Official Arsenal team for West Ham – Cech on the bench

Arsene Wenger really is keen to stick to the winning formula that Arsenal have found either side of the recent international break, because despite him being fit enough for the squad last week and this week, the vastly experienced keeper Petr Cech has been left on the bench by the manager who has kept faith with David Ospina after the Colombian international’s impressive performances with Cech was on the injury list.

That was the one change that most people expected Wenger to make, but instead we have the same starting line up that put four past Watford without reply last weekend. So it is another chance for Arsenal fans to see the up and coming academy graduate Alex Iwobi, with Alexis Sanchez on the other side and Danny Welbeck through the middle.

Arsenal also have a great new central midfield partnership of Elneny and Coquelin, but with the fit again Aaron Ramsey on the bench it will be interesting to see if they both finish the game.

West Ham have gone for the big and powerful Andy Carroll up front and so Gabriel and Koscielny will have their work cut out, especially from set pieces and crosses into the box, but hopefully we will be able to restrict the number of those by controlling the game and making sure that most of the goalmouth action is at the other end.

Can the Gunners keep up the pressure on Tottenham and Leicester?

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132 Comments

  1. So, for those who still harboured remote hopes of us winning the league can we now put that to bed? And look to the future..

    Cha cha cha changes..

  2. now need to hope LC win, can not stomach the thought of spurs winning…. gabriel a train wreck…

  3. C** c*** c*** spuds will finish over us..WINNING MENTALITY..NOT THERE. IAN WRIGHT JUST SAID IT..OVER..IS OVER..TIME TO CHANGE FELLAS..WE NEED POSITIVE ATTITUDE..GUTTS..AND LEADERSHIP ALL OVER THE PLACE..MISSED PATRICK..GILBERTO..HENRY..VOCAL EVEN WHEN THEY WERE DOWN..3 WC PLAYERS NEEDED AND NEXT SEASON WE WILL FIGHT FOR FOUR PLACE WITH 4 MORE TEAMS.I JUST GAVE UP..AND WILL TAKE A BREAK..SUFFER TO MUCH THIS SEASON..IT WAS MEANT TO BE AND AT THE END WE FAILED..like some of you fellas..let’s have a cuppa now.

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