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A seven-point lead atop the Premier League table will be Arsenal’s if they beat West Ham at the Emirates Stadium this Boxing Day evening. With Newcastle now occupying second place, perhaps temporarily, the Gunners can pick up where they left off with a convincing performance under the spotlight.
It has been a rollercoaster World Cup break for Mikel Arteta’s side, now shorn of Gabriel Jesus for potentially a couple of months following his knee injury. That scenario makes the Arsenal team selection very interesting ahead of kick-off.
West Ham, meanwhile, are balancing injury issues up front themselves and head into this game nervously looking over their shoulder. Only one point off the drop zone, the pressure is cranking up on David Moyes to send the Hammers up the table. Follow all the action live via Standard Sport’s match blog, with Malik Ouzia providing expert analysis from the ground!
Live updates
Predicted West Ham XI: Fabianski; Coufal, Kehrer, Dawson, Emerson; Rice, Soucek; Fornals, Paqueta, Benrahma; Bowen.
Early West Ham team news
West Ham are likely to be without Nayef Aguerd after he injured his thigh at the World Cup.
Kurt Zouma is set to miss out after knee surgery last month with Maxwel Cornet (calf) absent and doubts over Aaron Cresswell (hamstring), Gianluca Scamacca (ankle) and Michail Antonio (thigh).
Predicted Arsenal XI (4-3-3): Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tierney; Odegaard, Partey, Xhaka; Saka, Nketiah, Martinelli.
Early Arsenal team news
Mikel Arteta will have to decide whether to start William Saliba, who was only set to return to training for a short period after the World Cup final but should be fresh having played only 27 minutes for France in Qatar.
Gabriel Jesus (knee) and Emile Smith Rowe (groin) are out while Reiss Nelson is also sidelined after going off against Juventus with a hamstring injury.
There are also question marks over Oleksandr Zinchenko (calf) and Takehiro Tomiyasu (hamstring).
How to watch
TV channel: The game will be broadcast live on Amazon Prime Video, a subscription to which costs £7.99 per month.
Live stream: The Amazon Prime Video app and website offer a live stream service across mobile devices, laptops and tablets.
Hello and welcome!
Arsenal face West Ham in the final match of this Boxing Day set of games as the Premier League returns.
The league leaders get underway at 8pm with live commentary coming up from Emirates Stadium!
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