Overview
Arsenal are seeking revenge for two consecutive home defeats to West Ham when the two teams from the same city of London face off at Emirates Stadium.
The "Gunners" have suffered consecutive losses against West Ham, a team that could become the second club in the Premier League era - after Manchester City - to win 3 consecutive away matches against Arsenal. In fact, Arsenal have lost just four of their last 42 home games in the competition (W29 D9), with West Ham accounting for half of those defeats.
However, Mikel Arteta's side are in good form after a dramatic 2-1 win over Newcastle and a 2-0 win over Olympiakos in the Champions League. Arsenal have won six of their last eight Premier League games (D1 L1), with the only two games without a win coming against Liverpool and Man City. During this period, Arteta's team accumulated the most points in the tournament (19).
Gabriel Magalhaes was a hero in the win over Newcastle, scoring his 18th Premier League goal for Arsenal - more than any other defender since his debut in September 2020. Moreover, all of Magalhaes' goals in the Premier League have come from set pieces, making him the top scorer in the league's history.
Arsenal's ability to take advantage of opportunities from set pieces is very clear. 9 of their last 14 goals in the Premier League have come from such situations (7 corners, 1 direct free kick, 1 penalty).
In fact, corners account for 16.7% of Arsenal's total goals under Arteta (64/408). In Premier League history, only Tony Pulis (21.9%) and Sean Dyche (18.6%) have a higher corners-on-call scoring ratio among coaches with teams scoring more than 300 goals.
If he plays for Arsenal, Bukayo Saka will enter his 200th Premier League match. At 24 and 29 days, he will become the seventh young player to reach the milestone and the youngest since Raheem Sterling in October 2018 (23 years, 325 days).
Thierry Henry is the only Arsenal player to have scored in his 200th Premier League match for the club, with a brace against Crystal Palace in February 2005.
West Ham, who will play their second game under new manager Nuno Espirito Santo, have had success at the Emirates. However, they are still the team with the most losses in the London derby in the Premier League (134 matches). In fact, they have lost 8 of their last 11 meetings with Arsenal (2 wins, 1 draw).
However, The Hammers are in good form away from home, having lost just one of their last five (W3 D1).
Jarrod Bowen continues to be a threat to the visitors. The English striker has been involved in 11 goals in his last 12 Premier League appearances (8 goals, 3 assists). He has scored five goals against Arsenal in all competitions, including the decisive goal at the Emirates last season.
Head-to-head record
Arsenal have lost both of their last two home games against West Ham, including a 2-0 defeat in December 2023 and a 1-0 defeat in February this year.
The Hammers have won just three consecutive away games against Arsenal, between November 1991 and March 1995.
In the Premier League era, they are the second team to have won three consecutive away games against the Gunners, after Man City, who won six consecutive games between March 2018 and February 2019.
Score prediction: Arsenal 1-0 West Ham
The match between Arsenal and West Ham takes place at 9:00 p.m. on October 4 (Vietnam time).
