- Arsenal face West Ham in the Premier League on Saturday evening
- Gunners have sparkled in two games post-November break
- Hammers recorded huge away win at Newcastle on Monday night
There’s a London derby to enjoy in the Premier League on Saturday evening as Arsenal take on West Ham United at the London Stadium.
The Gunners have purred after the November break, with the return of Martin Odegaard improving Mikel Arteta’s side in a litany of areas. The skipper was influential as Arsenal downed Nottingham Forest 3-0 last weekend and Sporting CP, one of Europe’s form teams who hadn’t lost at home in 18 months, 5-1 on Tuesday night.
The title hopefuls are aiming to reduce the gap from league leaders Liverpool to six points before the Reds face Manchester City on Sunday.West Ham caused Arteta’s side a few problems last year, but the Gunners more than made up for their two defeats in 2023 by thumping the Irons 6-0 in February. The Hammers enter Saturday’s bout off the back of a morale-boosting 2-0 win at Newcastle United on Monday night, but their form at the start of Julen Lopetegui’s reign has been stop-start at best. They sit 14th in the table after 12 games.
