Arsenal and West Ham face off in a festive London derby at the Emirates Stadium. Mikel Arteta's side sit top of the Premier League table, five points ahead ...
Emile Smith Rowe is also closing in on a return to action. The Morocco centre-back was a star performer for his nation at the World Cup in Qatar, but he will be assessed before his club make any decision on playing him at The Emirates. We got a great response last year when we needed him and he did really well for the team. •2h ago The game gets underway at 8pm GMT (3pm ET, 12pm PT). But they will have to make do without the injured [Gabriel Jesus](https://theathletic.com/football/player/gabriel-jesus-lmzbBZ9WUccDYEbt/) due to a knee injury.
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[Visit SportsLine now to see the best bets for West Ham vs. - Arsenal vs. Sutton has analyzed Monday's West Ham vs. They have allowed 57 shots on target, seventh-fewest in the league, and they don't give up many set pieces. They have the sixth-most shots in the Premier League with 199, so they just need to start putting them on frame. The Gunners have scored 33 goals to West Ham's 12, and they have conceded just 11. They have conceded 17, tied for fourth-fewest in the league. Before making any West Ham vs. West Ham lost 2-0 to Leicester City in their last Premier League match, but they held the ball for 54% of the game and had an 18-9 advantage in shots. West Ham (4-2-9) sit 16th in the Premier League table and have struggled to find goals following a 2021-22 season where they finished seventh. West Ham odds. Arsenal also have lost to the Hammers just once since 2015 (11-2-1).
Follow the action live as Arsenal and West Ham return to Premier League action at the Emirates Stadium.
— India: Star Sports network has the rights to show Premier League matches in India. It will be streamed in English on Peacock. This Premier League clash will kick off at the Emirates Stadium on Monday, December 26 at 8 p.m. Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories: West Ham's worries of a relegation battle have been worsened by their miserable form on the road. With Shakhtar Donetsk forward Mykhailo Mudryk and others reportedly on Arsenal's January shopping list, Nketiah might have a limited window in which to impress. 2 hrs 20 mins from kickoff: It's been an action-packed Boxing Day in the Premier League so far, with plenty of the seasonal merriment to enjoy. Liverpool have just taken the lead at Aston Villa thanks to a wonderfully worked Mohamed Salah goal. Kieran Tierney is fit, which means the Arsenal back four is a good deal stronger than we might have expected. He was part of the France squad that played in the World Cup final eight days ago, albeit only playing 27 minutes in the whole tournament. 1 hr from kickoff: The teams are in.
Arsenal will look to reinforce its lead at the Premier League summit with a Boxing Day clash against West Ham.
Follow the action live as Arsenal and West Ham return to Premier League action at the Emirates Stadium. William Saliba was straight back into the Arsenal XI ...
The Brazil winger's delivery is excellent from the free-kick, it glances off a West Ham defender but Eddie Nketiah is a little too flat-footed to capitalise. 5 mins from kickoff: The teams are in the tunnel. Bukayo Saka boots the corner right under Lukasz Fabianski's bar but the West Ham goalkeeper gets a solid punch on it. Ramsdale tumbles to his left and Benrahma lifts his kick down the middle. Lucas Paqueta wins a free-kick to earn them some respite and looks for Michail Antonio with a clever pass over the top. It had been a pretty poor start to the half for Arsenal and that's a huge shot in the arm for them. 88th minute: A lot of the travelling West Ham contingent have made their way to the exits. The England winger does well to control the ball and Vladimir Coufal is loitering to play him onside for a cool finish. The Brazil international drills a true strike to the near post and Lukasz Fabianski can't stop it with his boot. Martin Odegaard and Granit Xhaka are involved, with the latter working the ball to Martinelli. Goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Eddie Nketiah meant all of the front three were on target in Gabriel Jesus' injury absence. West Ham’s only attacking joy had come from direct balls down the Arsenal left and the penalty arose from one of those situations.
Free highlights and match report as Arsenal stormed seven points clear at the top of the Premier League after a 3-1 comeback win over West Ham; ...
"With the signings we have made, the quality is there. "I think his performance was really good and on top of that he scored a great goal. Every team has a blip but it is down to me as captain to keep pushing everyone and keep giving 100% on the pitch like everyone else to get the results. We need to stop talking about it and need to show it. 'Eddie, Eddie, Eddie' rung around the Emirates and his confidence would have been lifted by the goal and the support, but it wasn't just the goal that was impressive from Nketiah. The team still believed and played to the level that they did again." Odegaard's shot was blocked with what referee Michael Oliver thought was Cresswell's arm and he pointed to the penalty spot. Could he help keep Arsenal's title challenge on track in the absence of the Brazilian? On title talk: "What I tell the players is we have to focus on us. They worked the ball quickly to Martinelli, who fired a brilliant low finish past Fabianski at his near post to complete a stunning turnaround. So, thank you for doing that because it means a lot to every body at the club. "It's great and winning my mood is going to be better to speak to him and be around the team.
Said Benrahma put West Ham ahead from the penalty spot before Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Eddie Nketiah turned the game around for Premier League ...
The Brazil winger's delivery is excellent from the free-kick, it glances off a West Ham defender but Eddie Nketiah is a little too flat-footed to capitalise. 5 mins from kickoff: The teams are in the tunnel. Bukayo Saka boots the corner right under Lukasz Fabianski's bar but the West Ham goalkeeper gets a solid punch on it. Ramsdale tumbles to his left and Benrahma lifts his kick down the middle. Lucas Paqueta wins a free-kick to earn them some respite and looks for Michail Antonio with a clever pass over the top. It had been a pretty poor start to the half for Arsenal and that's a huge shot in the arm for them. 88th minute: A lot of the travelling West Ham contingent have made their way to the exits. The England winger does well to control the ball and Vladimir Coufal is loitering to play him onside for a cool finish. The Brazil international drills a true strike to the near post and Lukasz Fabianski can't stop it with his boot. Martin Odegaard and Granit Xhaka are involved, with the latter working the ball to Martinelli. Goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Eddie Nketiah meant all of the front three were on target in Gabriel Jesus' injury absence. West Ham’s only attacking joy had come from direct balls down the Arsenal left and the penalty arose from one of those situations.
Premier League leaders Arsenal return to action following the World Cup break with a derby clash at home to West Ham United on December 26.]
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A rousing second-half comeback ensured we resumed our Premier League campaign where we left off in November – with a win.
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Second-half goals from Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Eddie Nketiah cancelled out a first-half penalty by Said Benrahma to keep Arsenal seven points ahead ...
"But we kept going and once we got one we knew we'd get more because we could feel the atmosphere behind us. [William Saliba](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/277385/William-Saliba)'s foul on [Jarrod Bowen](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/201089/Jarrod-Bowen) in the area. [Gabriel Jesus](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/217289/Gabriel-Jesus) was ruled out of action for three months with a knee injury while playing for [Brazil](/soccer/team?id=205) in Qatar. [Lukasz Fabianski](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/77403/Lukasz-Fabianski), and Martinelli lashed a tight-angled blast in at the near post to give his team the lead. [Bukayo Saka](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/280555/Bukayo-Saka), [Gabriel Martinelli](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/269844/Gabriel-Martinelli) and Eddie Nketiah cancelled out a first-half penalty by [Said Benrahma](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/194543/Saïd-Benrahma) to keep Arsenal seven points ahead of [Newcastle United](/soccer/team?id=361) in second. [Arsenal](/soccer/team?id=359) padded their lead in the Premier League with a barnstorming, come-from-behind 3-1 win over [West Ham United](/soccer/team?id=371) at the Emirates on Monday night.