West Ham vs. Arsenal: Preview and betting tips

Arsenal stumbled in their last game and lost two points in the title fight. They now face a London game against West Ham, who are trying to save their Premier League title. Who will be more delighted on Sunday?

West Ham fans have certainly had much more reason to rejoice recently, having progressed past AEK Larnaca in the Conference League and drawing 1-1 with Gent on Thursday.

In the last 7 games, the Hammers have only lost to Newcastle, conceding in 3 games. Along with Arsenal, 3 other top teams still await them, but otherwise they have a relatively favourable draw and staying in the Premier League should not be a problem for David Moyes’ charges.

It was Arsenal who drew with Liverpool in the last league round, failing to hold on to the two-goal lead that Mikel Arteta’s team created after 28 minutes. Roberto Firmino secured the Reds’ point in the 87th minute.

Because of this, Manchester City is only 6 points behind the leaders, with a game to spare, plus a clash with the Gunners, so everything is open in this direction. When you add to that the Citizens’ experience of fighting for the title, they can be described as favourites for the Premier League title.

That’s why it is so important for Arsenal to pick up points against weaker opponents, and the Gunners will go into this duel as big favourites with odds of 1.55 written on them. Meanwhile, the Gunners have dominated all of their last 3 duels with each other.

An even more interesting statistic then is that at least 3 goals have fallen in 11 of West Ham’s last 13 home games when Arsenal have visited them.

Source: Whoscored, Premier League