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Arsenal vs West Ham Premier League preview: How to watch, lineups, Auba future & prediction

By Ross Kennerley

Arsenal's Spanish manager Mikel Arteta (L) hugs Arsenal's Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as he leaves the field during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium in London on October 22, 2021. - - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)
Arsenal's Spanish manager Mikel Arteta (L) hugs Arsenal's Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as he leaves the field during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium in London on October 22, 2021. - - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 11: Alexandre Lacazette of Arsenal celebrates scoring the opening goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Southampton at Emirates Stadium on December 11, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Craig Mercer/MB Media/Getty Images) /

Arsenal Predicted Lineup to Face West Ham – No Aubameyang?

Arsenal: Ramsdale; Tomiyasu, White, Gabriel, Tierney; Partey, Xhaka, Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli; Lacazette

West Ham: Fabianksi; Coufal, Diop, Dawson, Cresswell; Soucek, Rice, Bowen, Fornals, Benrahma; Antonio

Arsenal vs West Ham Score Prediction

Every attempt to secure a positive results against the sides in and around them this season has ended in failure. Will this game being at home change that? You sure hope so.

At some point Arsenal have to stop the yo-yoing. While beating the lesser teams is essential and could keep them ticking over into a top six spot, in order to start wrestling some authority in this European hunt they will have to secure wins against team like West Ham. Especially at the Emirates since the away form has been so poor.

The Aubameyang drama is a hugely unwanted distraction, although this team have to be fully focussed on building some momentum having started the past two matches together and won comfortably against the Saints.

Will the captain play? Arteta might not want to break up a winning team, much in the same way he didn’t want to break up a losing team from the Everton loss.

West Ham have been excellent this season but their draw against Burnley was one of their limpest attacking displays for a while. Nothing clicked in the north west and that’s now three away league games in a row without a win.

Once again an opportunity is presenting itself for Arsenal with the possibility of Moyes not being able to call on any of his first choice back four: Cresswell and Johnson are fighting to be fit while Dawson and Diop are certain to be the ones starting in defence. That is a backline to get stuck into.

It’s so hard to predict anything from Arsenal. They’re such a strange team with their performance levels like rolling a dice. There are any number of options ranging from the opening 20 minutes of the Southampton game to the opening 20 minutes of the home win over Aston Villa.

There were too many worrying signs against a poor Saints team and at Everton to be feeling confident.

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Score Prediction: Arsenal 1-2 West Ham

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