Arsenal also sent their representatives to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar such as centre-back William Lilina and main striker Gabriel Jesus. Lilina had little impact as a substitute despite France playing in the final against Argentina while Brazil’s Gabriel Jesus was injured.
Currently Arsenal are still firmly at the top of the Premier League standings with 37 points. Mikel Arteta’s troops are 5 points ahead of Manchester City, which is immediately below them, and 7 points from Newscatle United.
In order to maintain its existence, during the offseason of the World Cup, Arsenal played three friendly matches. As a result, Arsenal won the Dubai Super Cup after beating Lyonnais 3-0 and AC Milan (4-3), but lost at the Emirates when they hosted Juventus.
Ahead of facing West Ham United, bad news came to the Arsenal team. The team’s main striker, Gabriel Jesus is still recovering from injury and will be out for 3 months. The absence of the former Man City player will have a bigger impact on Arsenal, because the 25-year-old player has scored 5 goals and 6 assists in 16 appearances this season.
While West Ham United are in a precarious situation because they are stuck in 16th place in the Premier League standings with 14 points, only 1 point ahead of Nottingham who are in the relegation zone. West Ham’s points are the same as Everton’s, and only won on aggregate goals.
During the international break, The Irons have played three away warm-up matches, with 2 wins and 1 draw. It looks like David Moyes’ men have recovered, but the team they are playing against is relatively weak.
Based on the historical records of the meetings between the two teams, Arsenal have won 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat against West Ham United in the last 10 confrontations. Finally, Arsenal won 2-1 in game Week 35 of the 2021-2022 Premier League. The Gunners’ two goals were scored by Robert Holding and Gabriel Magalhães, while the WHU goal was scored by Jarrod Bowen.
How to Stream Arsenal vs. West Ham United
The Arsenal vs West Ham United match will only be broadcast online on NBC Sports, Peacock TV, fubotv, Sling TV, and the duel at the Emirates Stadium (London) can be watched via live streaming at 15:00 EDT.
Kick-off Schedule & Live Streaming Links
Official TV | NBC Sports, Peacock TV, fubotv, Sling TV |
Date | Monday, December 26, 2022 |
Kickoff | 15:00 EDT |
Live TV | NBC Sports, Peacock TV, fubotv, Sling TV / TV-Bola |
Arsenal – West Ham United Head-to-Head Record
- 05/01/2022 West Ham United vs Arsenal 1 – 2
- 12/16/2021 Arsenal vs West Ham United 2 – 0
- 03/21/2021 West Ham United vs Arsenal 3 – 3
- 09/20/2020 Arsenal vs West Ham United 2 – 1
- 03/07/2020 Arsenal vs West Ham United 1 – 0
Last 5 Match Performance
Arsenal
- 11/10/2022 Arsenal vs Brighton & Hove Albion 1 – 3
- 11/13/2022 Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Arsenal 0 – 2
- 12/08/2022 Arsenal vs Lyon P 3 – 0
- 12/13/2022 Arsenal vs Milan P 2 – 1
- 12/18/2022 Arsenal vs Juventus 0 – 2
West Ham United
- 11/10/2022 West Ham United vs Blackburn Rovers 2 – 2 P
- 11/12/2022 West Ham United vs Leicester 0 – 2
- 12/07/2022 Cambridge United vs West Ham United 2 – 4
- 12/10/2022 Udinese vs West Ham United 1 – 3
- 12/17/2022 Fulham vs West Ham United 1 – 1
Arsenal vs. West Ham United Squad Predictions
Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tierney, Xhaka, Partey, Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli, Nketiah.
West Ham United (4-2-3-1): Fabianski; Kehrer, Dawson, Ogbonna, Palmieri, Rice, Soucek, Fornals, Paqueta, Benrahma, Bowen.