West Ham United vs Arsenal Predictions

• Arsenal have won seven of their last eight Premier League games, winning five of them by two or more goals and averaging 3.12 goals-per-game.
• Six of West Ham’s last seven league defeats have been by more than one goal.
• Gabriel Martinelli has scored in four of his last six top-flight appearances.

Hammers’ horrid run-in begins

West Ham put themselves in a promising position in the Europa Conference League with a draw at Gent in midweek but their place in the Premier League looks far more perilous as they host league-leaders Arsenal on Sunday.

The Hammers are 14th in the table but just three points clear of the drop zone in what is shaping up to be an incredibly close relegation battle and they face Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United in their next six league outings.

Arsenal look to return to winning ways

It’s the Gunners up first, and they will be hoping to bounce back after their capitulation at Anfield last weekend.

That 2-2 draw was far from a disaster, but it will be disappointing after they led by two goals and Mikel Arteta will be keen to get back on track at the London Stadium.

They are likely to do just that, too. That draw at Anfield was the first time in eight games Arsenal had dropped points and they have scored an incredible 25 goals across those eight top-flight matches.

Defensively there have been lapses, but they are coming up against a side that average less than a goal-per-game in West Ham and six of the hosts’ last seven league losses have been by more than one clear goal, including recently 4-0 and 5-1 defeats to Brighton and Newcastle respectively.

Martinelli to fire Gunners to three points

With Arsenal beating the -1 handicap in five of their last eight league games and the Hammers weary after a midweek trip to Belgium, I’m backing the visitors to win by more than one goal and, with an average of 3.12 goals-per-game over the last eight outings, a 3-0 correct score prediction also appeals.

Gabriel Martinelli is where the value lies in the goalscorer markets. The young Brazilian has been in fine form this season and is Arsenal’s top goalscorer with 14 league goals. He has scored in four of his last six Premier League appearances and netted in their 3-1 win over West Ham at the Emirates in December.

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