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Where West Ham Will Finish This Season: Full Premier League Table Prediction!

By James Gallagher

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 23: Declan Rice of West Ham United celebrates with team mates after scoring his team's third goal during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Southampton at London Stadium on May 23, 2021 in London, England. A limited number of fans will be allowed into Premier League stadiums as Coronavirus restrictions begin to ease in the UK. (Photo by John Sibley - Pool/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 23: Declan Rice of West Ham United celebrates with team mates after scoring his team's third goal during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Southampton at London Stadium on May 23, 2021 in London, England. A limited number of fans will be allowed into Premier League stadiums as Coronavirus restrictions begin to ease in the UK. (Photo by John Sibley - Pool/Getty Images) /
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6th: Arsenal

Mikel Arteta‘s side actually looked very good in the second half of last season. The Gunners recorded the 4th most points in 2021 showing a lot of promise for the season to come. The past two years have generally been viewed as a disappointment by Arsenal supports. I think that stops this year.

Pierre-Emrick Aubameyeng heavily struggled last season scoring the fewest amount of goals since he joined Arsenal in the 2017/18 winter transfer window. If Aubameyeng can find any sort of form close to his past 3 seasons then that is already a huge plus for Arsenal.

With the bad comes the good because youngsters Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith-Rowe really broke out for the Gunners last year. With these two only getting better it should already be an improvement. Another player that really hit form in the 2020/21 campaign was Nicolas Pepe. Arsenal’s big money move that didn’t quite adapt to the league in 2019/20 but came to play in 2020/21. Doubling his goal tally from his previous season, I see nothing but the same for this year. Watch out for Pepe who I think could be the Gunners leading scorer this season.

The Gunners shaky defense also found a big improvement this summer with athletic center back Ben White joining from Brighton. The young England international was arguably Brighton’s best player last season in a solid defense. He is exactly what Arsenal needed especially with David Luiz leaving this summer.