In this 17th week match, on Wednesday Dec 15th, Arsenal hosts West Ham United in a Premier League match in the ever popular London derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Arsenal recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Southampton. Alexandre Lacazette struck first for Arsenal in the 21st minute, then Martin Ødegaard added another in the 27th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Southampton couldn’t manage to score, and Arsenal took the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Arsenal should be reasonably happy with their performance, while west Ham United is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Dinamo Zagreb. Mislav Oršić scored the first goal for Dinamo Zagreb in the 4th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, West Ham United was frustrated by Dinamo Zagreb’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Dinamo Zagreb ended the match with the shutout victory. With 17 points in their last 10 matches West Ham United should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Arsenal won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Manuel Lanzini has been the most prolific scorer on West Ham United in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. Martin Ødegaard has been the most prolific scorer on Arsenal in his last 5 matches with three goals
Granit Xhaka, Martinelli, Sead Kolašinac, Emile Smith Rowe and Bernd Leno are unavailable to play for Arsenal, while Angelo Ogbonna is unavailable to play for West Ham United.