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Soccer expert Brandt Sutton has locked in his EPL picks and predictions for West Ham vs. Arsenal on Boxing Day.

[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).

The English Premier League comes back with a roar on Monday with seven matches, including a London Derby between West Ham and league-leaders Arsenal.

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Arsenal defender Oleksandr Zinchenko may have dropped a huge team news hint as his side face West Ham in the Premier League.

It would mark a huge boost to [Mikel Arteta](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/fixtures-results/arsenal-west-ham-saliba-saka-25825718) in his options available in the squad as they return to Premier League action after six-weeks away. On his who have had a slow start by their recent standards. The Gunners left the division top of the table, five-points clear of second-place and current champions Manchester City in an unlikely title challenge. [Mikel Arteta can recall £33.2m Arsenal signings with quartet guaranteed to miss West Ham clash](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/news/arsenal-signings-arteta-west-ham-25832457) [Arsenal predicted team vs West Ham: Bukayo Saka to start as Arteta faces William Saliba dilemma](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/fixtures-results/arsenal-west-ham-saliba-saka-25825718) [Edu given key Arsenal backing to complete striker transfer to replace Gabriel Jesus in January](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/transfer-news/edu-arsenal-transfer-backing-striker-25828872) [Cody Gakpo transfer stance revealed as Manchester United and Arsenal set for £50m January battle](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/news/cody-gakpo-transfer-stance-revealed-25837225) [Arsenal news and transfers LIVE: The latest news, rumours and gossip from the Emirates Stadium](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/transfer-news/arsenal-news-transfers-live-leao-25833920) [Arsenal ](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/news/odegaard-jesus-replacement-arsenal-plan-25839213)defender [Oleksandr Zinchenko](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/fixtures-results/arsenal-west-ham-saliba-saka-25825718) may have hinted at his involvement in the team ahead of his side's clash with West Ham on Boxing Day.

Will the Gunners continue their top-form from before, or will West Ham cause a major upset?

Arsenal will be hoping to make it 4 wins in a row with a victory against West Ham. West Ham are currently in a dire state of affairs, however, it is the same squad and manager who got them through to the Europa League semi-finals last year. West Ham on the other hand aren't having the best of seasons currently sitting just 1 point above the relegation zone.

Arsenal will look to reinforce its lead at the Premier League summit with a Boxing Day clash against West Ham.

Minute-by-minute report: Can Arsenal pick up where they left off in their Boxing Day derby with West Ham? Find out with Simon Burnton.

The cross is headed away, worked back to Odegaard and his shot hits a defender. Replays suggest there was no handball, and this decision is going to be reversed. The league leaders have some work to do. So wide, in fact, that it runs perfectly into the path of Saka who is clean through and calmly passes past Fabianski! 73 mins: The ball bounces to Antonio, 15 yards outside West Ham’s area, and he spins past Xhaka, who brings him down. “One Arsene Wenger!” shout the home fans. 79 mins: “David Penney can eat some humble pie for slating Eddie (34 mins),” writes, um, someone on Twitter. “After a brutal cold spell here (think -45C and below) this 81 mins: Martinelli’s cross from the left goes across goal and out the other side, where Benrahma picks it up, tries a double lollipop on the edge of his own area, is dispossessed and is presumably extraordinarily relieved when Odegaard shoots wide again. Saïd Benrahma’s first-half penalty could have blown Arsenal off course here: maybe the Premier League’s hiatus had checked them in their stride and forced a more realistic view of their title credentials. They did flirt with defeat, but overall it was a lovely, impressive performance, and this was splendid entertainment. Sitting up in the directors’ box the old master obliged with a wave.

Arsenal have the chance to do something very special when the Premier League returns after the World Cup break, but there are issues that still need ironing ...

The focus instead is on looking to land another wide attacker. It’s a big decision for Arsenal, and one that could have major implications on their second half of the season. It’s unlikely Arsenal would go that high for Mudryk, however, so the question is what would they pay to land a player who could come in and make a big difference over the second half of the season?

Arsenal are reportedly not too interested in signing a replacement for Gabriel Jesus as they are instead focused on signing a replacement for Nicolas Pepe.

With Arsene Wenger watching from the stands, Arsenal came from behind to see off West Ham United 3-1 at home on Monday and move seven points clear at the ...

"We showed a lot of composure and quality. Now level, Arsenal did not take long to take the lead, Granit Xhaka slipping a pass towards Martinelli, whose powerful strike flummoxed Fabianski. "He picked the right moment. But we kept going and once we got one we knew we'd get more because we could feel the atmosphere behind us," said goalscorer Nketiah. They are eight ahead of third-placed Manchester City, who have played 14. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story

With Arsene Wenger watching on, Arsenal returned to action after the World Cup break to beat West Ham and stay top of the Premier League table.

[England](/soccer/team?id=448) winger's composure to steer a low shot past [Lukasz Fabianski](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/77403/Lukasz-Fabianski) was exemplary. And then Nketiah had his moment, turning [Thilo Kehrer](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/214401/Thilo-Kehrer) with embarrassing ease before steering a low shot into the net. We had a lot of possession in the first half but then we were more effective." [Premier League table](https://www.espn.com/soccer/table/_/league/eng.1) They never looked like getting back into it after going behind, and despite the good job Moyes has done in his second stint at the club, criticism will only grow after a result which leaves them just a point outside the relegation zone. In fairness, the majority of those matches have come while in charge of teams that start such fixtures as second favourites, but this was a typically conservative approach from Moyes which never really got out of second gear, even when West Ham took the lead. Time will tell if Arsenal can last the pace to land their first league title since 2004 (under Wenger) but a seven-point lead at this stage is very encouraging. The 25-year-old striker is out for up to three months following knee surgery, leaving Nketiah to lead the line in his absence alongside Saka and Martinelli. Yet they stuck to the task admirably with the zest and energy in their attacking play rewarded with a stirring second-half comeback which ensures the feel-good factor around Emirates Stadium continues. [Highlights and notable moments](#highlights) [Best/worst performers](#bestworst) Arsenal made a slow start Monday in falling behind even though that Benrahma goal came against the run of play.

If the majority of results in the first round of fixtures in England's top flight were anything to go by, then any talk of disruption was massively ...

“How will Hugo Lloris react to the disappointment of losing in the final?” Wilson asked, “Will Harry Kane be haunted by his penalty miss against France? He wasn't even the nation's starting striker and was injured whilst deputizing in a game Brazil did not need to win. It was the first game of domestic soccer after a month-long hiatus for the World Cup. "Obviously, it's great and winning my mood is going to be better to speak to him and be around the team. So, thank you for doing that because it means a lot to everybody at the club,” he gushed at the final whistle. It's a really special day because Boxing Day [December 26] is a beautiful day to play football and I thought the performance today was at a level that he deserved and that hopefully he would like,” he added.

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was at the Emirates Stadium to watch the club's Premier League win over West Ham United on Boxing Day. David Klein/Reuters.

“A really special day, because Boxing Day is a beautiful day to play football,” Arteta told the Arsenal website. So thank you for doing that because it means a lot to everybody in the club.” It was under Wenger that Arsenal won the Premier League title in 1998, 2002, and 2004 and clinched seven FA Cups. And it was a really special day – thank you so much to him for coming,” Arteta told the Arsenal website. Nicknamed the “Professor” – Wenger has a degree in economics – the Frenchman also played a pivotal role in the building of Arsenal’s new training ground and the move from Highbury to the Emirates Stadium in 2006. “I’ve been involved in the process, but it’s about him, the timing that he needed to make that step and hopefully, he’s going to live here and be willing to spend more time with us and be around us because he’s such an influence,” Arsenal manager

Dani Ceballos rushed to the defence of former Arsenal team-mate Mohamed Elneny after the midfielder was ridiculed on social media.

Elneny has played second fiddle to the Ghana international once again this term, though, appearing in just three Premier League games. a luxury player for the arsenal." He was mocked on social media for his lack of involvement as one Twitter user posted a sarcastic video of his match highlights, but Real Madrid star Ceballos spoke up for his old colleague.

Arsenal may have been expected to suffer through Jesus' injury - but Mikel Arteta has Saka, Martinelli, Odegaard and more to call on.

[Emile Smith Rowe](https://theathletic.com/football/player/emile-smith-rowe-VjndzxpwIAibPevP/) having suffered a setback as he recovers from surgery, Arsenal looked short of attacking options on the bench. [Granit Xhaka](https://theathletic.com/football/player/granit-xhaka-701HGKSsMRGk4Bry/)’s new-found attacking impetus and it’s a five-man attack — and they are all contributing. A month later, he gave Nketiah his home debut, with the teenager coming off the bench to score twice in another comeback win against [Norwich City](https://theathletic.com/football/team/norwich-city/) in the [League Cup](https://theathletic.com/football/efl-league-cup/). [Said Benrahma](https://theathletic.com/football/player/said-benrahma-ovG7MhxTmWir3HDj/)’s spot kick — just the third time Arsenal have conceded the opening goal in a league game this season — Arteta’s team were dominant. [William Saliba](https://theathletic.com/football/player/william-saliba-7wVbbT0NIGqlbbKu/) appeared to try to pull out of his sliding challenge, but it was too late — contact was made and the officials considered that sufficient to award a penalty. The strength of this Arsenal team is in the collective. [Europa League](https://theathletic.com/football/europa-league/) tie at BATE Borisov in September 2017. Norway failed to qualify for the tournament, so Odegaard spent the last few weeks fully focused on the resumption of [Premier League](https://theathletic.com/football/premier-league/) action. Saka had a goal disallowed for offside while a penalty award was annulled after [Aaron Cresswell](https://theathletic.com/football/player/aaron-cresswell-ClQEkix1rmLD2Bws/) was shown to have blocked the ball with his head rather than his hand. The 24-year-old was a perfect combination of industrious and imaginative. In the first half, there was concern that this might turn out to be the wrong kind of Wenger tribute act: a team dominant in possession undone by a simple defensive mistake. Amid all the understandable concern over losing Jesus to a knee injury at the