Another adrenaline-pumping game in Premier League as West Ham United entertain Arsenal

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sun 01.May
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: London Stadium (66000 seats)

Arsenal should not await any pleasantries from hosts West Ham United in this Premier League match. Here's our broad guide!

Insights:
  • West Ham United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Arsenal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.

The hosts West Ham United saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Europa League. This match was also played here at London Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Arsenal have had more rest.

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West Ham United form and stats

West Ham United have collected 31 points from their Premier League home games so far after 9-4-4.

The West Ham United club members got no joy from their last game, a Europa League duel also played here at London Stadium: A 1-2 defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt. Midfield player Souček got a match rating of 7.65 in that game, the max score being 10. Souček hit one key pass and had 32 successful passes (of 39 total).

Prior to that, an away loss at Chelsea in the Premier League.

There will be little rest for West Ham after this match as they are travelling to Eintracht Frankfurt for a Europa League game in only four days.

A decent goal production from West Ham United in their home games so far, with 30 goals from 17 league matches. West Ham United's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 22 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Arsenal form and stats

8 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses. That’s the product of Arsenal playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.

The followers enjoyed Arsenal's previous game versus Manchester United (placed 6th), a 3-1 win played at home. Midfielder Xhaka was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.8. Xhaka scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 66 successful passes (of 70 total).

Before that one, a nice away victory 4-2 at Chelsea.

The travelling fans enjoy Arsenal's attacking play in away games, having scored 24 goals in 16 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Arsenal have conceded 25 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The most up to date past history involving both these squads is the Arsenal - West Ham United 2-0 played previously this season. Numbers for the preceeding ten meetings between these two squads are: one win for West Ham, two draws and seven wins for Arsenal. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

ArsenalB. Saka
B. Saka
11 goals
ArsenalE. Smith Rowe
E. Smith Rowe
10 goals
West Ham UnitedJ. Bowen
J. Bowen
9 goals

West Ham United missing players

Arsenal missing players

Total First Half Second Half
West Ham United Arsenal
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 4 Played P 5 16 33
15 9 3 Won W 2 8 19
7 4 0 Drew D 1 1 3
12 4 1 Lost L 2 7 11
52 30 8 Scored S 3 24 52
44 22 6 Conceded C 3 25 40
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 94% 94%
71% 82% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 69% 76%
53% 59% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 56% 55%
35% 35% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 44% 33%
26% 29% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 38% 18%
62% 76% 75% BTTS BTTS 0% 31% 39%
21% 24% 25% Clean Sheets C S 60% 38% 39%
24% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 38% 27%
 
5.4 5.8 2 Corners for (avg) C F 5.6 4 5.2
5 4.7 6.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.1 4.7
1.3 1.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.4 1.7
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
12.4 13.6 11 Shots (avg) S ( 14.6 12.8 15.4
4.3 4.6 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 4.4 5.2
36% 38% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 16% 34% 30%
 
14 11.6 14.8 Shots against (avg) S A 13.4 12.8 11.3
4.1 3.8 6.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.4 4.8 4
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Arsenal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Arsenal have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • West Ham United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • West Ham United have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • West Ham United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 33 25 5 3 80 21 17 13 2 2 50 13 16 12 3 1 30 8 59 80
2 Liverpool 33 24 7 2 85 22 17 14 3 0 45 7 16 10 4 2 40 15 63 79
3 Chelsea 33 19 9 5 68 28 16 8 5 3 32 18 17 11 4 2 36 10 40 66
4 Arsenal 33 19 3 11 52 40 17 11 2 4 28 15 16 8 1 7 24 25 12 60
5 Tottenham Hotspur 33 18 4 11 56 38 16 10 1 5 31 18 17 8 3 6 25 20 18 58
6 Manchester United 35 15 10 10 54 52 18 9 5 4 29 22 17 6 5 6 25 30 2 55
7 West Ham United 34 15 7 12 52 44 17 9 4 4 30 22 17 6 3 8 22 22 8 52
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 33 15 4 14 33 29 16 7 2 7 18 16 17 8 2 7 15 13 4 49
9 Newcastle United 34 11 10 13 40 55 17 7 6 4 24 26 17 4 4 9 16 29 -15 43
10 Leicester City 32 11 9 12 47 51 16 8 4 4 26 20 16 3 5 8 21 31 -4 42
11 Brighton & Hove Albion 34 9 14 11 31 42 17 3 7 7 12 22 17 6 7 4 19 20 -11 41
12 Brentford 34 11 7 16 41 49 17 6 3 8 18 19 17 5 4 8 23 30 -8 40
13 Southampton 34 9 13 12 40 56 17 6 7 4 21 20 17 3 6 8 19 36 -16 40
14 Crystal Palace 33 8 14 11 43 41 17 5 8 4 25 17 16 3 6 7 18 24 2 38
15 Aston Villa 32 11 4 17 42 46 15 5 3 7 24 25 17 6 1 10 18 21 -4 37
16 Leeds United 33 8 10 15 38 68 16 4 5 7 18 30 17 4 5 8 20 38 -30 34
17 Burnley 33 6 13 14 29 45 17 5 6 6 16 20 16 1 7 8 13 25 -16 31
18 Everton 32 8 5 19 34 55 16 7 2 7 21 20 16 1 3 12 13 35 -21 29
19 Watford 33 6 4 23 31 67 16 2 1 13 15 39 17 4 3 10 16 28 -36 22
20 Norwich City 33 5 6 22 22 69 17 3 3 11 12 34 16 2 3 11 10 35 -47 21

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 33 25 5 3 80 21 17 13 2 2 50 13 16 12 3 1 30 8 59 80
2 Liverpool 33 24 7 2 85 22 17 14 3 0 45 7 16 10 4 2 40 15 63 79
3 Chelsea 33 19 9 5 68 28 16 8 5 3 32 18 17 11 4 2 36 10 40 66
4 Arsenal 33 19 3 11 52 40 17 11 2 4 28 15 16 8 1 7 24 25 12 60
5 Tottenham Hotspur 33 18 4 11 56 38 16 10 1 5 31 18 17 8 3 6 25 20 18 58
6 Manchester United 35 15 10 10 54 52 18 9 5 4 29 22 17 6 5 6 25 30 2 55
7 West Ham United 34 15 7 12 52 44 17 9 4 4 30 22 17 6 3 8 22 22 8 52
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 33 15 4 14 33 29 16 7 2 7 18 16 17 8 2 7 15 13 4 49
9 Newcastle United 34 11 10 13 40 55 17 7 6 4 24 26 17 4 4 9 16 29 -15 43
10 Leicester City 32 11 9 12 47 51 16 8 4 4 26 20 16 3 5 8 21 31 -4 42
11 Brighton & Hove Albion 34 9 14 11 31 42 17 3 7 7 12 22 17 6 7 4 19 20 -11 41
12 Brentford 34 11 7 16 41 49 17 6 3 8 18 19 17 5 4 8 23 30 -8 40
13 Southampton 34 9 13 12 40 56 17 6 7 4 21 20 17 3 6 8 19 36 -16 40
14 Crystal Palace 33 8 14 11 43 41 17 5 8 4 25 17 16 3 6 7 18 24 2 38
15 Aston Villa 32 11 4 17 42 46 15 5 3 7 24 25 17 6 1 10 18 21 -4 37
16 Leeds United 33 8 10 15 38 68 16 4 5 7 18 30 17 4 5 8 20 38 -30 34
17 Burnley 33 6 13 14 29 45 17 5 6 6 16 20 16 1 7 8 13 25 -16 31
18 Everton 32 8 5 19 34 55 16 7 2 7 21 20 16 1 3 12 13 35 -21 29
19 Watford 33 6 4 23 31 67 16 2 1 13 15 39 17 4 3 10 16 28 -36 22
20 Norwich City 33 5 6 22 22 69 17 3 3 11 12 34 16 2 3 11 10 35 -47 21

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The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.