West Ham United Form
The spring spell has gone noticeably better for West Ham United than the previous ones. Of course, there were also reasons to be pleased in February. However, in the last eight rounds there have been three serious away collapses when the team lost with a combined score of 2:10. In matchday 35 they could not afford to slip up, but against Brentford (0:3), who are pushing for Europe, the players could do nothing.
Key numbers:
Four of the last five matches in all competitions have ended with Over 2.5 goals winning.
The players rarely manage to deliver successful open-play crosses – 78 and a place in the bottom five.
West Ham United are on a nine-match unbeaten run at the London Stadium in all competitions.
Potential West Ham United Lineup
(4-2-3-1): Mads Hermansen – Kyle Walker-Peters, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Axel Disasi, Malick Diouf – Tomas Soucek, Mateus Fernandes – Jarrod Bowen, Pedro Felipe, Crysencio Summerville – Valentin Castellanos.
Arsenal Form
Manchester City have given Arsenal another chance to win the title, but not to slip up. Because of City’s draw, even with the dropped points taken into account, the team are still two points clear. A draw, if City then take maximum points, would again lead to the loss of top spot. After two defeats in a row, the visitors responded with two clean-sheet Premier League wins, and another shutout against Atletico Madrid (1:0) took them into the Champions League final.
Key numbers:
In four of the last five matches in all competitions Arsenal have scored exactly one goal.
Arsenal have conceded fewer goals than anyone else in the league – 26.
It is now eight league rounds since Arsenal’s matches in the Premier League last ended in a draw.
Potential Arsenal Lineup
(4-3-3): David Raya – Piero Hincapie, Gabriel Magalhaes, William Saliba, Ben White – Declan Rice, Martin Zubimendi, Martin Odegaard – Gabriel Martinelli, Viktor Gyokeres, Noni Madueke.
Unavailable: Jurrien Timber, Mikel Merino (both injured).
