The arrival of Mikel Arteta on the Arsenal coaching bridge has begun to bear fruit. The Gunners played excellently at the end of the last championship and they also show good results at the beginning of this season. The London club have won six of their last seven official matches. Arsenal kicked off this season with a Super Cup win over reigning champion Liverpool. The main time of the match ended in a draw and the penalty shoot-outs were more precise with the Gunners. Arteta’s team also looked confident in the opening round of the Premier League, beating Fulham in the away derby with a score of 3:0. Let’s note the good play of Londoners in defense, which allowed the summer residents to deliver only two aimed strikes on their goal. After the match against West Ham, Arsenal have a difficult calendar. Over the next five rounds the team will play against Liverpool, Leicester, both Manchester. These matches will show the Gunners’ readiness to fight for high positions. In general, Arsenal have always played successfully in their home arena. In 14 previous home games they suffered only one defeat. Arreta’s wards are approaching the match with West Ham with a number of personnel losses. Calum Chambers, Gabriel Martinelli, Pablo Mari, Shkodran Mustafi, David Luis will definitely not play due to injuries. Questionable for the game is the presence of Granit Jaka.
The team from Los Angeles can perform much better, but do not forget that Carlos Vela is injured and he is the main scorer. Bob Bradley’s wards round out the top five of the best clubs in the West. Los Angeles showed a decent game in the last meeting when they took down Portland at home (4-2). Hosts conceded first, but managed to recoup and even took the lead, for which Diego Rossi, Mark Kaye and Bradley Wright-Phillips must be given credit. The team demonstrates open and high-speed football, so the next meeting promises to be spectacular and at the same time unpredictable.
