Comments and predictions for Arsenal vs West Ham: Gunners dominate

The door to the Premier League title has been opened slightly for Arsenal, who can reduce the gap to Liverpool to five points if they beat cross-city rivals West Ham United at the Emirates on Saturday afternoon.

Mikel Arteta's side won 2-0 against Leicester City last weekend, with a new face shining up front. Meanwhile, West Ham continued their poor run of form with a painful 1-0 home defeat to Brentford.

Latest Arsenal vs West Ham team information

Arsenal have little change on the injury front, with Takehiro Tomiyasu joining Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus on the list of players out for the rest of the season after knee surgery.

Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli remain sidelined with hamstring injuries, despite both working their way back after the March international break. This leaves Arteta with just one difficult decision: his selection in attack.

Mikel Merino shone after Raheem Sterling disappointed in the win over Leicester, and now the Arsenal manager must consider whether to keep faith with Sterling or continue to let Merino play the role of "super sub".

On the other side, West Ham go into the derby without Michail Antonio (leg injury), Crysencio Summerville, Niclas Fullkrug, Vladimir Coufal (all hamstring injuries) and Lucas Paqueta, who picked up an ankle injury in recent training.

The defeat to Brentford showed West Ham's weakness, when manager Graham Potter was forced to make three substitutions at half-time, withdrawing Emerson Palmieri, Carlos Soler and Tomas Soucek.

Potter could consider using James Ward-Prowse to take advantage of his free-kick ability, while Evan Ferguson - a new signing on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion - could be given his first start for the Irons. However, Carlos Soler is likely to be available to replace Paqueta.

Latest expected lineup for Arsenal vs West Ham

Arsenal:

Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Nwaneri, Merino, Trossard

West Ham United:

Areola; Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Kilman, Emerson; Ward-Prowse, Alvarez; Bowen, Soler, Kudus; Ferguson

Latest football commentary on Arsenal vs West Ham

Arsenal could be back in contention for the title as Liverpool start to show signs of decline under Arne Slot. Two 2-2 draws against Everton and Aston Villa, sandwiched between a hard-fought win over Wolves, suggest the leaders are no longer invincible.

Previously, Arsenal's chances of winning the title seemed to have ended after a disastrous training trip to Dubai - which helped them revive last season but this time caused Kai Havertz to miss the rest of the season due to a hamstring injury.

Arsenal's failure to add a striker in the winter transfer window nearly cost them a defeat against Leicester last week, but Mikel Merino shone with a late double to secure a third successive Premier League win.

If Man City can help them "send" Liverpool points this weekend, and Arsenal beat West Ham, the gap between the two teams will be only 5 points, while Arteta and his team still have a match left to play.

While we can't expect much from an unstable Man City, Arsenal can be confident of their impressive home record. They are the only team in the Premier League yet to lose at home this season, unbeaten in 15 consecutive games at the Emirates since April 2024.

Meanwhile, West Ham have just suffered a defeat against Brentford thanks to an early goal from Kevin Schade, despite Alphonse Areola trying to block it. Graham Potter has yet to have the same positive impact as when he first arrived at Chelsea, with West Ham winning just 1 of their last 7 matches and sitting 16th in the table.

Although they are still 10 points above the relegation zone, with their poor form – losing 5/7 of their recent matches – they could be caught up in the relegation battle if they do not improve their form. In particular, West Ham's defense has become "easy prey" for Arsenal, when they conceded 11 goals in their last two matches against the Gunners (lost 6-0 and 5-2).

If they continue to crush West Ham with at least 5 goals, Arsenal will for the first time in Premier League history score 5+ goals against the same opponent in three consecutive matches.

Latest Arsenal vs West Ham score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Arsenal vs West Ham match:

• Sportsmole: Arsenal 2-0 West Ham

• WhoScore: Arsenal 3-1 West Ham
• Our prediction: Arsenal 2-0 West Ham

When and where to watch Arsenal vs West Ham live?

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