Actually, Arsenal has the advantage because they have only played 18 times, while Liverpool have played 19 times.
If Arsenal can win against West Ham even with a narrow score, they will move up to 1st place with the same number of matches 19 times in all.
On the other hand, Liverpool must prepare to win the next matches and hope that Arsenal will achieve bad results to reduce the point difference.
However, looking at the statistics of the two teams between Arsenal and West Ham, I believe Arsenal is the favorite.
They are at their best. The players' mentality is also very good overall. Moreover, they will compete at home, which is certainly good capital to beat West Ham optimistically.
After getting a draw against Liverpool at Anfield, in the previous match. in this match, Arsenal must get full points to shift the ranking occupied by the top of the Premier League standings. Arsenal will host a match against West Ham in the next few hours. to ensure full points, Arteta will likely reduce the core of his starting eleven to achieve their target. moreover, the match was held at the Emirates Stadium. playing in front of their own supporters will increase the motivation of the Gunners players. plus, Arsenal always achieve positive results playing at their own headquarters. in 9 matches at the Emirates, the Gunners achieved 7 wins and 2 draws. so it would be very natural if the home team is given more priority by the bookies in the match meeting which will be held in a few moments.
As for the opposing team, West Ham cannot be underestimated. in the last 5 matches in this competition, their achievements are no different from Arsenal. David Moyes' men won 3 of their matches, lost 1 and drew 1. however, if we refer to the odds provided by the bookies. there is a quite obvious gap, Arsenal with odds @1.30 and for West Ham with @9.80. from this factor alone, we can judge that it seems that Arsenal has a high probability of overthrowing their opponent. actually, Arsenal is one of my favorite teams. I am optimistic that Odegaard and his colleagues will be able to achieve positive results. thus, Arsenal will temporarily shift Liverpool's position. well, will this match produce lots of goals? if yes then the Over option can be taken into account in betting on this match, at least the result of this match must be a score of 3-1. or, bet on the -1.75 handicap option at odds @1.81. however, at least Arsenal must score 2 goals without reply. so, let's see the final result of the battle between these two teams.