Arsenal may be sitting pretty at the top of the Premier League, but we all know that we will have to have a perfect run-in to keep Man City off our backs, and with Man City having an easy fixture at home to Leicester before we go to the London Stadium to visit West Ham on Sunday lunchtime, it is fully expected that our lead will be reduced to just three points.
Arsenal fans are allowed to dream that Leicester may give Pep’s men a tough game, in reality it is just wishful thinking on our part, and we can only concentrate on winning our next ‘Cup Final’.
But West Ham are no Leicester, even though are only 3 points ahead of the relegation zone right now, and their recent for shows that will be are set to be a tough test for the Gunners.
The Hammers have only lost one of their last seven games, and that was to high-flying Newcastle, which, i their defence, came just three days after a tough game against Southampton.
Here are their last six in all competitions….
And if we only look at West Ham’s home Premer League games, it paints a similar picture….
AS you can see, before the Newcastle game, they were on a excellent run in front of their own fans.
But, the Gunners do have a couple of things in our favour. Obviously we have bee.n in brilliant for, with only one draw to mar our 100% record of 8 games, and considering that was at Anfield it can’t really be considered a blip even.
Also we must consider the Head To Head games against West Ham, which shows we must have the psychological advantage of not losing against the Hammers in our last 7 meetings, with only draw involved.
Here is the H2H record….
But as they say, there are no easy games in this League, but I am still very confident that we shall blow the Hammers away come Sunday, and show Man City that we really mean business this season….
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I’m sure Arteta knows a lot about his ex-mentor’s tactics. I’m just worried about West Ham’s aerial abilities in set-pieces
We have had a good rest, only planned for one game this week and no fatigue worries. Unlike Wet Spam.
😄. What a horrid thought.. wet spam!
Of course the biggest problem is Saliba not playing. A blow for sure, but having said that we are at a level above West Ham and if we don’t beat them the we don’t deserve much. I expect us to win because we, if we only play our normal game, we will outclass, outrun, outscore West Ham. If we get a couple of quick goals we MUST still play on the front foot and not suddenly change our style and play deep. Our game is pressing and overrunning our opponent. The season will be based on City having to beat us and us getting beaten by another team. I think we will shock City and get a draw. That will break them and hopefully we will take that No.1 spot. It’s in our favour.
This is a London derby and forms normally goes out the window during these local encounters.
The bubbles made some seven changes last season in this fixture and gave us a run for our money,
Hoping Declan Rice will be distracted enough to be caught ball watching.
For whatever reason the old fox David Moise not seem to be too fund of us and may try to make like difficult, for which a clean sheet is unlikely here but our superiority should get us over the line.
Would like to see our gaffer jumping again like jack rabbit in his box showing the fire in his belly
We have beaten Fulham home and away, beaten Spurs home and Away, and should have beaten Brentford at home, but we were stitched up by Lee Mason, beaten West Ham at home, beaten Chelsea at home, this is the best London Derby run I have seen in such a long and may it continue on Sunday
We won’t see anything other than deep block and hoping on setpiece from Westham but now we have Jesus and Trossard. Another sure win on Sunday. 4 – 1.
WH are facing the drop and will be fighting tooth and nail to get something from this fixture. Jus sayin
West ham will give us a tough time in the 1st half like they did last time but i expect them to drop in the 2nd half as fatigue sets in. If we hit fast and early then should be job done.
Some fans have forgotten that Arsenal best record this season is away matches.
We will beat westham 3-1. Jesus, Martinelli and saka…
COYG…
And who said Leicester can not draw or even beat City? Nothing is cast on stones when it comes to PL. Every thing is possible. We should just remain focused and win our games. The title race is going to go wires but victory will be ours at the end. Let’s note that Manc is not invicible.