In this 17th week match, on Mon Dec 26th, Arsenal and West Ham United will play a match in London in a clash of the Premier League in the anticipated London derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Arsenal sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Martin Ødegaard struck first for Arsenal in the 55th minute, then Martin Ødegaard added another in the 75th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Wolverhampton Wanderers couldn’t manage to score, and Arsenal took the shutout win. Arsenal is on a hot streak lately, with 8 wins in their last 10 matches, while west Ham United sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Leicester City. James Maddison struck first for Leicester City in the 8th minute, then Harvey Barnes added another in the 78th minute on a feed from Ayoze Pérez In the end, West Ham United was frustrated by Leicester City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Leicester City ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Arsenal won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
West Ham United is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Michail Antonio and Saïd Benrahma each having 2 goals in their last 5. Arsenal’s most prolific scorer has been Martin Ødegaard. He has netted three goals over the last five matches.