Arsenal have hit that point in the season where their improved squad depth looks to be helping their chances of competing effectively on multiple fronts. Nuno Espirito Santo takes his new team to the Emirates, hoping to build on a good point earned at Everton last time out.

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📈 Arsenal v West Ham Form & Tactics

Arsenal come into this match with a confident Champions League win under their belt against Olympiacos. Their 1-0 defeat at Liverpool remains their only loss of the season so far. This goes alongside confident home wins against Leeds and Nottm Forest, and narrow victories against Man Utd and Newcastle United.

Once again, set pieces have been absolutely vital to Arsenal’s progress so far this season. Only four of Arsenal’s 12 goals have been from open play, with seven set piece goals and a penalty making up the difference. There isn’t necessarily an issue with this, as lots of teams are finding this very difficult to stop. Having said that, Arteta is likely to want to improve that open play record, and he certainly has the players at his disposal to do it.

Arsenal are only 9th for shots on target in the league, but they are clear at the top of the defensive record with only 3.9 xG conceded.

West Ham’s form is perhaps less relevant than at many other clubs, just because of the change in management. However, there is still some relevance to knowing that West Ham have won only once this season, and sit 19th in the table with a -8 goal difference; only Wolves have a worse goal difference and points haul.

Whilst there is no real good news in the performance data either, it doesn’t paint quite as bleak a picture for the Hammers. They are only 13th for xG conceded, at 8.6 xGA, which is better than the likes of Manchester United, Aston Villa, Brentford, and Nottingham Forest. They are also 14th for xG created, so there could be something there for Espirito Santo to build on.

📔 Arsenal v West Ham Formation & Team News

Arsenal are using a 4-3-3 system with a little bit of flexibility in the midfield. After a masterclass performance in the Champions League, Martin Odegaard once again asserted himself as the leader of this team, and with the consistent excellence of Declan Rice and the start that Martin Zubimendi has made, there is an argument to say that Arsenal have the strongest midfield in the Premier League at the moment. 

There are no new injury concerns for Mikel Arteta, so whilst there could be rotation between this team and the Champions League XI, there is a lot of strength in depth. Jurrien Timber is expected to start over Ben White, Gabriel is expected to be fit to start, and Bukayo Saka should retain his place, too. Declan Rice should also start over Mikel Merino.

Espirito Santo's West Ham will look and feel quite different to Graham Potter’s version. It remains to be seen how the Portuguese manager's style goes down with West Ham supporters in the long term, but, for now, most Hammers fans would be happy with some points on the board. Espirito Santo set West Ham up in a 4-1-4-1 shape with a target man in Niclas Fullkrug, and the speed of Crysencio Summerville was key to getting West Ham on the attack. 

Espirito Santo will have had more time to assess his squad ahead of this fixture, so there could be changes, perhaps one of Lucas Paqueta or Mateus Fernandes could drop out for a more solid, defensive bias to the midfield.

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