Arsenal will look to continue their recent upturn when they travel across London to West Ham on what could be a big weekend in the Premier League title race.
Leaders Liverpool host ailing champions Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday and the prospects of their two biggest rivals for glory taking points off one another means Arsenal will want to take full advantage.
Mikel Arteta's men demolished an abject West Ham 6-0 in this fixture last season, although the Hammers won 2-0 themselves at the Emirates Stadium last term and a 2-2 draw at the London Stadium in April 2023 was a key moment in the 2022/23 title battle turning decisively against Arsenal.
West Ham have endured a difficult first few months under Julen Lopetegui but have two consecutive clean sheets and claimed an impressive 2-0 win at Newcastle last time out.
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West Ham vs. Arsenal score HalftimeGoal scorersWest Ham2Wan-Bissaka '38, Emerson '40Arsenal5Gabriel '10, Trossard '27, Odegaard (p) '34, Havertz '36, Saka (p) '45+5Venue: London Stadium, StratfordReferee: Anthony Taylor
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Lineups:
West Ham (4-2-3-1, right to left): Fabianski (GK) — Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Emerson — Soucek, Soler — Bowen, Paqueta, Summerville — Antonio
Arsenal (4-3-3, right to left): Raya (GK) — Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori — Odegaard, Jorginho, Rice — Saka, Havertz, Trossard
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West Ham vs. Arsenal live updates, highlights, and commentaryHalftimeArsenal deal with he corner and we're done with a half that got fantastically out of hand. West Ham were abject as Arsenal strolled into a 4-0 lead but Wan-Bissaka and Emerson hauled them back into the contest. Then Saka scored the visitors' second penalty of the game. Half of Mikel Arteta's outfield players have scored. Surely it's plain sailing from here?
45 mins+7: Emerson again! A bit further out this time but it's another sweetly struck free-kick that Raya manages to tip over.
45 mins+5: GOOOOAAAALLLLLL!!!! Bukayo Saka (pen)!!!!!
Saka resumes duties this time. Fabianski gets a decent hand to it down to his right but the ball fizzes into the corner.
45 mins+2: PENALTY TO ARSENAL! Fabianski comes to try and punch the in-swinger clear and succeeds only in clattering Gabriel. Yellow card for the West Ham keeper.
45 mins+1: Five minutes added time. Rice swings a free-kick into the West Ham box from deep and Kilman heads behind.
42 mins: What a difference a couple of minutes makes. West Ham are fired up now. Emerson has a bit of afters with Tinber and Saka comes in to complain. The England winger and the Hammers full-back are both booked.
40 mins: GOOOOAAAALLLLLL!!!! Emerson!!!!
Now then! It's game on now! Emerson, who has had a torrid half near his own box, curls a majestic free-kick over the Arsenal wall and in via the underside of the crossbar.
38 mins: GOOOOAAAALLLLLL!!!! Aaron Wan-Bissaka!!!
Not quite game-on, but Wan-Bissaka has his second goal in a week. Soler's pass through the Arsenal defence is measured to perfection. The right-back times his run and steers home.
36 mins: GOOOOAAAALLLLLL!!!! Kai Havertz!!!!!
Trossard lifts a doozy of a pass towards Havertz. Kilman gets in a tangle and falls over trying to intercept it and the Germany international slots beyond Fabianski. Arsenal 4-0 up at the London Stadium before halftime. Again.
34 mins: GOOOOAAAALLLLLL!!!! Martin Odegaard (pen)!!!!!
Saka hands the ball to Odegaard, who clips into the bottom left corner. Fabianski guesses correctly but has no chance. West Ham sinking without a trace.
32 mins: PENALTY TO ARSENAL! Saka has Emerson back-pedalling, Paqueta dashes back to help out and only succeeds in bringing him down. Saka will take.
27 mins: GOOOOOAAAAALLLLL!!!!! Leandro Trossard!!!
Arsenal carve West Ham open with a lovely team goal. It's all about that man Odegaard, whose dinked pass takes out the West Ham defence. They're queueing up in the middle and Trossard taps home from Saka's cross.
25 mins: Arsenal really taking their time with these corners, laying it on thick. Bull and matador stuff. Timber gets up well this time and Fabianski saves! West Ham just can't handle this threat.
22 mins: Ooohhhhh, almost two for Arsenal. Kilman plonks a brainless header into midfield, where Odegaard picks up the pieces. He finds Saka, who curls a lovely effort just wide.
21 mins: Odegaard clips a cross in towards Havertz. Wan-Bissaka, who looks set for a busy evening, heads away from danger.
17 mins: Summerville lifts a lovely finish over Raya but he set off too soon to get on the end of Bowen's pass and is flagged offside. VAR confirms the disappointment swiftly enough. Blushes spared for Calafiori, who dropped his team into all sorts of trouble with a dicey pass.
14 mins: West Ham see off the danger this time. Still, and it is easier said than done, it might be a good idea for them to stop giving away corners quite so frequently.
13 mins: Trossard runs at Wan-Bissaka, who blocks behind. Here come the cavalry again.
10 mins: GOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLL!!!!! Gabriel!!!!
Corner No. 2 does the job. Arsenal lay the groundwork for some tomfoolery with all their players bunching at the back post for Saka's right-wing delivery. They all rush towards the goalmouth, Gabriel gets free at the near post and heads home.
8 mins: Cleared as far as Odegaard and Arsenal settle back into their passing, not looking to force the issue.
7 mins: Sedate start here. Wan-Bissaka blocks behind and Rice will take a corner for set-piece specialists Arsenal
1st Half: Kick-offWe're underway. West Ham were 4-0 down at halftime in this fixture last year. Something to aim for. Declan Rice getting a bit of a mixed reception.
5 mins before kickoff: Here come the teams into a crackling atmosphere, which can definitely still exist alongside a bubble machine.
30 mins before kickoff: Arsenal will get underway this evening sitting fifth in the table. To underline the heavily congested nature of the Premier League's chasing pack, they would vault up to second with a draw against West Ham. The more significant statistic is the nine-point deficit to leaders Liverpool. We'll be a third of the way through the season at the end of this weekend and the Gunners can't really afford for that gap to be any bigger by tomorrow evening.
45 mins before kickoff: Even though those midfield injuries leave Arteta a little light in central areas, the big boost for Arsenal is Gabriel being fit to resume his supreme central defensive partnership with William Saliba. The Brazil international was a doubt after coming off during the emphatic midweek win over Sporting CP. West Ham's pacey forward line will be keen to test him out early on.
1 hour before kickoff: Lopetegui will want more of the same from the West Ham side that took down Newcastle. To that end, he's named an unchanged XI.
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— West Ham United (@WestHam) November 30, 20241 hr 15 mins before kickoff: The team news is in. Leandro Trossard returns to the Arsenal XI, joining Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz in the front three. There's a start for Jorginho at the base of the midfield, with no Thomas Partey (muscular) or Mikel Merino (knee) in the matchday squad.
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1 hr 30 mins before kickoff: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News' live coverage of Arsenal vs. West Ham in the Premier League. With Liverpool and Manchester City playing one another on Sunday, Mikel Arteta will be desperate for his team to avoid any slip-ups in this London derby.
West Ham vs. Arsenal kick off timeThis Premier League London derby match kicks off at 5:30 p.m. local time.
Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories:
DateKickoff timeUSASat, Nov 3012:30 p.m. ETCanadaSat, Nov 3012:30 p.m. ETUKSat, Nov 305:30 p.m. BSTAustraliaSun, Dec 14:30 a.m. AEDTIndiaSat, Nov 3011:00 p.m. ISTWest Ham vs. Arsenal lineups, team newsWest Ham have Edson Alvarez available following a two-game suspension but the midfielder must be content with a place on the bench as Julen Lopetegui names an unchanged XI.
Jean-Clair Todibo was forced off injured in the win at Newcastle but has recovered in time. Niclas Fullkrug remains out with a calf injury and Mohamed Kudus serves the final match of a five-game ban.
West Ham lineup (4-2-3-1, right to left): Fabianski (GK) — Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Emerson — Soucek, Soler — Bowen, Paqueta, Summerville — Antonio
Injured: Fullkrug (calf) Suspended: Kudus
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Arteta confirmed key centre-back Gabriel was forced off with a muscle injury in the closing minutes of Arsenal's win in Lisbon but the Brazil is fit to partner William Saliba in the heart of defence.
Jorginho starts in central midfield, with Mikel Merino (knee) and Thomas Partey (muscular) each ruled out with minor injuries.
Arsenal lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Raya (GK) — Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori — Odegaard, Jorginho, Rice — Saka, Havertz, Trossard
Injured: White (knee), Tomiyasu (knee), Merino (knee), Partey (muscular)Suspended: None
West Ham vs. Arsenal live stream, TV channelHere's how to watch this Premier League match across selected areas of the world's major regions:
RegionTVStreamingUSAUSA NetworkNBC site/app, FuboCanada—FuboUKSky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier LeagueSky GO, Now TVAustralia—Optus SportIndia—Disney+, Hotstar, JioTV
