The premier league returns after a lengthy word cup break on Boxing day, and one of the rounds of the match sees League Leaders Arsenal welcome West Ham United to their home turf in what promises to be a clash between two heavyweight sides. The Gunners, maintaining a near perfect record in the premier league this season will face a difficult task in stopping a resolute West ham side who despite not starting the season in the best possible fashion, got their season back on track in their last three matches prior to the break. Arsenal has accrued a total of 37 points so far this season to make them a title contender. Their excellent displays has seen them swept aside teams in the premier league enroute to maintaining their grip at the top of the league. The only loss for the home side came against a determined Manchester united side, a tie which they lost 3-1. However, the defeat against the red devils proved to be the best reality check for the gunners, who have gone ahead to amass a huge number of points so far to sit comfortably at the top of the log.

If there is anything for the home side to feel coming into this tie, it is the dream of achieving the impossible. Mikel Arteta has his young arsenal team dreaming of their first title in as many years as possible since the reign of Arsene Wenger. In view of this, we are backing the home side to once again move one step further in realizing their dream of clinching the title come the end of the season by avoiding a defeat in front of their home fans when they welcome the visitors.

West Ham United have not been at their best form this term, as they sit at 16th position in the premier league log. They have accrued just 14 points this term to leave them languishing at the bottom half of the table. Furthermore, we expect this derby between these two fierce rivals to be an interesting match. Albeit, we are backing the home side for the win against a side who have won just once when they have faced the Gunners in their last ten meetings. The Gunners have outclassed David Moyes' side in eight of their last ten meetings in all competitions, with a match ending in a draw, the other a single win for the visitors.

Based on the statistics heading into this tie, we believe the gunners have all the basic rudiments to maintain and further strengthen their grip in the summit of the premier league log when they welcome the visitors. We are backing Arsenal who have one of the most exciting young forward lines to bag all three points on match day against a weak westham side who have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last seven meetings in all competitions, leaving them with a negative goal difference in the premier league log.

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在节礼日漫长的杯赛休息后，英超联赛回归，联赛领头羊阿森纳欢迎西汉姆联队来到他们的主场，这将是两支重量级球队之间的一场交锋。枪手在本赛季的英超联赛中保持着近乎完美的战绩，他们将面临着一项艰巨的任务，要阻止一支强硬的西汉姆联队，尽管西汉姆联队在赛季开始时并没有以最好的方式开始，但在休息前的最后三场比赛中，他们的赛季已经回到了正轨。阿森纳本赛季到目前为止已经累积了37分，使他们成为冠军争夺者。他们出色的表现让他们在英超联赛中横扫其他球队，继续保持在联赛榜首的地位。主队唯一的一场失利是对阵坚定的曼联，他们以1 - 3的比分输掉了比赛。然而，对阵红魔的失利对枪手来说是最好的现实检验，他们已经取得了大量的积分，目前稳居积分榜榜首。

如果说这场比赛对主队有什么感觉的话，那就是实现不可能的梦想。米克尔·阿尔特塔让他的年轻阿森纳队梦想着自温格统治以来的第一个冠军。考虑到这一点，我们支持主队在赛季结束时再次更进一步，实现他们在主场球迷面前迎接客队时夺冠的梦想。

西汉姆联本赛季状态不佳，目前在英超排名第16位。他们本赛季只积了14分，在积分榜上排名靠后。此外，我们期待这两个劲敌之间的德比会是一场有趣的比赛。尽管如此，我们还是支持主队取得胜利，因为他们在过去的十次交锋中只赢过一场。枪手在最近的10场比赛中有8场以平局告终，另一场是客队的一场胜利。

基于本场比赛的数据，我们相信枪手在迎接客队时已经具备了保持并进一步加强他们在英超积分榜上的优势。我们支持阿森纳，他们拥有最令人兴奋的年轻锋线之一，他们将在比赛日对阵实力较弱的威瑟姆队，他们在过去的七次比赛中未能保持零封，导致他们在英超积分榜上净胜球为负。