On Sun Apr 16th, West Ham United and Arsenal will play a match in London in a meeting of these two Premier League teams in the anticipated London derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, a perfect day for football. West Ham United sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Fulham. Harrison Reed scored the first goal for West Ham United on an own goal in the 23rd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Fulham was frustrated by West Ham United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. West Ham United ended the match with the shutout victory. West Ham United is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while arsenal is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Liverpool. Martinelli struck first for Arsenal in the 8th minute, then Gabriel Jesus added another in the 28th minute on a feed from Martinelli. Arsenal is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches.
On the 26th of December, Arsenal hosted West Ham United in their last match together. Arsenal was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Saïd Benrahma struck first for West Ham United in the 27th minute on a penalty shot, then Bukayo Saka got the equalizer for Arsenal in the 53rd minute on a feed from Martin Ødegaard Finally they completed the comback in the 58th minute on a goal by Martinelli to cap off a wild match.
For Arsenal, their top scorers are Granit Xhaka and Gabriel Jesus, each having 3 goals in their last 5 matches. West Ham United is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Saïd Benrahma and Nayef Aguerd each only have 1 goal in their last five
David Moyes’s West Ham United squad will be without Łukasz Fabiański, Emerson, Vladimír Coufal and Gianluca Scamacca, while Arsenal will be without Edward Nketiah.