PL | Arsenal vs West Ham | 05/04/2017| 19:45 BST

[FinnGooner]

I didn't spot a match thread so I decided to make one even though I'm well aware that there are more talented match thread makers out there

Obviously this is a game we absolutely need to win if we want to keep our hopes for the top 4 alive. Personally I'm not so thrilled about the top 4 anyways but I always want us to win so on game days the big picture doesn't really matter to me. My predictions for the line-ups:

Arsenal starting XI:

----------------------Ospina---------------------
Belle------Mustafi--------Gabby-------Nacho
--------------Xhaka-------Chambo------------
Theo-----------------Özil-----------------Alexis
-----------------------Giroud---------------------

West Ham starting XI:

----------------------Adrian---------------------
Byram-----Kouyate----Fonte----Masuaku
-----------------Noble----Fernandez---------
Ayew--------------Lanzini----------Antonio
----------------------Carroll--------------------

My prediction for the score line is:

2-1 (Carroll 8', Giroud 67', Alexis 90+2)

So we'll win after a shaky performance

 

[Hunta]

Ospina
Bellerin Mertesacker Holding Monreal
Elneny Law
Alexis Özil Iwobi
Gazidis
​

3-0
Gazidis
Law
Gazidis

 

[GUNNERS4L1FE]

Oh great Gabriel vs Andy Carroll big ****ing head.

 

[{reed}]

Oh great Gabriel vs Andy Carroll big ****ing head.

Maybe we'll see Mertesacker

 

[Jury]

Andy Carroll will tear us a new one.

2-1 loss. Carroll brace.

 

[Lookin' for a new Baby]

I hope we win, that's it. I hope we can at least show the same level that we did against City in terms of commitment.

 

[A_G]

This was a great fixture last season, so much optimism going into the new season with Cech coming in. We didn't know at the time he was Fabianski in a helmet:

 

[karl]

----------------------Ospina---------------------
Mustafi------Mertesacker--------Holding-------Nacho
--------------Elneny-------Xhaka------------
Theo-----------------Chamberlain-----------------Alexis
-----------------------Giroud---------------------

We need some height against Carroll and Gabriel makes me feel more than uneasy.

 

[Kingslayer]

We're gonna hammer these bubble blowing badger buggerers.

 

[CHOPS]

This is going to be close but I think we'll just edge it I'm going for a 3-2 win Giroud 2,and Alexis fancy Carroll to bag a couple for them.

 

[SiMamu]

--------------------Ospina
Bellerin-Mertesacker-Mustafi-Monreal
----------------------Xhaka
---------------Ramsey-Chamberlain
Walcott-------------Alexis-------Welbeck

Subs: Martinez, Gibbs, Gabriel, Coquelin, Özil, Iwobi, Giroud

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

our strong run of 10 games will start from here i feel that you know it gonna happen we always do that. it gonna be close game but i hope we deal with Carroll better then we did last time.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

same line up that played against city only change that Ox for Coq.

 

[krackpot]

same line up that played against city only change that Ox for Coq.

I'd want to see el-nenny for a few games as well.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

I'd want to see el-nenny for a few games as well.

Elneny Xhaka won't add nothing offensively but Elneny should play in away games so we can be more solid at the back.

 

[tap-in]

A new match thread the day before the game. Wow we're really fired up for this run in!

We have to win, simple, I think we will as well. Play Holding with Mustafi, I dont want a rusty Mert coming in and realising he is even slower than when we last saw him. Bring Iwobi back in and tell Welbeck we are playing away at Sunderland, he can find his own way there.

 

[Rimaal]

What will be will be.

 

[Notorious Big]

They did a great job against us last season at Emirates.It was different season for them but i expect 1-1.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Emi Martinez to start against Westham according the ever reliable John Cross.

 

[Jasard]

Completely okay with Martinez coming in to be honest.