With London bragging rights up for grabs on Saturday afternoon, Arsenal will look to extend on their Premier League title dreams when they welcome West Ham to the Emirates.
While the Gunners might have watched their EFL Cup adventure come to an end earlier in the month, Mikel Arteta’s side have embarked on a real Premier League purple patch.
Slumping to what was a downbeat 1-0 defeat at home against Brentford last weekend, West Ham have continued to show a string of issues this season and will be bracing themselves for another stern examination here.
Two sides who find themselves battling it out at opposite ends of the Premier League table, we have taken a look at some of the most appealing Arsenal vs West Ham bet builder tips.
Another must-win showdown for Arsenal
Although Arsenal might have come under a huge amount of scrutiny earlier in the month as they watched their EFL Cup campaign come to an end following a 4-0 aggregate defeat against Newcastle, the Gunners claimed an immediate response last time out.
Eventually dragging themselves to a hard-fought 2-0 win away at relegation scrappers Leicester last weekend, Saturday’s hosts are unbeaten in each of their previous 15 consecutive Premier League appearances.
Not suffering a single top-flight defeat since returning from November’s international break, Arsenal have also continued to shine with their clinical performances in the final third.
Getting February underway with a sensational 5-1 romp against defending champions Manchester City, Arteta’s camp have won their last three Premier League showdowns by an aggregate score of 8-1.
It should also be noted, the Gunners have bagged nine goals in just their previous three consecutive Premier League showdowns at the Emirates.
Bet Builder Tip: Arsenal to score in both halves @ 21/20 with 1xBet
Merino to shine in a new role
Confirming last week that German international Kai Havertz will miss the remainder of the season after picking up a long-term hamstring injury while away in Dubai, Arsenal are dealing with a mounting injury crisis.
With attacking talisman Bukayo Saka still sidelined with his own respective hamstring injury, both Gabriel Martinelli and former Manchester City star Gabriel Jesus are not expected to feature for the foreseeable future.
However, although Arteta might be desperately seeking striking reinforcements in north London, Mikel Merino could be handed the chance to shine on Saturday afternoon.
Coming off the bench and proving to be Arsenal’s hero last weekend after bagging a classy brace away at Leicester, the former Real Sociedad ace could be deployed in a false nine tole here.
With Arteta making it clear that he feels the Spanish international could do a makeshift job of leading the line, Merino will be confident of testing a leaky West Ham defence.
Bet Builder Tip: Mikel Merino over 0.5 shots on target @ 8/13 with BetUS
Potter desperately seeking a boost
While there might have been plenty of excitement around the London Stadium following Graham Potter’s arrival back in November, West Ham have drastically failed to find any kind of stability.
Putting in a downbeat display last weekend as they fell to a 1-0 loss at home against Brentford, the former Chelsea boss is desperately seeking some kind of boost.
Mustering just a single victory from any of their first six under Potter’s guidance, the Hammers have also put just a single point on the board from any of their previous four Premier League appearances.
With some in their camp starting to look over their shoulder at a looming relegation scrap, Potter’s men couldn’t have asked for a tougher challenge when they travel across the capital last weekend.
Hit with a 5-2 drumming when they welcomed Arsenal to the London Stadium for their reverse Premier League meeting on November 30th, they have lost their last two meeting against the Gunners by an aggregate score of 11-2.
Bet Builder Tip: Edson Alvarez to be shown a card @ 21/10 with Dachbet
Arsenal vs West Ham Bet Builder Tips
- Arsenal to score in both halves
- Mikel Merino over 0.5 shots on target
- Edson Alvarez to be shown a card
ODDS – 9/1 with Vegas Land
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