In what is an important match for each side, Champions League final-bound proceed their bid for a primary top-flight title for 22 years towards a facet who dropped into the underside three after final weekend’s outcomes. BBC Sport takes a have a look at the important thing themes forward of Sunday’s recreation (16:30 BST).
Title possibilities in Arsenal’s palms
The equation for Arsenal is easy on paper; win all 4 of their remaining matches and it is going to be the best season within the membership’s 139-year historical past.
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, a part of the unbeaten “Invincibles” facet, who have been the final Arsenal group to win a league title in 2003-04, mentioned that Mikel Arteta’s squad can be referred to as the “Unforgettables” in the event that they have been to drag off a Premier League and Champions League double.
The Gunners journey to West Ham nonetheless on cloud 9 after Tuesday’s win over , however that euphoria should be placed on maintain as they get again to the enterprise of attempting to finish their painful await a 14th top-flight title.
After consecutive league defeats final month their mettle and bottle was known as into query however successive dwelling wins – allied to ‘s draw at on Monday – has handed the initiative firmly again to the Gunners.
If current historical past is something to go by, struggling West Ham are the best opposition for Arteta’s facet to face. The Gunners have solely picked up extra Premier League wins towards Everton (40) than the 38 they’ve towards the Hammers.
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They’ve scored 11 objectives throughout their final two visits to the London Stadium courtesy of a 6-0 thrashing in 2023-24 and a 5-2 victory final season. The one facet in English league historical past to attain 5 or extra in three successive away video games towards the identical opponent is West Brom at Birmingham between 1957 and 1960.
If Arsenal do safe a vital win it is going to additionally set a brand new membership document of 42 victories in all competitions throughout the similar season, breaking a tie with their well-known Double-winning facet from 1970-71.
Their victory over Atletico Madrid on Tuesday additionally noticed them document a thirtieth clear sheet of the marketing campaign, which is their most since 1993-94.
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Hammers endure horror weekend
Whereas Arsenal are on a excessive, West Ham endured a morale-sapping weekend which ended with Nuno Espirito Santo’s facet slipping into the underside three. Their heavy defeat at , coupled with ‘s win at , means with three video games to go they’re some extent adrift of their bitter rivals with an inferior purpose distinction.
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The Gunners are the final group the Hammers will need to meet given their current document in dwelling league matches towards the north Londoners. Mikel Arteta’s facet have scored a whopping 21 objectives throughout their final six top-flight visits to Stratford.
London derbies on dwelling soil have additionally been an actual Achilles heel for West Ham this season and they are going to be determined to keep away from making a really undesirable piece of historical past.
Having already misplaced on the London Stadium to , Tottenham, , Brentford and they might change into the primary facet in English league historical past to lose six dwelling video games towards fellow London groups inside a season.
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They’re a minimum of unbeaten of their final six dwelling league matches, which is their greatest run since their last season at Upton Park in 2015-16 (15 video games)
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Nuno has named the identical beginning XI for 4 consecutive Premier League video games however will certainly be tempted to combine issues up after saying his facet “misplaced composure” after conceding the second purpose towards the Bees.
They did strike the woodwork 4 occasions in that match – a joint document in a Premier League recreation this season – however laborious luck tales depend for nothing at this stage of the marketing campaign.