Premier League Betting Tips

Arsenal FC

VS

West Ham United

England

Premier League

26.12.2022

21:00

Ended

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MATCH ABOUT TO START

Emirates Stadium

London

ARSENAL

A dream start to the season (12WD, 1L) has seen Arsenal shoot to the top of the EPL table by Christmas for the first time since the 2007/8 season. There is understandably a buzz around the Emirates that hasn’t been felt in a long time. They will, however, need no reminders that the last 5 times they were top at Christmas, they actually failed to seal the deal including that 2007/8 season where striker Eduardo da Silva scary leg break threw their campaign up in smokes.

History seems to be repeating itself as Arteta is now grappling with getting a suitable replacement for Gabriel Jesus who injured his knee while donning Brazilian colours at the World Cup and is projected to be out for the foreseeable future.

Whatever happens though, the Gunners five-point advantage over second-placed City means they are guaranteed to remain at the summit after this return-to-action round of matches. They will be feeling pretty confident coming into this match nevertheless as they are on an impressive nine-game winning streak at their hallowed grounds.

WEST HAM

West Ham are on the opposite end of the spectrum as far as Premier League performance this season is concerned. They have had a woeful start to the season and they are dangling perilously close to the red-zone at the bottom of the rankings. Moyes side has lost three straight league games and won just one of their last six games in the top-flight division, a run that has seen them drop to 16^th place – just one point clear of safety.

Conversely, they are doing rather well on the continental front where they are through to the knockout rounds of the Europa Conference League. Qualifying for Europe for the third straight season remains the goal for Moyes and his charges but they may well stand a better at it by winning the Cup altogether given their present domestic woes.

The Hammers have struggled mightily on their travels. They have only registered one win in their 7 road games this season and a trip to the Emirates which has turned into an absolute fortress for the Gunners does not augur well for them.

ARSENAL VS WEST HAM PREDICTIONS

We expect a closely-fought game here. The Gunners will be keen to resume their title charge while West Ham will be trying to steady a ship that is battling the strong storms in the high sea. Arsenal have been dominant at home but West Ham’s defensive away record is a silver lining in their otherwise disastrous season. We are likely to have a very tight opening half of the game with both teams sizing each other up. Arteta’s charges will do all the early running but West Ham will try and keep them at an arm’s length. As such we will have limited goalscoring opportunities in that 1^st half and we are therefore picking 1^st Half Under 1.5 Goals @ 1.47 with Frapapa as the first of our betting tips today.

Being a derby, we can expect increased physicality here. Both teams will be heavily invested in this game to suit their respective goals. There is going to be cynical challenges flying here and there and the occasional studs sticking out as is characteristic of such games. Referee Michael Oliver will certainly have his work cut out. The last three straight encounters between these sides witnessed at least 4 bookings. A repeat of the same here pays @ 2.26 on the 22Bet app and we feel there is value in backing that as our final call here.

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Performance

Arsenal FC

Last games

Arsenal FC performance of the last 5 home matches

Victories

60%

Over 2.5

40%

West Ham United

Last games

West Ham United performance of the last 5 away matches

Victories

40%

Over 2.5

60%

Current Standing

POS	TEAM	PTS	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1 1	Manchester City	89	38	28	5	5	94	33	61
2 2	Arsenal FC	84	38	26	6	6	88	43	45
4 3	Manchester United	75	38	23	6	9	58	43	15
3 4	Newcastle United FC	71	38	19	14	5	68	33	35
5 5	Liverpool FC	67	38	19	10	9	75	47	28
6 6	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	62	38	18	8	12	72	53	19
7 7	Aston Villa FC	61	38	18	7	13	51	46	5
8 8	Tottenham Hotspur	60	38	18	6	14	70	63	7
9 9	Brentford FC	59	38	15	14	9	58	46	12
10 10	Fulham FC	52	38	15	7	16	55	53	2
11 11	Crystal Palace FC	45	38	11	12	15	40	49	-9
12 12	Chelsea FC	44	38	11	11	16	38	47	-9
13 13	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	41	38	11	8	19	31	58	-27
14 14	West Ham United FC	40	38	11	7	20	42	55	-13
15 15	AFC Bournemouth	39	38	11	6	21	37	71	-34
16 16	Nottingham Forest FC	38	38	9	11	18	38	68	-30
17 17	Everton FC	36	38	8	12	18	34	57	-23
18 18	Leicester City FC	34	38	9	7	22	51	68	-17
19 19	Leeds United FC	31	38	7	10	21	48	78	-30
20 20	Southampton FC	25	38	6	7	25	36	73	-37

Legend

• Champions League
• Europa League
• Relegation
• Relegation