England English Premier League Matchday 16, December 7-9
Bournemouth vs Liverpool Preview:
Possible starting lineups:
Bournemouth:
Ramsdale; Stacey, Mepham, Ake, Rico; Groeneveld, Lerma, Billing, Fraser; Solanke, Calum Wilson
Liverpool:
Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Henderson, Keita; Salah, Firmino, Origi
Bournemouth welcome Liverpool to the Vitality Stadium this weekend. The Cherries sit 14th in the table with 16 points, just two away from the drop zone. It is clear they are involved into the relegation battle and the situation looks complicated. The actual form is bad. They are looking for the end of a series of four defeats in the Premier League. The atmosphere in the squad is poor, while the players confidence is low. Manager Eddie Howe must improve the results or the pressure will raise. Bournemouth lost to Newcastle, Wolverhampton, Tottenham and Crystal Palace. The Cherries have lost four consecutive Premier League games for the first time since December 2018. Nevertheless, they will not give up easily here, even Howe has lot of injury worries. David Brooks, Joshua King, Junior Stanislas and Charlie Daniels are all struggling with injuries, while Harry Wilson is ineligible to play against his parent club. That's not all as three more players are also questionable - Andrew Surman, Lloyd Kelly and Steve Cook who has a broken wrist. Two players should be particularly motivated here. Ex-Liverpool striker Dominic Solanke will try to prove Klopp was wrong about him, while Ryan Fraser is in the focus having been heavily linked with a move to Liverpool in the future.
The Reds are leaders in the Premier League, collecting 43 from the possible 45 points. They have won all but one league match in the past four months. The atmosphere in the squad is just perfect, while the players confidence is "High as Everest". Liverpool are unbeaten in their past 32 Premier League games, their longest ever run without defeat in top-flight history. The Reds will be buoyed by their 5:2 victory over Everton during the midweek. Jurgen Klopp decided to rest key attacking duo Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino from his starting line-up, but still won comfortably. The leaders effectively won the match with four goals in the first half. Sadio Mane was the key player, he created two early strikes for Divock Origi and the recalled Xherdan Shaqiri before scoring himself. Origi scored another goal thanks to a brilliant assist from Dejan Lovren, while Gini Wijnaldum set the final result in the 90th minute. Trent Alexander-Arnold should also be mentioned, he hes 18 assists to his name since the start of the last season. There are three injury issues for Klopp ahead of this match. Fabinho has suffered ankle ligament damage against Napoli in the Champions League and he is out for at least three weeks. Joel Matip is still rehabilitating from injury, while Nathaniel Clyne is a long-term absentee. On the positive note, Alisson has served his one-match ban and should start here. Klopp made five changes against Everton, so the likes of Salah, Firmino, Henderson and Oxlade-Chamberlain push for recalls. Naby Keita is hoping to start in this match, too. With a crucial Champions League clash against Salzburg coming on Tuesday, Klopp may even decide to rest some additional players, like Mane and Lovren.
Bournemouth vs Liverpool Prediction:
I expect both teams to score here. Bournemouth are in series of four defeats, though they managed to score on three of those four games. Liverpool haven't kept clean sheet since September. There should be goals at Vitality.
Bournemouth vs Liverpool Pick: Both teams to score - Yes @ 1.70 with Bwin
Possible starting lineups:
Bournemouth:
Ramsdale; Stacey, Mepham, Ake, Rico; Groeneveld, Lerma, Billing, Fraser; Solanke, Calum Wilson
Liverpool:
Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Henderson, Keita; Salah, Firmino, Origi
Bournemouth welcome Liverpool to the Vitality Stadium this weekend. The Cherries sit 14th in the table with 16 points, just two away from the drop zone. It is clear they are involved into the relegation battle and the situation looks complicated. The actual form is bad. They are looking for the end of a series of four defeats in the Premier League. The atmosphere in the squad is poor, while the players confidence is low. Manager Eddie Howe must improve the results or the pressure will raise. Bournemouth lost to Newcastle, Wolverhampton, Tottenham and Crystal Palace. The Cherries have lost four consecutive Premier League games for the first time since December 2018. Nevertheless, they will not give up easily here, even Howe has lot of injury worries. David Brooks, Joshua King, Junior Stanislas and Charlie Daniels are all struggling with injuries, while Harry Wilson is ineligible to play against his parent club. That's not all as three more players are also questionable - Andrew Surman, Lloyd Kelly and Steve Cook who has a broken wrist. Two players should be particularly motivated here. Ex-Liverpool striker Dominic Solanke will try to prove Klopp was wrong about him, while Ryan Fraser is in the focus having been heavily linked with a move to Liverpool in the future.
The Reds are leaders in the Premier League, collecting 43 from the possible 45 points. They have won all but one league match in the past four months. The atmosphere in the squad is just perfect, while the players confidence is "High as Everest". Liverpool are unbeaten in their past 32 Premier League games, their longest ever run without defeat in top-flight history. The Reds will be buoyed by their 5:2 victory over Everton during the midweek. Jurgen Klopp decided to rest key attacking duo Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino from his starting line-up, but still won comfortably. The leaders effectively won the match with four goals in the first half. Sadio Mane was the key player, he created two early strikes for Divock Origi and the recalled Xherdan Shaqiri before scoring himself. Origi scored another goal thanks to a brilliant assist from Dejan Lovren, while Gini Wijnaldum set the final result in the 90th minute. Trent Alexander-Arnold should also be mentioned, he hes 18 assists to his name since the start of the last season. There are three injury issues for Klopp ahead of this match. Fabinho has suffered ankle ligament damage against Napoli in the Champions League and he is out for at least three weeks. Joel Matip is still rehabilitating from injury, while Nathaniel Clyne is a long-term absentee. On the positive note, Alisson has served his one-match ban and should start here. Klopp made five changes against Everton, so the likes of Salah, Firmino, Henderson and Oxlade-Chamberlain push for recalls. Naby Keita is hoping to start in this match, too. With a crucial Champions League clash against Salzburg coming on Tuesday, Klopp may even decide to rest some additional players, like Mane and Lovren.
Bournemouth vs Liverpool Prediction:
I expect both teams to score here. Bournemouth are in series of four defeats, though they managed to score on three of those four games. Liverpool haven't kept clean sheet since September. There should be goals at Vitality.
Bournemouth vs Liverpool Pick: Both teams to score - Yes @ 1.70 with Bwin
West Ham vs Arsenal Preview:
Possible starting lineups:
West Ham:
Martin; Fredericks, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Yarmolenko, Noble, Rice, Fornals; Anderson; Antonio
Arsenal:
Leno; Bellerin, Sokratis, Luiz, Tierney; Xhaka, Guendouzi; Pepe, Ozil, Aubameyang; Lacazette
West Ham will host Arsenal at the London Stadium in a very important match for both teams. The Hammers are dangerously close to the drop zone and they will try to take advantage from Arsenal's misery. However, no side has beaten West Ham more in the Premier League than Arsenal, who have done so on 29 occasions. It won't be easy for Manuel Pellegrini's players. They are on the 16th place with 16 points, just one point away from the relegation zone. The situation is very complicated. The promising start to the season, which saw them lie in fifth in late September, is a distant memory now. West Ham are in bad form, losing four of the last five matches in the Premier League. They lost 3:2 to Newcastle, 3:0 to Burnley and 3:2 to Tottenham, before producing one of the biggest surprises by beating Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Nevertheless, the positive atmosphere was spoiled by another defeat. On Wednesday they lost 2:0 to Wolverhampton. It is clear the defense isn't at desired level, the Hammers have conceded 18 goals in their last nine league games. West Ham also suffered a Carabao Cup elimination by League One outfit Oxford. Pellegrini remain under pressure, as well as the players. Goalkeeper Lucasz Fabianski is still sidelined and that's a huge handicap. The third-choice keeper David Martin, who impressed against Chelsea, will probably start here. Manuel Lanzini is still out after fracturing his collarbone against Burnley, while Michail Antonio, Jack Wilshere and Winston Reid are rated as doubtful. Robert Snodgrass, who picked up a knock against Wolves, is expected to be fit.
Arsenal started the season very good, but then completely disappoint. At the moment they have 19 points, ten adrift of a top-four Champions League qualifying spot. This is the club worst run of results in 27 years. That was the key reason why the owner Stan Kroenke decided to sack Unai Emery. Ex-Gunners player Freddie Ljungberg was appointed as an interim coach. He played for Arsenal between 1998 and 2007 and the fans love him very much. But the Swedish international has no previous managerial experience and that seems a big problem. Arsenal failed to win on his debut, playing a 2:2 draw with Norwich City. His next match was even worse, Ljungberg lost 2:1 to Brighton at the Emirats. The overall form is bad, the Gunners have no win on the last seven matches in the Premier League. They lost to Sheffield United, Leicester and Brighton, while shared the points with Crystal Palace, Wolves, Southampton and Norwich. Arsenal have collected just four of the possible 21 points. Worst of all, the atmosphere in the squad is bad following the Xhaka incident. He was part of Ljungberg's squad in both matches, but the fans' reaction wasn't positive. Two players remain sidelined through injury - Dani Ceballos and Rob Holding, though all the other are ready. Ljungberg will probably make some changes. Summer signing Pepe will probably make his first league start since October.
West Ham vs Arsenal Preview:
I do not expect more than three goals at London Stadium. West Ham have scored just once in the last two matches. By the way, they both finished with Under 2.5 goals. The Gunners, meanwhile, are out of form and the players confidence is low. Arsenal have failed to score on their last two visits to West Ham, with both games producing just one goal. Four goals sound too much for the clash between two out-of-form teams.
West Ham vs Arsenal Pick: Under 3.5 goals @ 1.79 with Pinnacle
Possible starting lineups:
West Ham:
Martin; Fredericks, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Yarmolenko, Noble, Rice, Fornals; Anderson; Antonio
Arsenal:
Leno; Bellerin, Sokratis, Luiz, Tierney; Xhaka, Guendouzi; Pepe, Ozil, Aubameyang; Lacazette
West Ham will host Arsenal at the London Stadium in a very important match for both teams. The Hammers are dangerously close to the drop zone and they will try to take advantage from Arsenal's misery. However, no side has beaten West Ham more in the Premier League than Arsenal, who have done so on 29 occasions. It won't be easy for Manuel Pellegrini's players. They are on the 16th place with 16 points, just one point away from the relegation zone. The situation is very complicated. The promising start to the season, which saw them lie in fifth in late September, is a distant memory now. West Ham are in bad form, losing four of the last five matches in the Premier League. They lost 3:2 to Newcastle, 3:0 to Burnley and 3:2 to Tottenham, before producing one of the biggest surprises by beating Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Nevertheless, the positive atmosphere was spoiled by another defeat. On Wednesday they lost 2:0 to Wolverhampton. It is clear the defense isn't at desired level, the Hammers have conceded 18 goals in their last nine league games. West Ham also suffered a Carabao Cup elimination by League One outfit Oxford. Pellegrini remain under pressure, as well as the players. Goalkeeper Lucasz Fabianski is still sidelined and that's a huge handicap. The third-choice keeper David Martin, who impressed against Chelsea, will probably start here. Manuel Lanzini is still out after fracturing his collarbone against Burnley, while Michail Antonio, Jack Wilshere and Winston Reid are rated as doubtful. Robert Snodgrass, who picked up a knock against Wolves, is expected to be fit.
Arsenal started the season very good, but then completely disappoint. At the moment they have 19 points, ten adrift of a top-four Champions League qualifying spot. This is the club worst run of results in 27 years. That was the key reason why the owner Stan Kroenke decided to sack Unai Emery. Ex-Gunners player Freddie Ljungberg was appointed as an interim coach. He played for Arsenal between 1998 and 2007 and the fans love him very much. But the Swedish international has no previous managerial experience and that seems a big problem. Arsenal failed to win on his debut, playing a 2:2 draw with Norwich City. His next match was even worse, Ljungberg lost 2:1 to Brighton at the Emirats. The overall form is bad, the Gunners have no win on the last seven matches in the Premier League. They lost to Sheffield United, Leicester and Brighton, while shared the points with Crystal Palace, Wolves, Southampton and Norwich. Arsenal have collected just four of the possible 21 points. Worst of all, the atmosphere in the squad is bad following the Xhaka incident. He was part of Ljungberg's squad in both matches, but the fans' reaction wasn't positive. Two players remain sidelined through injury - Dani Ceballos and Rob Holding, though all the other are ready. Ljungberg will probably make some changes. Summer signing Pepe will probably make his first league start since October.
West Ham vs Arsenal Preview:
I do not expect more than three goals at London Stadium. West Ham have scored just once in the last two matches. By the way, they both finished with Under 2.5 goals. The Gunners, meanwhile, are out of form and the players confidence is low. Arsenal have failed to score on their last two visits to West Ham, with both games producing just one goal. Four goals sound too much for the clash between two out-of-form teams.
West Ham vs Arsenal Pick: Under 3.5 goals @ 1.79 with Pinnacle
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West Ham United vs Arsenal
Time: 04:00 AM GMT+8 on December 9, 2019
Venue: London Stadium
Key Insights:
Head to Head of West Ham United vs Arsenal:
Time: 04:00 AM GMT+8 on December 9, 2019
Venue: London Stadium
Key Insights:
- Arsenal has only two wins coming from their last 12 away London games within the Premier League with 4 draws and 6 losses, defeating Crystal Palace in a 3 - 2 back then in December 2017 while 5 - 1 against Fullham in October 2018.
- Against no squad have the Gunners won more on the road matches within the Premier League than they have against the Hammers with 12 same with Aston Villa and Everton.
- No team has lost more Premier League matches on a Monday than West Ham with 29, while just Manchester United with 43 have won more Monday matches in the tournament compared to Arsenal with 39.
- West Ham United has lost their last two Premier League matches and they lost three straight at ground between May and August back then in 2015, while they last endured three in a row ground loss within the same season in October back then in 2013.
- West Ham won this exact game in 1 - 0 last season, resulting a surge of 10 home league fixtures winless against Arsenal with 3 draws and 7 losses. They didn’t win back to back home league matches against Arsenal since October 1984.
Head to Head of West Ham United vs Arsenal:
| Date | Team | Score | Team |
| 12/01/19 | West Ham United | 1 - 0 | Arsenal |
| 25/08/18 | Arsenal | 3 - 1 | West Ham United |
| 22/04/18 | Arsenal | 4 - 1 | West Ham United |
| 13/12/17 | West Ham United | 0 - 0 | Arsenal |
| 05/04/17 | Arsenal | 3 - 0 | West Ham United |
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West Ham vs Arsenal Prediction
- This will be a tough match to call with neither team looking capable of winning at the moment. West Ham will have a slight edge here with home advantage, and we think that a 2-2 draw seems like a fair result for both teams.
Asian Handicap | Both Teams To Score | Over/Under |
West Ham +0.5 | Yes | Over 3.25 Goals |
Odds: 1.83 | Odds: 1.44 | Odds: 1.91 |
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