
Arsenal and West Ham can equal two long-standing runs when they meet on Boxing Day and the stats don’t make great reading for the visitors.
Should David Moyes’ side suffer defeat, their run of 12 away losses this calendar year will be their highest on the road since 2013.
Moyes has lost more away games against the Gunners in all competitions (17) than he has any other opponent, and has never won in 21 attempts at Arsenal, who are seeking to win four in a row without conceding for the first time since 2014.
The Sporting News is following the match live and providing live score updates and commentary.
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Arsenal vs West Ham live score
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Arsenal vs West Ham live updates, highlights from Premier League
1 hr 50 minutes from kickoff: Not to horribly puncture all the enthusiasm around Arsenal, but…
5 – Arsenal have failed to win the top-flight on each of the last five occasions that they’ve been top of the table on Christmas Day:
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— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 25, 2022
2 hrs 20 minutes from kickoff: It’s been an action-packed Boxing Day in the Premier League so far, with plenty of the seasonal merriment to enjoy. Liverpool have just taken the lead at Aston Villa thanks to a wonderfully worked Mohamed Salah goal. You can follow all of the action from Villa Park with my colleague David Lynch here.
2 hrs 40 minutes from kickoff: Eddie Nketiah’s three goals this season have all come in cup competitions but the backup striker will probably have a chance to shine tonight after Gabriel Jesus underwent knee surgery. With Shakhtar Donetsk forward Mykhailo Mudryk and others reportedly on Arsenal’s January shopping list, Nketiah might have a limited window in which to impress.
3 hrs from kickoff: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News’ coverage of Arsenal and West Ham’s return to Premier League action following the 2022 FIFA World Cup!
With Manchester City waiting until Wednesday to visit Leeds, tonight’s hosts have the chance to move eight points clear of the reigning champions at the top of the table ahead of the Gunners’ trip to Brighton and tough-looking January fixtures against Newcastle United, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.
West Ham’s worries of a relegation battle have been worsened by their miserable form on the road. The Hammers have lost five and won one of their seven top-flight away games this season If they lose tonight, it would be the first time they have lost four league games in a row since the start of the 2018/19 season.
Arsenal vs West Ham predicted lineups
Arsenal’s main post-World Cup injury issue is Gabriel Jesus, with the Brazilian international set to miss at least two months following knee surgery. Kieran Tierney is also struggling with a minor knock.
Emile Smith-Rowe and Oleksandr Zinchenko are both edging back to full fitness and could start, with Arteta set to ease his returning players back into action over the coming days and weeks.
Predicted Arsenal XI (4-3-3): Ramsdale (GK) — Soares, Magalhaes, Holding, White — Xhaka, Partey, Odegaard — Saka, Nketiah, Smith-Rowe
Nayef Aguerd is out for West Ham as he aggravated an ongoing hip issue while away with Morocco at the World Cup, but Michail Antonio and Maxwel Cornet have both been passed fit to start.
Predicted West Ham XI (4-2-3-1): Fabianski (GK) — Kehrer, Ogbonna, Dawson, Cresswell — Rice, Soucek — Benrahma, Fornals, Bowen — Antonio
What time is Arsenal vs West Ham?
This Premier League clash will kick off at the Emirates Stadium on Monday, December 26 at 8 p.m. local time. Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:
Kickoff time | |
USA | 15:00 ET |
Canada | 15:00 ET |
UK | 20:00 GMT |
Australia | 07:00 AEDT* |
India | 01:30 IST* |
Hong Kong | 04:00 HKT* |
Malaysia | 04:00 MYT* |
Singapore | 04:00 SGT* |
New Zealand | 09:00 NZDT* |
*Game starts on December 27 in these time zones
Arsenal vs West Ham live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch all of the action from this match in some of the major territories:
TV channel | Streaming | |
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USA | Telemundo | fuboTV, Peacock |
Canada | — | fuboTV Canada |
UK | — | Amazon Prime |
Australia | Optus Sport 1 | Optus Sport |
New Zealand | Sky Sport | Sky Sports |
India | — | Star Sports Select |
Hong Kong | — | now TV |
Malaysia | — | Super Sport |
Singapore | — | StarHub TV+ |
UK: Matches are usually carried across Sky Sports and BT Sport streaming and TV platforms, but this round of matches are available exclusively via Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service.
USA: The match will be televised on Telemundo (Spanish-language), and that broadcast can be streamed on fuboTV. It will be streamed in English on Peacock.
Canada: Every Premier League game this season is live streaming exclusively via fuboTV in Canada.
Australia: Fans in Australia can stream every match live and on demand on Optus Sport.
India: Star Sports network has the rights to show Premier League matches in India. As well as an English broadcast on Star Sports Select, select matches will be available via regional feeds on Star Sports 3 (in Bengali, English, Kannada, Malayalam), Star Sports 1 (Bangla) and Star Sports 1 (Tamil).
