They have won 12 of their last 13 Premier League matches against West Ham. Its only loss was in the opening week of the 2015/2016 season (0-2).
This year, Arsenal is in great form and is the biggest candidate for the championship this year. In the years when Arsenal lost the championship, they continued to be the leader until the last weeks, but no matter what was happening, the championship was slipping away from their hands in the last weeks. They are better this year and if there are no injury problems, the biggest championship candidate is Arsenal. Arsenal will be the winner in North London today. I expect a win with at least 3 goals.
If there was a losers club, I'd be the president. In this article, I wrote about the last time Arsenal lost to Westham United, the score, and stated that I expected a goal-scoring victory from Arsenal. Arsenal's 0-2 defeat reminded everyone of that day. 90+6. Westham missed the penalty in this minute. History repeated itself when the penalty was missed. 😔
Westham United team is also in good form and is not a team to be taken lightly, but the strongest candidate for the championship, like Arsenal, should have had the worst draw at home. Realizing the philosophy of if you can't beat, you lose. With Arsenal's defeat, Liverpool became the new leader of the Premier League. In the other match of the night, Brighton defeated Tottenham 4-2 at home.
Brighton is the most remarkable team in the Premier League this year. They continue their way in Europe as well.
I agree that West Ham is in great shape as they don't lose patience. Seriously, in this game it was all about resisting and giving Arsenal a hard time to get closer to the box in a good position. Arsenal had so many chances, but hardly any of those chances were huge. That's what West Ham made sure to protect themselves from conceding quick and easy goals. Of course at the end of the day there was also some luck involved. Otherwise you can't win a game that is essentially a game with only one direction. But really if that penalty was scored, what a tough total would that have been? 0-3? Wow, but doesn't matter. West Ham is on a good run!
Arsenal's only memorable position was Bukayo Sako's return from the post, other than that it was ineffective. Arsenal was the side that played with the ball more, but they could not turn this situation into an advantage.
Why doesn't a rich club like Arsenal find a very quality striker? I have always wondered about this situation for years. If Jesus had been a very good striker, he would have done very well in Chelsea before, but that was not the case.
He contributed in the Champions League, but so far he is playing in the Premier League with 3 goals and 1 assist. I don't think this performance is enough to make Arsenal champions.