The next weekend of Premier League competition commences with a London derby that has the potential to be a very exciting game. Arsenal FC at West Ham United is a match-up of two teams with an attack that’s better than most teams in the league, but also a defense that can often be quite leaky.
All the ingredients are there for a potentially high scoring match that may have a lead change or two. The Gunners come in with a squad that’s received plenty of good news on the fitness front this week, and thus manager Unai Emery may have more options for selection than he’s had in recent weeks. Let’s take a look at who he might pick in his first team.
The Bank Arsenal FC Predicted line-up (3-4-3) at West Ham United
Attack: Alex Iwobi, Alexandre Lacazette, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Midfield: Sead Kolasinac, Lucas Torreira, Granit Xhaka, Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Defense: Laurent Koscielny, Sokraitis, Hector Bellerin
Goalkeeper: Bernd Leno
Arsenal FC at West Ham United FYIs
Kickoff/TV: Saturday, January 12, 12:30 PM local, London Stadium, BT Sport
Injury Report for both sides: go to this link
Google Result Probability: Arsenal FC Win 46%, Draw 26%, West Ham United win 28%
Odds via Odds Checker: West Ham United 28/11, Draw 3/1, Arsenal FC 11/10
Prediction: West Ham 2, Arsenal 2
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