West Ham United vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as West Ham United face Arsenal today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
West Ham United vs Arsenal
West Ham kick off, and we are under way at the London Stadium!
West Ham United vs Arsenal
The players are out on the pitch, and kick-off in this capital city contest is now just moments away!
West Ham United vs Arsenal
Gabriel has been passed fit to start in Arsenal's back four, as Arteta makes two changes to the side that beat Forest last week: Jorginho replaces Merino, while Havertz returns in place of Gabriel Jesus. Only Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu are sidelined by injury.
West Ham United vs Arsenal
Lopetegui names the same West Ham XI that started against Newcastle earlier this week, with Antonio leading the line, supported from wide by Bowen and Summerville. Mohammed Kudus serves the last game of his five-match ban, while Alvarez is back from suspension and sits on the bench.
West Ham United vs Arsenal
SUBS: Neto, Kieran Tierney, Gabriel Jesus, Josh Nicholls, Gabriel Martinelli, Jakub Kiwior, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Raheem Sterling, Ethan Nwaneri.
West Ham United vs Arsenal
ARSENAL (4-3-3): David Raya; Jurrien Timber, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Riccardo Calafiori; Martin Odegaard, Jorginho, Declan Rice; Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz, Leandro Trossard.
West Ham United vs Arsenal
SUBS: Alphonse Areola, Vladimir Coufal, Luis Guilherme, Danny Ings, Edson Alvarez, Guido Rodriguez, Andy Irving, Ollie Scarles, Ezra Mayers.
West Ham United vs Arsenal
WEST HAM (4-2-3-1): Lukasz Fabianski; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Max Kilman, Jean-Clair Todibo, Emerson Palmieri; Tomas Soucek, Carlos Soler; Jarrod Bowen, Lucas Paqueta, Crysencio Summerville; Michail Antonio.
West Ham United vs Arsenal
Arsenal head across the capital in good spirits after thumping Sporting CP 5-1 in Portugal on Tuesday night. That success lifted Mikel Arteta's men into a coveted top-eight place in the Champions League table, following hot on the heels of an equally convincing 3-0 Premier League victory over Nottingham Forest. The latter result ended a four-game winless streak in the English top flight and kept the Gunners just inside the top four - only one point behind an ailing Manchester City, who will face Liverpool at Anfield tomorrow.
West Ham United vs Arsenal
West Ham's 2-0 win at Newcastle United last week pulled them further away from the Premier League drop zone, with strikes either side of half-time securing the Irons' first away victory since late August. Julen Lopetegui's side have taken seven points from the last nine available on home turf, sinking Ipswich Town and Manchester United before sharing the spoils with Everton. Despite the clubs' relative positions, only one of West Ham's last four matches against Arsenal has ended in defeat.
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