West Ham United FC vs Arsenal FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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West Ham United FC vs Arsenal FC — Premier League at London Stadium.
- West Ham United FC 37 games · 36 pts (2025/26)
- Arsenal FC 37 games · 82 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Chris Kavanagh
- Assistant 1 Dan Cook
- Assistant 2 Ian Hussin
37 games this season 🟨 0.8/game ⚽ 4.6 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 37 82 2 Manchester City FC 37 78 3 Manchester United FC 37 68 4 Aston Villa FC 37 62 5 Liverpool FC 37 59 6 AFC Bournemouth 37 56 7 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 37 53 8 Chelsea FC 37 52 9 Brentford FC 37 52 10 Sunderland AFC 37 51 11 Newcastle United FC 37 49 12 Everton FC 37 49 13 Fulham FC 37 49 14 Leeds United FC 37 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 37 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 37 43 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 37 38 18 West Ham United FC 37 36 19 Burnley FC 37 21 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 37 19 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 May Arsenal FC H 0–1 L 02 May Brentford FC A 0–3 L 25 Apr Everton FC H 2–1 W 20 Apr Crystal Palace FC A 0–0 D 10 Apr Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 4–0 W 05 Apr Leeds United FC H 4–6 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 May West Ham United FC A 1–0 W 05 May Club Atletico de Madrid H 1–0 W 02 May Fulham FC H 3–0 W 29 Apr Club Atletico de Madrid A 1–1 D 25 Apr Newcastle United FC H 1–0 W 19 Apr Manchester City FC A 1–2 L Season Stats
West Ham United FC Arsenal FC #18 Position #1 36 Points 82 37 Played 37 9 / 9 / 19 W / D / L 25 / 7 / 5 43 Scored 69 65 Conceded 26 -22 GD +43 0.97 PPG 2.22 24% Win % 68% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history16% Clean Sheets
West Ham United FC this season51% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this seasonWest Ham United FC are 18th (36 pts). Arsenal FC are 1st (82 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
West Ham United FC0-15–/116-30–/131-451/–46-601/161-753/176+2/3■ Scored ■ ConcededArsenal FC0-152/–16-301/231-454/–46-60–/–61-75–/276+1/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. West Ham United FC is hosting Arsenal FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Eberechi Eze needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 10' It looks surprising West Ham United FC does not make any changes. Crysencio Summerville has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 15' It’s high time Nuno Espírito Santo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 25' Arsenal FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering West Ham United FC that had 339 games and scored 458 goals.
- 34' The referee calls foul for Valentin Castellanos. He receives a card.
- 38' Crysencio Summerville is having his name booked by the referee on 38.
- 43' The travelling Arsenal FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 48' West Ham United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 53' West Ham United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 53.
- 58' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 63' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 68' The referee shows West Ham United FC player a card on 68.
- 73' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for David Raya suffering a number of foals already.
- 77' That looks like a foul for a card for Bukayo Saka.
- 79' Arsenal FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 83' What a strike from Leandro Trossard! The score is 0-1.
- 88' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mateus Fernandes made 503 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 89' William Saliba was booked on 89.
- 90' Arsenal FC player sees a card in front of him.
- With this win, Arsenal FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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West Ham United FC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 15
- 29
- 20
- 25
- 4
- 11
- 28
- 1
- 7
- 18
- 12
Bench
- 9
- 2
- 23
- 3
- 32
- 19
- 27
- 55
- 30
Coach Nuno Espírito SantoArsenal FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 14
- 41
- 10
- 1
- 2
- 6
- 19
- 4
- 7
- 33
- 49
Bench
- 13
- 8
- 29
- 36
- 11
- 5
- 20
- 3
- 56
Coach Mikel Arteta -
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Martinelli 4 Alexandre Lacazette 4 Bukayo Saka 4 Jarrod Bowen 4 Leandro Trossard 3 Gabriel Magalhaes 3 Eddie Nketiah 3 Tomas Soucek 3 Head to Head
West Ham United FC Form
2026-05-10 West Ham United FC 0–1 Arsenal FC L 2026-05-02 Brentford FC 3–0 West Ham United FC L 2026-04-25 West Ham United FC 2–1 Everton FC W 2026-04-20 Crystal Palace FC 0–0 West Ham United FC D 2026-04-10 West Ham United FC 4–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2026-04-05 West Ham United FC 4–6 Leeds United FC L -
Prediction accuracy1 / 40.9 West Ham United FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.12 Arsenal FC xGI would bet for: Arsenal FC to win 58% + Over 2.5 goals 57%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Arsenal FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.02Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 80% 20% ± 2.5 57% 43% ± 3.5 36% 64% ± 4.5 19% 81% Double Chance
West Ham United FC or Draw 42%Draw or Arsenal FC 81%West Ham United FC or Arsenal FC 77%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 2 10.8%1 – 1 10.1%0 – 1 Actual1 – 2 9.5%0 – 3 7.5%1 – 3 6.7%0 – 0 6.5%2 – 2 4.3%2 – 1 4%0 – 4 4%1 – 0 3.7%1 – 4 3.6%Asian Handicap — West Ham United FC
Handicap West Ham United FC covers Push Arsenal FC covers -2.5 1% — 99% -2 1% 4% 95% -1.5 5% — 95% -1 5% 9% 86% -0.5 14% — 86% +0.5 36% — 64% +1 36% 23% 41% +1.5 59% — 41% +2 59% 20% 21% +2.5 79% — 21% Clean Sheet
West Ham United FC keeps clean sheet 13% ✓Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet 41% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.