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Mikel Arteta’s men will be keen to make it four straight Premier League wins in Sunday’s London derby against struggling West Ham to maintain their title push
Arsenal will go in search of a fourth straight Premier League win when they visit London rivals West Ham at the London Stadium on Sunday.
Preview
The Gunners are full of confidence after last week’s comprehensive 3-1 win over Liverpool and can move to within two points of the Premier League leaders with victory against David Moyes’ team.
West Ham will try to show some resistance, however, in a bid to bounce back as they have failed to win any of their last six games in all competitions.
Arsenal team news
Takehiro Tomiyasu could return for Arsenal having been away with Japan at the Asian Cup for the past four weeks.
Mikel Arteta will, however, be without Fabio Vieira (groin), Jurrien Timber (knee) and Thomas Partey (thigh) but Gabriel Jesus, who missed the win over Liverpool last week with a knee issue, Oleksandr Zinchenko, who was taken off at half-time due to a calf problem, could return.
Bukayo Saka came off towards the end too after taking a kick on his ankle, but he is expected to be fit for Sunday’s clash.
“He (Saka) has been recovering this week and he looks okay. We have a few still in contention,” Arteta said on Friday.
“They’ve been evolving really well. Tomorrow (Saturday) we have another training session. We’re hopeful that we’ll have a few back and that we can put a very competitive squad out there.
“He (Partey) is progressing really well, but it’s a bit too soon to tell you exactly when we’re going to have him back.”
Time and where to watch
The match will kick off at 5pm Kenyan time and will be live on SuperSport TV.
Predicted line-up
Arsenal XI (4-3-3): Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomiyasu; Odegaard, Rice, Jorginho; Saka, Havertz, Martinelli
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