Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Arsenal
Match Time & Date:
22/02/2025
16:00
Prediction: 2-0
West Ham
There will be fireworks when Arsenal and West Ham United lock horns in the Premier League round 26. The Gunners defeated Leicester without several first-team regulars, with the team putting an extra pressure on league leaders Liverpool, but they do not want to stop now. All Gabriel Jesus, Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka, and Gabriel Martinelli remain in the recovery room, meaning that the likes of Raheem Sterling, Leandro Trossard, and Ethan Nwaneri should keep their spots up front.
Graham Potter’s troops, on the other hand, suffered yet another dip in form, collecting only one point in total from the last four league matches. Even though Arsenal head into the local derby with a severely-weakened squad, home win should be considered as West Ham suit Mikel Arteta’s troops. Earlier this season the Gunners outplayed the Hammers 5-2 at London Stadium. The likes of Niclas Fullkrug, Crysencio Summerville, and Michail Antonio remain in the treatment room for the away team.
Highlighted Player (Thomas Partey):
After starting his youth career at Odometah, Thomas Partey was spotted by Atletico Madrid scouts in 2011 and he soon joined the Estadio Vicente Calderon outfit. The defensive midfielder, who born in Odumase Krobo, Ghana on 13 June, 1993, played 33 league games for Atletico Madrid B, while making 14 league appearances for the first team.
After ending his loan spells with Mallorca and Almeria, Thomas Partey returned to Atletico Madrid in 2015 and he made his debut for Diego Simeone’s team in a 1-0 win over Espanyol. The Ghanaian footballer played in the 2015/2016 Champions League final against Real Madrid, coming as a substitute in the 116th minute of the game.
Thomas Partey made his Ghana debut in a 2-0 win over Mauritius in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match. His main position is defensive midfield, but the Atletico Madrid man is capable of playing as a central midfielder as well. Partey scored two goals for los Rojiblancos in the 2015/2016 La Liga campaign.
Highlighted Team (West Ham):
West Ham United are an English football club based in East London. The club was founded in 1895 and it has to be noted that the club’s name was Thames Ironworks back then. The Hammers were playing their home games at Upton Park from 1904 until 2016, when they moved to the Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
West Ham have won three FA Cup trophies (1964, 1975 and 1980) and they were runners-up in 1923 and 2006. The capital club finished the 1985/1986 England first division campaign in third place in the standings and that is the club’s highest placing in the top flight. West Ham United have strong rivalries with fellow London clubs, but Tottenham Hotspur are considered the club’s main rivals.
A number of top-class players were part of West Ham in the past and the likes of Joe Cole, Carlos Tevez, Paolo Di Canio, Paul Ince, Julian Dicks, Shaka Hislop, Michael Carrick and Slaven Bilic are some of them.
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