Saturday, March 7, 2020

Match Preview: Arsenal vs West Ham

Arsenal take on West Ham this Saturday at the Emirates on the back of an FA Cup win against Portsmouth. Although the Gunners were very much uncomfortable for most of the first half in that game, they got the job done comfortably in the end. West Ham are fresh off a victory over Southampton.

We know how David Moyes sets up his teams, he'll have a team that is well drilled and organized. So, we'll have to look to break them down. We cannot take them likely as we know what they're very much capable off by just looking at the performance at Anfield. They could have very much gotten away with at least a point or even a win if it wasnt for the Fabianski howler. We do have to watch out for the likes of Antonio and Declan Rice.

For this game, I would like to see us get both halves right. In many games this season, we seem to get one half right and the other completely wrong. I want to see us be on the front foot for the whole 90 minutes by moving the ball around quickly. It will be interesting to see what sort of a team Arteta puts out there now that the Man City game has been rescheduled to Wednesday, March 11. Will he rest key players for the City game or will he put a strong side out there to get the job done early and then look to rest players? Personally I feel it should be a mix of both. 3-1 to the Arsenal. Come on you Gunners.

My predicted XI: Leno, Bellerin, Mustafi, Luiz, Saka, Xhaka, Ceballos,Ozil, Pepe, Aubameyang, Nketiah

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