Sitting 16th in the table, David Moyes’ side only have 14 points from 15 matches. They are just a point above 18th-placed Nottingham Forest.
Arsenal will hope to resume their Premier League title bid on a positive note when they play host to West Ham United on Monday night. This will be the first time that both teams will be playing competitive football since the unusual World Cup break in the middle of the domestic season. They both experienced contrasting run of results before the campaign came to a halt. While Arsenal have been flying high at the top of the table, West Ham have been struggling massively and are inching ever closer to the relegation zone.
Arsenal vs West Ham United | Key details |
Date | December 26 |
Venue | Emirates Stadium |
Kickoff time in India | 1:30 am (Tuesday) |
Kickoff time in the United Kingdom | 8 pm (Monday) |
Sitting 16th in the table, David Moyes’ side only have 14 points from 15 matches. They are just a point above 18th-placed Nottingham Forest. Having lost their last three league games, West Ham United will hope to improve their form when the season resumes. Meanwhile, Arsenal won their last three games in the Premier League. They are sitting at the top of the table with 37 points from 14 matches. It will be interesting to see if they can maintain that good form in the second half of the season as well.
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There are a few injury concerns both clubs have to deal with ahead of this contest. The biggest miss for Arsenal will be in the form of Gabriel Jesus, who is set to be out for several weeks following the injury he picked up during World Cup duty. Besides, Reiss Nelson is out injured for them. Emile Smith Rowe is another player who will take his time to return, while it is unclear if Oleksandr Zinchenko is fit to start.
It will also be interesting to see if William Saliba, who traveled to Qatar with France will be fit for the match. Meanwhile, West Ham United have big injury concerns over the availability of Gianluca Scamacca, Michail Antonio, Nayef Aguerd and Aaron Cresswell. They will definitely be without Kurt Zouma. However, Declan Rice and Lucas Paqueta could be back in line for a start.
Arsenal possible line-up: Ramsdale, White, Holding, Gabriel, Tierney, Partey, Xhaka, Odegaard, Saka, Martinelli, Nketiah
West Ham United possible line-up: Fabianski, Kehrer, Dawson, Ogbonna, Palmieri, Soucek, Rice, Paqueta, Fornals, Bowen, Scamacca
Arsenal
Opponents | Score |
Juventus | 0-2 (L) |
AC Milan | 2-1 (W) |
Lyon | 3-0 (W) |
Watford | 2-4 (L) |
Wolves | 0-2 (W) |
West Ham United
Opponents | Key details |
Fulham | 1-1 |
Udinese | 1-3 (W) |
Cambridge United | 2-4 (W) |
Leicester City | 0-2 (L) |
Blackburn | 2-3 (L) |
Last 5 Matches (all competitions) | Results |
West Ham United lose to Arsenal | 1-2 |
Arsenal beat West Ham United | 2-0 |
West Ham United draw Arsenal | 3-3 |
Arsenal beat West Ham United | 2-1 |
Arsenal beat West Ham United | 1-0 |
The Premier League match between Arsenal and West Ham United will take place at Emirates Stadium on Tuesday at 1:30 am IST.
The live telecast of the Premier League matches in India is available on the Star Sports network. Fans will also be able to watch the live streaming on Disney+ Hotstar and JioTV. Besides, the match between Arsenal and West Ham United can also be seen on TalkSport Radio UK, Amazon Prime Video, BBC Radio 5 Live in the United Kingdom.