Arsenal vs West Ham team news: Emiliano Martinez starts in goal for the Gunners with Danny Welbeck starting upfront once again, while Michail Antonio returns to the line-up for the Hammers
David Ospina missed training ahead of tonight's match against The Hammers while Petr Cech remains sidelined with a calf injury
ARSENE WENGER got some much needed — albeit temporary — relief when Arsenal earned a draw against Manchester City at the Emirates.
But there is a little respite as he faces another crisis as both his first choice goalkeepers will miss the contest.
Fans had staged a protest calling for the Frenchman to step down before and after the match.
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But, with the Gunners twice coming from behind against a top side, the fans' anger may have mellowed a little — for now.
Before that match, Arsenal had lost six of the last nine in all competitions, with their only wins coming against non-league opposition.
However, anything but a win against West Ham will surely undo any progress made at the weekend.
The Hammers, meanwhile, travel to the Emirates in woeful form with four defeats on the spin and no win in six.
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What time is Arsenal vs West Ham on?
Arsenal and West Ham face off on Wednesday April 5, and the match at the Emirates gets underwat at 7:45pm.
Where can I watch Arsenal vs West Ham?
The match is not live on TV or the radio, but you can follow all the action here with our live blog.
Opta facts and stats
- Arsenal have lost just one of their last 17 Premier League games against West Ham (W13 D3), though it did come in this exact fixture last season.
- West Ham have won five Premier League away games against Arsenal – they’ve only won more on the road in the competition against Fulham (6).
- Slaven Bilic could become just the third manager to win his first two Premier League visits to face Arsenal after Ron Atkinson and Guus Hiddink.
- Alexis Sanchez has scored four goals and provided one assist in his last two games against West Ham, including a hat-trick in the reverse of this fixture.
- Should the Gunners win it will be their 10th Premier League double over the Hammers, more than they’ve achieved against any other side in the competition (also 9 vs Everton).
- Andy Carroll has scored five Premier League goals against Arsenal – against no side has he scored more in the competition (also 5 vs Swansea and Man City).
- There have been four hat-tricks in Premier League meetings between these sides – Arsenal vs Liverpool is the only fixture to see more in the competition (5).
- Arsenal have won just one of their last eight Premier League matches played in midweek (Tues-Thurs); drawing four and losing three.
- West Ham United have won six of their seven midweek Premier League games (Tues-Thurs) since the start of 2016 (W6 D0 L1).
- No team has scored more headed goals than Arsenal in the Premier League this season (14, level with West Brom).