West Ham United will be hosting struggling Arsenal in the EPL Matchday16 in their London Stadium in the local derby. The Hammers have not been doing fine since the start of the season and as a result, they occupy the 16th position in the League table. Arsenal has also not been doing well as well, they have not won any match in their last seven EPL games. Both teams will be playing to redeem three points or at least share points that will not favor the away team.
West Ham United failed to impress in a 2-0 loss at Wolverhampton, and it is no wonder they are seen as underdogs in Monday’s derby. The Gunners, on the other hand, aim to stay in the race for a place in the Champions League, and we are positive that they will go all guns blazing at West Ham United. Interim manager Freddy Ljungberg is yet to win a match with Arsenal and he is eager to bring glory days back to the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal Boss on His Top Four Hopes
Ljungberg was asked in a pre-match conference about their fate in securing the top four place in the league table. Answering them he said: “I don’t think we should stop talking about the top four. But for us it’s about concentrating on what we’re doing here now and not look up, down, sideways. We just need to work on our own game and our own confidence.” He is positive his team will bounce back to the top four position.
Michial Antonio on West Ham United Form
Michial Antonio speaking about the game which is going to be played this evening he said: “the only three teams that are really performing are Liverpool, Leicester and Man City. Everyone else is getting beaten, and it means we’ve had a missed opportunity so far this season. We started the season off brightly, the best start we’ve had for four years, but then we’ve had a slump. Everyone’s having a slump and this is our slump. Now it’s time for us to start turning up. We’ve been in this situation before and we know how to dig in and pull ourselves up again.”
Team News for Both West Ham United
West Ham United manager is under tension as his managerial role is hanging at the moment with advent of the recent sacking of coaches in the EPL. The home side has a couple of injury issues and Arsenal has too, West Ham Lukasz Fabianski, and Manuel Lanzani are out.
Jack Wilshere former Arsenal player could return to the starting line up and Winston as well. Both players were in the training and are looking fit to play. The former Arsenal man will facing his former side and will be in action after a long time injury. Although he has not fully recovered Pellegrini will be willing to take the risk. But Manuel Lanzini and Lukasz Fabianski remain out of the squad.
Team News For Arsenal
For Arsenal only Dani Caballos and Rob Holding are out with injury. Arsenal are monitoring Hector Bellerin’s fitness after he made his comeback from injury against Brighton. They are much more inform than the home team and considering their hunger for victory, they will go all out to win. A win for the away team will end their nine games winless run across all competitions.
The Europa League is also around the corner and Arsenal will be looking to ensure they do well in both games. Arsenal interim manager is yet to record any victory since he was appointed. Fans are already agitating for his removal because the lose in his first two games. He will be playing to win the hearts of the fans and seeing their next game will be against Manchester City they will be careful.
Starting XI Line-up for West Ham United:
Martin; Cresswell, Ogbonna, Balbuena, Fredericks; Rice, Noble, Yarmolenko, Anderson, Snodgrass, Haller.
Starting Line-up for Arsenal:
Leno; Kolasinac, Sokratis, Luiz, Bellerin, Xhaka, Torreira, Ozil, Pepe, Aubameyang, Lacazette.
