Arsenal host West Ham United in the Premier League as the race for the title heats up following Liverpool’s recent slip against Aston Villa. Mikel Arteta’s side have the opportunity to move to within five points of Arne Slot’s side after former manager Unai Emery held the Anfield club to a 2-2 draw at Villa Park.

Arsenal face West Ham at the Emirates, and who will lead the Gunners' attack is a fascinating question. Arsenal will take on West Ham with the chance to close t

Predictions have been made for Arsenal’s showdown with West Ham United at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Gunners are looking to close the gap with league leaders Liverpool to just five points, and increase the pressure on the Merseysiders ahead of their clash with Manchester City at the Etihad on Sunday.

The Gunners are chasing down Liverpool at the top of the table, sitting eight points behind the leaders with a game in hand following Arne Slot's side drawing 2-2 at Aston Villa in midweek

On paper, it’s a cosy fixture for the Gunners as the visitors are coming off one of their worst performances of the season in a 1-0 home loss to Brentford. Concerningly, new West Ham manager Graham Potter has lost four of his first six games and won just once.

Mikel Merino is pushing to start in attack when Arsenal host West Ham this weekend. Merino excelled off the bench last week as an emergency striker and scored both goals as Arsenal beat Leicester 2-0 at the King Power Stadium.

Arsenal and West Ham clash this Saturday at the Emirates Stadium on Match Day 26 of the Premier League. Currently, Mikel Arteta's team are 2nd in the table with 53 points, while Graham Potter's team are 16th have 27 points.