Manchester United held Arsenal to a 1-1 draw on Sunday to put further dent in their Premier League title hopes. A day before, Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League table by overcoming basement boys Southampton, while Manchester City suffered yet another defeat. It was a low-scoring Premier League matchweek as only a total of 20 goals was scored across 10 games. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the 12 talking points from Premier League matchweek 28. #Manchester United extinguish Arsenal’s title hopes Poor results against ordinary Premier League teams and decent ..read more

Arsenal will continue nipping at the heels of Liverpool in an exciting title race when they host West Ham United on Saturday at Emirates Stadium. Undeterred by their injury woes, the Gunners produced an emphatic 2-0 win against Leicester City last week while reducing the gap to seven points with league leaders Liverpool. Mikel Merino grabbed the headlines with a stellar double. While their chips seemed to be down after the debacle against Newcastle United in the EFL Cup semi-finals, Arsenal kept their league form intact with a crucial win over the Foxes, preceded by a dominant 5-1 thrashing of ..read more

Arsenal will aim to put pressure on Premier League leaders Liverpool when they host a struggling West Ham United side this Saturday. Having closed the gap to seven points with a 2-0 victory over Leicester City—courtesy of a Mikel Merino brace—the Gunners have a great opportunity to reduce the deficit further against the Hammers. Despite their ongoing injury crisis, Mikel Arteta’s side remain relentless in their pursuit of the long-elusive league title. It will be interesting to see how they navigate the challenges in the final stretch of the season. Meanwhile, West Ham’s struggles continued wi ..read more

A mouthwatering London derby at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday will see Arsenal welcome West Ham United. The Gunners tore the Hammers apart in the reverse fixture at the end of November, winning 5-2 and on another day, it could have been an even more embarrassing scoreline for the hosts. Mikel Arteta’s injury-hit side overcame Leicester City’s resistance 2-0 at the King Power Stadium last weekend and will be confident of continuing their push for the title at the weekend. The Irons have not enjoyed a ‘new manager’ bounce under Graham Potter, picking up just four points from a possible The po ..read more

Struggling West Ham United will host 11th-placed Brentford in the Premier League this Saturday. Despite the arrival of Graham Potter, the Hammers remain 16th in the table, 10 points clear of the relegation zone. With just one win in their last seven matches, their poor run of form could push them further into danger. The Hammers had an opportunity to gain momentum after taking the lead against Chelsea but squandered it in a 2-1 defeat. Cracks are widening across the squad, from defence to attack, and player confidence appears to be at an all-time low. Potter, brought in to steady The post West ..read more

Aston Villa start their FA Cup campaign by hosting West Ham United at Villa Park on Friday evening. The Villans’ form in the Premier League have been patchy of late, winning two of their last five games. This has seen Unai Emery’s side drop to eighth in the table, although they won their last fixture against Leicester City. The hardships of competing on all fronts with a small squad are beginning to show. Clearly, Villa have bigger priorities, battling away in the Premier and Champions League but a win over a struggling West Ham in the third round would be The post Predicted 4-2-3-1 Aston Vill ..read more

West Ham United travel to Villa Park to face Aston Villa in the FA Cup third round on Friday evening. The Hammers decided to sack manager Julen Lopetegui after only eight months following poor results. Graham Potter has been appointed as Lopetegui’s replacement already, and the former Brighton and Chelsea boss is expected to be in the dugout for the first time during the Irons’ FA Cup game. The east London outfit were beaten 4-1 by Manchester City in the Premier League last weekend, so Graham Potter faces a challenging job to pick the players up and get a response The post Predicted 4-2-3-1 We ..read more

From Manchester United holding league leaders Liverpool to a riveting 2-2 draw, to Brentford smashing Southampton at the St Mary’s Stadium, matchweek 20 of the Premier League was not short of drama, controversy and goals. A total of 32 goals were scored across ten games, with Wolverhampton Wanderers getting battered by Nottingham Forest in the final match of the matchweek. The Tricky Trees are now level on points with Arsenal in second place with fans now slowly ingesting the possibility that their team could well be in an actual fight for a top 4 finish. Without further ado, let’s take The po ..read more

Aiming to extend their lead at the top of the table to 10 points, Liverpool travel to the London Stadium to face West Ham United on Sunday evening. The Reds made it three league wins on the bounce by beating Leicester City 3-1 at Anfield on Boxing Day. Arne Slot, whose side have prevailed in 11 of their last 13 matches across all competitions, is yet to lose on his travels since arriving at the club this year. The Dutchman will hope his side will be raring to continue in the same vein in form but they face a rejuvenated The post One Change in Attack – Predicted 4-2-3-1 Liverpool Lineup vs West ..read more

Brighton and Hove Albion will be looking to end their four-game winless run in the Premier League when they travel to the London Stadium to face West Ham United. After a promising start to the season, they have hit somewhat of a rough patch, managing only two points from their last four games. The Seagulls were beaten 3-1 at home at the hands of fierce foes Crystal Palace last weekend. This has seen Fabian Hurzeler’s side drop to ninth in the table. Hurzeler has to get his team out of the rut and there may not be a better team The post Predicted Brighton Lineup vs West Ham appeared first on Ma ..read more