West Ham United vs Arsenal Picks and Prediction – 12/28/2023

The Arsenal Gunners host the West Ham United Hammers at Emirates Stadium in London on Thursday, Dec. 28. See our preview and prediction for the match below. Stay up to date on all the action with our Soccer Picks.

Arsenal has won 35 of the 54 Premier League matches between these two clubs. West Ham United has beaten the Gunners eight times, and 11 matches have been draws. Arsenal won the first meeting last season, 3-1, at home, but the Hammers proved to be a tougher matchup for the Gunners at London Stadium with a 2-2 draw in April.

Arsenal has gone 1-1-1 over its last three matches with a 1-0 loss at Aston Villa, a 2-0 victory at home against Brighton & Hove Albion and a 1-1 draw at Liverpool in the most recent contest. Arsenal took an early 1-0 lead on a goal from Gabriel just four minutes into the match. Liverpool pulled even in the 29^th minute with a goal from Mohamed Salah, but neither team was able to put the game winner in the net in the second half. 

West Ham United has lost just once in its last seven league matches while going 5-1-1. The Hammers’ most recent match was a 2-0 home win over Manchester United. West Ham’s first goal didn’t come until Jarrod Bowen scored in the 72^nd minute, but the second one came just six minutes later from Mohammed Kudus.