Arsenal will entertain West Ham United at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday night as both teams try to get the better of each other in the London derby. The Gunners managed to grind out a 1-1 draw away at Liverpool recently. In contrast, the Hammers secured an impressive 2-0 win over Manchester United earlier this month which should give them a lot of confidence ahead of this game.
Arsenal Vs West Ham United: Talking Tactics
Mikel Arteta will set his team up in a 4-3-3 formation and could ask his men to dominate possession of the ball and engineer enough clear-cut chances to win this London derby.
David Moyes will opt for the 4-2-3-1 formation and is expected to instruct his players to sit back and soak in all the pressure before trying to catch the Gunners off-guard on the counter.
Team News
Arsenal
Kai Havertz won’t be available this week due to suspension. Furthermore, Jurrien Timber (knee), Fabio Vieira (groin), Thomas Partey (thigh) and Takehiro Tomiyasu (calf) will all miss this game as well because of injuries.
Arsenal Predicted XI
Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Jorginho, Rice; Saka, Jesus, Martinelli
West Ham United
Michail Antonio is unlikely to recover in time for this game as he continues to return from a knee problem. Otherwise, Moyes has no fresh injury concerns to cope with this Thursday night.
West Ham United Predicted XI
Areola; Coufal, Zouma, Aguerd, Emerson; Soucek, Alvarez; Kudus, Ward-Prowse, Paqueta; Bowen
Key Men
Arsenal
Both William Saliba and Gabriel need to defend their penalty box well if the home team are to earn a clean sheet this week. Martin Odegaard will have to carry most of the creative burden for Arsenal in the opponent’s half.
West Ham United
Alphonse Areola has to find a way to make some important saves for West Ham if he wants to keep things solid at the back this Thursday night. The defensive performance of Kurt Zouma and Nayef Aguerd could go a long way in determining the outcome of this derby.
Arsenal Vs West Ham United: Streaming Links
| United Kingdom | Amazon Prime Video |
| USA | SiriusXM FC, Peacock |
| India | Star Sports Select 2, Star Sports Select HD 2, Hotstar VIP, JioTV |
| Canada | fuboTV Canada |
| Spain | DAZN Spain, DAZN 1, Movistar+ |
| Italy | NOW TV, Sky Go Italia |
| Germany | WOW, Sky Go |
| Australia | Optus Sport |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport NOW, Sky Sport Premier League |
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