West Ham vs Arsenal preview: Prediction, team news, lineups & how to watch on TV
By Kian Long
West Ham host Arsenal in the Premier League this weekend, so join us for our West Ham vs Arsenal preview, which features the score prediction, team news, predicted lineups & information about how to watch West Ham vs Arsenal on TV.
West Ham vs Arsenal preview
First, let's outline the finer details for those who wish to watch West Ham vs Arsenal on TV...
How to watch West Ham vs Arsenal on TV
When is kick off? Sunday 11 February, 2024
What time is kick off? 14:00 (GMT)
Where is it played? London Stadium
TV channel / live stream? Sky Sports Ultra HD, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Go Extra, Sky Sports Main Events
West Ham team news
The main question mark surrounding West Ham ahead of this game is whether Alphonse Areola will be fit to play, after he was subbed off at half-time against Manchester United last week. Although, as per Premier Injuries, he has a 50% chance of playing this weekend as David Moyes said: "We took a precaution with Alphonse. We just thought that we didn't need to take the risk; we didn't need to take any chance. Hopefully, he'll be OK."
The other two players who will be ruled out for West Ham United are Michail Antonio through a knee injury and Lucas Paqueta who should hopefully be back the following week.
Arsenal team news
Arsenal have significantly more absentees than West Ham, which works in David Moyes' favour. In defence, Jurrien Timber is missing through injury and so too is Oleksandr Zinchenko, meanwhile Takehiro Tomiyasu is on international duty, so he won't compete in this match.
In midfield, Thomas Partey is injured as per usual, while Fabio Vieira is close to a return but he won't play in this match.
In attack, Gabriel Jesus is the main concern as he will be assessed ahead of the game, after missing the last match against Liverpool. Bukayo Saka should be fine to play after picking up a knock.
West Ham vs Arsenal lineups
Predicted West Ham lineup vs Arsenal: Areola; Coufal, Zouma, Aguerd, Emerson; Soucek, Alvarez, Ward-Prowse; Johnson, Bowen, Kudus
Predicted Arsenal lineup vs West Ham: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior; Odegaard, Rice, Jorginho; Saka, Trossard, Martinelli
West Ham vs Arsenal prediction
West Ham's showing against Manchester United was not good in the slightest, but I do think they'll perform better in this London derby. Arsenal will look to capitalise on their winning ways with the hopes of other teams slipping up, and I think the visitors will prevail. I will go with West Ham 0-1 Arsenal.
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