West Ham vs Arsenal - Premier League: TV channel, team news, lineups & prediction
Arsenal's bid to win a first Premier League crown in 19 years continues on Sunday with a London derby against struggling West Ham United.
The Gunners' lead at the top of the table was cut to six points last weekend when Roberto Firmino netted a late equaliser for Liverpool at Anfield, a day after Manchester City had shown their title credentials with a comprehensive win at Southampton.
Mikel Arteta's side are still in a good position and are in exceptional form overall - something West Ham are not.
The Hammers have picked up two wins from their last three games - narrow successes over Southampton and Fulham - but were spanked at home by Newcastle 5-1 recently and looked lethargic and leggy against Gent in the Europa Conference League on Thursday night.
Here's 90min's preview of what is a huge game for both sides.
Where are West Ham vs Arsenal playing?
- Location: London, England
- Stadium: London Stadium
- Date: Sunday 16 April
- Kick-off Time: 14:00 BST / 09:00 ET / 07:00 PT
- Referee: David Coote
- VAR: Stuart Attwell
West Ham vs Arsenal H2H Results (Last Five Games)
- West Ham: 0 wins
- Arsenal: 4 wins
- Draws: 1
Current Form (Last Five Premier League Games)
- West Ham: LDWLW
- Arsenal: WWWWD
How to watch West Ham vs Arsenal on TV and live stream
Country | Television Channel/Live Stream |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Ultra HD, SKY GO Extra, NOW TV |
United States | USA Network, Telemundo, Fubo, DirecTV Stream,Sling Blue |
Canada | fuboTV Canada |
West Ham team news
West Ham's 1-1 draw with Gent in the first leg of their Europa Conference League quarter-final was a decent enough result, but the performance itself would have been a real concern for David Moyes.
The Scot opted to play a back three in Belgium and may do so again against the best team in the league - despite being Fulham playing a 4-4-2- albeit with different personnel. Kurt Zouma should come back into the starting lineup, with Lucas Paqueta and Tomas Soucek also probable starters.
Michail Antonio could get the nod ahead of Danny Ings up front, supported by Jarrod Bowen.
West Ham predicted lineup vs Arsenal
West Ham predicted lineup (3-5-2): Fabianski; Zouma, Aguerd, Ogbonna; Coufal, Rice, Soucek, Paqueta, Emerson; Bowen, Antonio
Arsenal team news
Mikel Arteta is likely still losing sleep over the absences of William Saliba and Takehiro Tomiyasu, whose injuries have depleted the Spaniard's defensive options.
Rob Holding likely to retain his place at centre-back, despite conceding a penalty against Liverpool, while Gabriel Jesus is a shoo-in to start up top ahead of Leandro Trossard after hitting form on his comeback from injury.
Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli have been in electric form all season and scored in the reverse fixture on Boxing Day alongside Eddie Nketiah, who is fit and available again after injury.
Arsenal predicted lineup vs West Ham
Arsenal predicted lineup (4-3-3): Ramsdale; White, Holding, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Partey, Xhaka, Odegaard; Saka, Jesus, Martinelli
West Ham vs Arsenal score prediction
West Ham's erratic form and terrible recent history against Arsenal means their should only be one winner on Sunday.
Indeed, the Hammers have emerged with all three points in just two meetings across the last 15 years - the 1-0 win in January 2019 the last time victory was secured.
The pressure on Arsenal to keep winning is mounting, particularly after last weekend's dropped points against Liverpool, but they score plenty of goals and will fancy their chances against a frail West Ham defence that wilted recently against Newcastle.
An early goal could settle the nerves and be the catalyst for all a victory following Arteta's side back to north London.
Prediction: West Ham 1-3 Arsenal
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