It’s another London derby that could see West Ham upsetting a big six side at home; again. Last time, on November 30, the Irons hammered Chelsea, giving them their only win in their last 10. The victory probably saved Manuel Pellegrini’s job, for the time being, but he won’t stay in charge for long if continues failing to produce results.
Speaking of manager sacking, life after Unai Emery is off to a rough start at Arsenal, so this is a match where both big-spending London clubs badly need a win. West Ham reside in 16th place, so they need to really start winning some games, and now, in order to avoid disaster.
Let’s take a look at who the Italian could start on Monday night in a bid to take all three points from this one.
West Ham United Starting XI Prediction at Arsenal FC
Antonio
Fornals Anderson Snodgrass
Rice Noble
Cresswell Ogbonna Balbuena Fredericks
Martin
West Ham vs. Arsenal FYIs
Kickoff: Monday, Dec. 9, 8 p.m. London Stadium, Sky Sports
Team News for both sides: go to this link
Starting XI Predictions: Arsenal West Ham
Google Result Probability: Arsenal FC win 47% Draw 24% West Ham United win 29%
Official: Mike Dean
Form Guide: West Ham United LWLLL Arsenal FC LDDLD
Odds: Arsenal FC win 19/20 Draw 3/1 West Ham United win 11/4
Prediction: West Ham 2, Arsenal 2
The struggle continues for the Gunners
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