In this week 17 match on Dec 26th, Arsenal will host West Ham United in a meeting of these two Premier League teams in the anticipated London derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Arsenal is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Martin Ødegaard struck first for Arsenal in the 55th minute, then Martin Ødegaard added another in the 75th minute In the end, Wolverhampton Wanderers couldn’t muster any offence and Arsenal ran away with the shutout win. Arsenal looks to continue their winning ways, having 8 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 16th placed West Ham United, recorded a 0-2 loss against Leicester City. James Maddison scored the first goal for Leicester City in the 8th minute, then Harvey Barnes added another in the 78th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed West Ham United couldn’t manage to score, and Leicester City took the shutout win. West Ham United looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Arsenal won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
West Ham United is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Michail Antonio and Saïd Benrahma each having 2 goals in their last five. Arsenal’s most prolific scorer has been Martin Ødegaard. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.