Date: Monday 26th December, 2022
Time: 9:00 pm
Stadium Emirates Stadium
Referee Michael Oliver (England)
Goal Scorer:
Team News
Arsenal
Arsenal's leading number nine Jesus was only a bit-part player in Qatar for Brazil, but his situation took a turn for the worse when he picked up a severe knee injury against Cameroon, which will rule him out for approximately three months.
Prior to the opening of the January transfer window, the attacking burden will rest on the shoulders of Eddie Nketiah, but Arteta's only other guaranteed absentee is Reiss Nelson, who damaged his hamstring in the friendly defeat to Juventus.
It remains to be seen if William Saliba will be given the green light to come back after reaching the World Cup final with France, while Emile Smith Rowe is not expected to return from groin surgery just yet and the perennially injured Oleksandr Zinchenko also remains doubtful with a calf injury.
Arsenal possible starting lineup:
Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tierney; Xhaka, Partey; Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli; Nketiah
West ham
Similarly, West Ham are bedevilled with their own fitness concerns in the final third, as Moyes has admitted that Michail Antonio and Gianluca Scamacca are both doubts for the London derby due to calf and ankle problems respectively, so Jarrod Bowen could be required in the central role.
Defenders Nayef Aguerd and Aaron Cresswell are also fighting uphill battles to be fit for the match, but Maxwel Cornet should be in with a stronger chance of overcoming a calf twinge, and Kurt Zouma remains out for the long term after undergoing knee surgery.
With Alphonse Areola playing a peripheral role for France at the World Cup, ex-Gunner Lukasz Fabianski will start at his old stomping ground, while Lucas Paqueta and Declan Rice will be welcomed back to the XI with open arms.
West Ham United possible starting lineup:
Fabianski; Kehrer, Dawson, Ogbonna, Palmieri; Rice, Soucek; Fornals, Paqueta, Benrahma; Bowen
Prediction: Arsenal 2-0 West Ham United
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