Premier League: Arsenal vs West Ham United
At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on December 16, 2021, the 17th round of the Premier League, gunners Arsenal will face the Hammers west Ham United at home. Arsenal's performance at the beginning of the season was very unsatisfactory, once suffered 3 consecutive league defeats, and were all "0", sitting in the "vice squad leader" position for a period of time, but as the schedule deepened, the Gunners gradually found their form, after 16 rounds of league, achieved 8 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses, ranking 6th in the league with 26 points, the Gunners are currently on the edge of the European war zone, and there is only a point gap with the Champions League. From the data point of view, Arsenal scored 21 goals in 16 league rounds, conceded 22 goals, and the offensive and defensive performance was average, which is still a certain gap with the sharp attacks of the gunners of the past.
Arsenal have recently jumped, the team last round of home against Southampton, dominated the scene, 61% possession, 15 shots on goal, 5 shots on target, with Lacazette, Erdegaard and Gabriel 3 goals, finally swept the opponent 3-0, but also ended the previous two consecutive defeats, let the team return to the winning track. According to the news, Arsenal have officially dismissed Aubameyang as captain, while manager Arteta has refused to talk about Aubameyang, while Aubameyang's name has disappeared from the big list.
West Ham United can be said to be the biggest dark horse in the Premier League last season, the Hammers can rush into the European zone is very surprising, and this season the team in the case of two-line combat, after 16 rounds of league, achieved a good record of 8 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, currently with 28 points into the top 4 of the league, although the difference with the team behind the score is not obvious, but it can also be seen that the strength of the Hammers should not be underestimated. It is worth noting that West Ham United has not been afraid of the giants this season, and has grabbed points from strong teams such as Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.
West Ham United have recently declined in form, have not won 2 consecutive games, the last round of league away games against Empoli, although the scene has the advantage, 60% of the possession, 16 shots on goal 3 shots on target, nearly 2 times the number of shots on goal, but still failed to break the opponent's door, and finally shook hands with 0-0. It is worth noting that West Ham United have failed to score in two consecutive games, and the forward line has been dudded, which is still more demoralizing for the Hammers.
In terms of past encounters between the two teams, Arsenal have played West Ham United in the past 10 times, achieving 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, and the past performance is clearly dominant. In terms of recent situations, Arsenal returned to winning track in the last round of the league, but the dismissal of captain Aubameyang still affected the morale of the Gunners, while West Ham United had no success in the last two games and the attacking power was weak.