West Ham United vs Arsenal Match Preview


In a weekend match on Sunday May 1st, in week 35, Arsenal will travel to London to battle West Ham United in a Premier League match in the ever popular London derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 7th placed West Ham United, recorded a 0-1 loss against Chelsea. Christian Pulišić scored the first goal for Chelsea in the 90th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, West Ham United couldn’t muster any offence and Chelsea ran away with the shutout win. West Ham United is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 4th placed Arsenal, recorded a 3-1 win against Manchester United. Nuno Tavares scored the first goal for Arsenal in the 3rd minute, then Bukayo Saka added another in the 32nd minute on a penalty kick. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Arsenal should be reasonably happy with their performance.

In their last match together, Arsenal was victorious by a score of 2 to 0 in front of almost 60000 jubilant fans. Martinelli struck first for Arsenal in the 48th minute on a feed from Alexandre Lacazette, then Emile Smith Rowe added another in the 87th minute on a feed from Bukayo Saka In the end, West Ham United couldn’t muster any offence and Arsenal ran away with the shutout win.

Arsenal is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Edward Nketiah and Bukayo Saka each having 2 goals in their last five. Jarrod Bowen has been the most effective weapon for West Ham United lately. The English attacker has netted two goals in his last five matches

West Ham United will be without Issa Diop and Angelo Ogbonna, while Kieran Tierney is unavailable to play for Arsenal.