Before we hit another international break, something that pretty much nobody likes these days, we will have a London derby on Saturday- West Ham United at Arsenal FC. It’s a classic opposite ends of the table clash- the Gunners are in second place while the Irons are second from the bottom. Let’s preview!
Here are the necessary essentials that you need to know.
London Derby FYIs
Kickoff: Sat. Oct. 4, 3pm GMT, Emirates Stadium, London, UK
Preview Material for Both Sides: Team News Starting XI Predictions
PL Form: Arsenal WLWDW West Ham LWLLD
PL Standing: Arsenal 2nd, 13 pts West Ham 19th, 4 pts
Google Result Probability: Arsenal win 81% West Ham United win 6% Draw 13%
And with that in mind, let’s get to the projected first team lineups.
Starting XI Predictions
West Ham United
Alphonse Areola; Kyle Walker-Peters, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Max Kilman, El Hadji Malick Diouf; Soungoutou Magassa; Jarrod Bowen, Mateus Fernandes, Lucas Paqueta, Crysencio Summerville; Nicklas Fullkrug
Arsenal FC
David Raya; Jurrien Timber, William Saliba, Jakub Kiwior, Riccardo Calafiori; Martin Odegaard, Martin Zubimendi, Declan Rice; Bukayo Saka, Viktor Gyokeres, Eberechi Eze
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