ARSENAL will be looking to boost their top-four hopes with a victory against West Ham United in their Premier League clash at the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The Gunners breathed life back into their quest for Champions League qualification with back-to-back wins over Chelsea and Manchester United last week.
That pair of eye-catching victories coupled with Spurs' stumbles against Brighton and Brentford means Mikel Arteta's men remain masters of their own destiny.
Having said that, Tottenham could temporarily leapfrog their North London rivals should they get the better of Leicester City a few hours before West Ham host Arsenal.
The Hammers prospects of making the Premier League's top-four were all but ended by a last-gasp 1-0 defeat at Chelsea last Sunday.
As such, success in the Europa League now represents West Ham's best chance of playing Champions League football next season, but those hopes are hanging by a thread following a 2-1 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday, on a night where my London Stadium selection landed.
Outright Betting
West Ham, who are unbeaten in seven of their last eight Premier League home games, head into this game as 37/10 (SBK) outsiders while a point apiece has been priced up at 11/4 (SBK).
December's reverse fixture between the pair ended in an Arsenal victory and the same outcome here can be backed at 5/6 with SportNation.
Betting Angles
Given the dynamics of this fixture, Arsenal are understandably favourites, but in order to boost the price, I'm going to combine an away win and under six match goals at 10/11 with Bet 365.
Mikel Arteta's side are undoubtedly in greater need of the points when they make the short trip across the city on Sunday and this fixture looks to have fallen perfectly for them.
West Ham, on the other hand, have little left to play for in the Premier League and their return match with Frankfurt in the Europa League next week is likely to take priority.
What's more, there is currently a huge hole in the middle of David Moyes' defence, with injuries and suspensions beginning to take their toll on an already thin squad.
It's also worth pointing out that the Hammers have kept their clean sheets in just seven of their 34 Premier League outings this season so far, which is an ominous sign when you consider the Gunners have fired in seven goals across their last two league games.
With that in mind, coupled with the fact that a lofty 15 of Arsenal's 19 league wins this season have featured five goals or fewer, supporting the aforementioned 10/11 (Bet 365) Bet Builder looks worth taking on at the London Stadium on Sunday.
If deemed fit to feature, I'll also get involved with Arsenal's Bukayo Saka to get on the scoresheet at 11/4 with PaddyPower.
Saka has again been one of the club's standout performers this season having chipped in with 10 league goals and he's also been on penalties recently which is always an added incentive when delving into this market.
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