West Ham v Arsenal

The Hammers will be looking to build upon their excellent 2-0 win at St James’ Park on Monday night when they play host to Arsenal in Saturday’s late kick-off in the Premier League. 

Arsenal arrive at the London Stadium having returned to winning ways against Nottingham Forest last weekend and having thrashed Sporting 5-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday night.

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We can see both teams scoring on Saturday evening just as they have done in four of the last six encounters between these two clubs in league and cup.

Both teams have scored in 67% of West Ham’s home games in the Premier League this season, while 50% of Arsenal’s 12 outings in the league have also ended with both teams finding the back of the net.

👕 West Ham v Arsenal Predicted XI

🔍 West Ham v Arsenal Players to Watch

🟣 Lucas Paqueta

Usually, you expect the player with the most fouls for his team to be either a defender or a defensive midfielder but it’s West Ham’s Brazilian player maker Lucas Paqueta that has committed the most fouls for the London club this season.

Paqueta has committed 18 fouls in 12 Premier League appearances this season, five more than his nearest teammate Edson Alvarez. The Brazilian is averaging 1.5 fouls per game this season and we’ve backed Paqueta to give away at least two fouls against Arsenal this weekend.

🔴 Bukayo Saka

Bukayo Saka has had more shots for Arsenal in the Premier League this season than any other player. The England international has taken 37 shots in his 11 appearances, 14 of which have hit the target. 

With a SoT ratio of 37.8%, an average of 3.69 shots per game and a goal in each of his last two appearances for the Gunners across all competitions, you can see just why we’re backing Saka to take at least three shots on Saturday at the London Stadium.

🟣 Jarrod Bowen

Jarrod Bowen carries West Ham’s main goal threat this weekend, especially with Mohammed Kudus suspended, and we’re backing the England man to hit the target at least once against the Gunners.

Bowen has taken 27 shots so far this season, equal top with Kudus, which means that he is averaging 2.30 shots per game in the Premier League. Eleven of the winger’s shots have hit the target, three of which have been goals, and Bowen has a SoT ratio of 40.7%.

📂 West Ham v Arsenal Cheat Sheet

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💻 West Ham v Arsenal Form and Tactics

For the most part this season, West Ham have switched between a 4-1-4-1 and a 4-2-3-1 system but last time out against Newcastle they went with a 4-3-3 formation. The Hammers have rarely reached an xG of over 1.0 this season with their highest (3.6) arriving during the 4-1 home win over Ipswich. As for possession, the Hammers prefer to be without the ball and have only enjoyed more of the possession in three of their 12 league games so far.

As you might expect, Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal enjoy the majority of the possession as we saw last time out against Nottingham Forest when the Gunners had 66% of the overall possession. Arteta has used a 4-3-3 and a 4-4-2 system for the majority of the season and their best xG return (4.4) arrived during the 4-2 win over Leicester.

🏁 West Ham v Arsenal Ref Watch

Michael Oliver is the man in the middle at the London Stadium on Saturday and here are his averages for his previous 10 Premier League games this season…

• 21.60 Fouls Per Game
• 5.20 Yellow Cards Per Game
• 0.10 Red Cards Per Game
• No Penalties Awarded

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