes all scored for the Gunners in a 3-0 win.
Jack Wilshere is a serious doubt against his former club, and captain Mark Noble faces a late fitness test due to a toe injury. Andriy Yarmolenko and Felipe Anderson are among the potential replacements if Noble misses out.
Michail Antonio – His goals kept West Ham up last season as he finished the season in excellent touch in front of goal.
Felipe Anderson – One of the players pushing for a recall to the starting XI and he did his chances no harm with a goal in mid-week.
Angelo Ogbonna – Scored when these teams met last season, but his key battles will be fought in the defending area this season.
West Ham United drew their last two league games to seal an unlikely survival last season, but started this year with a tough 2-0 home loss to Newcastle United. They did bounce back to beat Charlton Athletic in the EFL Cup in mid-week, however, as Sebastian Haller scored twice and Felipe Anderson also netted.
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