Arsenal vs West Ham prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-10-03 14:00.
[p]A daunting task awaits former Tottenham boss Nuno EspĂrito Santo, who takes his new West Ham side to the Emirates to take on Arsenal, who are bidding to strengthen their title challenge. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Arsenal’s dramatic come-from-behind 2-1 win at Newcastle last weekend was a huge statement of intent in the title race, and they kept the momentum going in midweek with a 2-0 win against Olympiacos in the UEFA Champions League. Last weekend’s victory closed the gap on leaders Liverpool to two points, and Mikel Arteta’s men could provisionally claim top spot before Liverpool play afterwards if they can build upon their run of 29 wins from their last 42 Premier League home games (D9, L4), although two of those four losses coming against West Ham serves as a huge warning sign. [/p]
[p]New West Ham boss Nuno only had two days to prepare his side for a trip to Everton on Monday, but they still managed to come away with a point after turning in what felt like a morale-boosting performance. The Hammers displayed some of the grit that fans have been crying out for to battle from behind to claim a 1-1 draw, but having lost more Premier League London derbies than any other side (134), they’ve got their work cut out to follow that up here. They certainly shouldn’t be written off on that basis though, as they’ve tended to travel strongly in the Premier League, losing just one of their last five road trips (W3, D1), with each of their last ten points in the competition coming away from home. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]West Ham have won on their last two visits to the Emirates and could now become only the second side to win three successive Premier League away games against Arsenal. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Only one of Arsenal’s league games this season saw a scoreless first half. [/p]
[p]Nine of Arsenal’s last 14 Premier League goals have been scored from set-pieces.[/p]
[p]Seven of the eight goals in West Ham’s away league games this season came after the hour mark [/p]
[p]West Ham’s last six away league goals arrived after half-time. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Gabriel Magalhães netted Arsenal’s dramatic late winner against Newcastle and has scored a joint-career high three goals against West Ham. The visitors’ Jarrod Bowen netted the winner in last season’s corresponding fixture and has been involved in a goal on each of his last three appearances at the Emirates (G1, A2). [/p]
[p]Arsenal have no new injury concerns. Tomáš Souček remains suspended for West Ham, while James Ward-Prowse reportedly has no place in Nuno’s plans.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]West Ham showed some promising signs against Everton, so backing an Arsenal win and both teams to score may provide a nice return. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Chris Wilson[/i][/p]