In this week 19 match, on Sun Dec 26th, West Ham United hosts Southampton at London Stadium in a Premier League match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 5th placed West Ham United is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Arsenal. Martinelli struck first for Arsenal in the 48th minute, then Emile Smith Rowe added another in the 87th minute In the end, West Ham United couldn’t muster any offence and Arsenal ran away with the shutout win. West Ham United should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Southampton recorded a 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace. Wilfried Zaha scored the first goal for Crystal Palace in the 2nd minute, then James Ward-Prowse tied it up for Southampton in the 32nd minute . Southampton is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Southampton and West Ham United battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Southampton nor West Ham United could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 13 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Southampton’s top weapon lately has been Armando Broja, who has two goals in the last five matches. West Ham United hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Tomáš Souček and Arthur Masuaku, and they each have 1 goal
West Ham United will be without Ryan Fredericks, Angelo Ogbonna and Benjamin Johnson, while Fraser Forster, Stuart Armstrong, Che Adams, Alex McCarthy and Valentino Livramento are unavailable to play for Ralph Hasenhüttl’s team.