Our prediction for this Premier League match:
There will be fireworks when West Ham United and Arsenal go head to head in the London derby on Sunday afternoon. The Hammers are enjoying a very successful season, but they failed to impress in a 1-0 defeat at Old Trafford. David Moyes’ men are on a three-game winning run at home ground, with the team netting seven goals in total in those matches. Since West Ham are likely to stick to their attacking style of play, we predict that the will find the net against Arsenal.
Mikel Arteta’s men, on the other hand, came from behind to beat their bitter local rivals Tottenham at the weekend. The Gunners have been scoring goals for fun in all competitions of late, and, taking everything into account, we believe that punters can find value in betting on both teams to score. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang should return to Arsenal’s starting XI after missing the Spurs game due to disciplinary reasons.
Highlighted Player (Issa Diop):
After spending two years at Balma SC, Issa Diop joined Toulouse football academy in 2006 and he was making progress year by year. The 194-cm-tall defender made seven appearances for Toulouse B in the 2014/2015 season and he made his Ligue 1 debut with les Pitchouns on November 28, 2015 against Nice.
Issa Diop, who was born in Toulouse on January 9, 1997, scored his first ever goal in the French top flight in a 3-0 win over Troyes in December, 2015. Diop is a youth international for France at various levels, but seeing that his father Labysse Diop is of Senegal descent, the Toulouse footballer could represent les Lions de la Teranga at senior level.
The Toulouse defender scored two goals for les Pitchouns in the 2016/2017 Ligue 1 campaign and he made no less than 30 appearances for the club in the process. Issa Diop has a contract with Toulouse which expires on June 30, 2020.
Highlighted Team (Arsenal):
Arsenal are regarded as one of the best English teams. The Gunners have won 12 FA Cup trophies, 13 league titles and two League Cups, but they have yet to lift the Champions League trophy. Arsene Wenger’s team were on the verge of beating Barcelona in the Champions League final back in 2006, but they eventually failed to win the prestigious title.
Arsenal used to play their homes at Highbury, but in 2006 they moved to the Emirates Stadium. The capacity of the stadium is 60,260. The Gunners won their last Premier League trophy back in 2004, with the capital club going through the season without a single loss. The likes of Thierry Henry, Denis Bergkamp and Robert Pires were part of the team back then, but Arsenal have not won the league trophy ever since.
Arsenal was founded by Woolwich munitions workers as Dial Square back in 1886. It is well known that Tottenham Hotspur are Arsenal’s fiercest rivals and there have always been fireworks when the two local rivals meet in the North London derby.