West Ham United manager Julen Lopetegui needs a win in the worst way! The temperature is rising on his seat, and he needs to show his bosses that they didn’t make a huge mistake in hiring him. Beating Arsenal, a side that contended for the last two Premier League titles, would send a strong message.
You could even call that a “statement win,” which could then possibly catapult them on their way to some positive momentum.
London Derby FYIs
Kickoff: Sat. Nov 30, 5:30pm GMT, London Stadium, UK
Team News: Arsenal FC West Ham United
Starting XI Predictions: Arsenal FC West Ham United
PL Form: Arsenal LDLDW West Ham LWLDW
PL Standing: Arsenal 4th, 22 pts West Ham 14th, 15 pts
Google Result Probability: Arsenal win 67% West Ham United win 13% Draw 20%
Let’s try and predict Irons first team that Lopetegui could select in east London.
West Ham United Starting XI Prediction vs Arsenal
Lukasz Fabianski; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Max Kilman, Emerson Palmieri; Tomas Soucek; Jarrod Bowen, Lucas Paqueta, Carlos Soler, Crysencio Summerville; Michail Antonio
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