[4-3-2-1]: Nwaneri starts in a strange position, Havertz benched and Saka position changed- Arsenal predicted lineup vs West Ham as Mikel Arteta names a scary lineups against West Ham
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will be focused on the Gunners’ upcoming trip to the London Stadium.
The North Londoners head east to face West Ham United on match week 13 of the Premier League season.
Arsenal thrashed West Ham 6-0 the last time Arteta marched his side to the London Stadium, with a similar result hoped for on Saturday evening.
After overcoming four games without a win, the Gunners have won back-to-back matches, travelling across the capital with confidence.
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Arsenal have experienced an injury crisis this season resulting in Arteta rarely having his favoured squad available to him.
Such luck continues into week 13 of the Premier League campaign as Ben White underwent surgery and will be unavailable for months.
More recently, Arteta suffered another defensive scare as Gabriel Magalhaes was forced to withdraw against Sporting due to discomfort.
It’s uncertain whether the Brazilian will feature against West Ham at this moment with Gabriel to undergo an injury assessment at Colney.
There is however some positive news as Kieran Tierney is fit to make the squad against West Ham after spending the start of the season away from the action.
The Scotsman hasn’t featured since August 2023 but Tierney made the squad to face Sporting on Tuesday night.
Predicted Arsenal lineup vs West Ham: Gabriel decision to make
Arteta has some decisions to make as to who starts against West Ham however, the manager’s mind would have been made up on Tuesday evening.
The Gunners blew Sporting CP away which could prompt the manager to name an identical XI although, that very much depends on Gabriel’s fitness.
David Raya will start between the sticks and in defence, change could be required if Gabriel is deemed unavailable.
In that instance, Arteta could be tempted to switch up his back four, bringing in Oleksandr Zinchenko to move Riccardo Calafiori to centre-back to partner William Saliba.
At right-back, Jurrien Timber is playing out of his skin and will be eager to make another crucial impact.
The midfield names itself at present, with Thomas Partey sitting deep to support Declan Rice and Arsenal’s architect Martin Odegaard.
In an identical attack to the one that tore Sporting apart, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli play wide with Kai Havertz through the central channel.
Arsenal XI: Raya; Zinchenko, Calafiori, Saliba, Timber; Partey, Rice, Odegaard; Martinelli, Saka, Havertz
