Although we’re just four days away from 2024, Arsenal still have two serious Premier League hurdles in the dying hours of 2023. The first is scheduled for Thursday night against West Ham, who eliminated them from the League Cup in November.Therefore, motives won’t lack for Mikel Arteta and his side, who are also looking to stay in the title chase, and the victory versus David Moyes’ slot is obligatory to return to the top ahead of Liverpool.Its matchday Gooners, Arsenal vs. West Ham. Drop the flag of the nation you will be watching the match from.I’ll go first 🇰🇪 pic.twitter.com/Pvpt3jvHp5— Gooner Eurychus 🇰🇪⚽ (@Gooner_Eurychus) December 28, 2023 Kai Havertz picked up his fifth booking of the season at Anfield a few days ago, which means he’s suspended for the London Derby, which, in turn, creates an opening in midfield. Emile Smith Rowe and Jorginho are options to start, but Leandro Trossard is also hoping for a place in the starting XI as he’s much more offensively oriented than the former duo.##NAJAVA_MECA_7765236####EDITORS_CHOICE##Renowned pundit and former Manchester United right-back Garry Neville says a lack of combination between Gabriel Jesus, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli this season is proving to be a “real problem” for the Gunners, especially when compared to Liverpool’s historic front three of Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah – who are the last attack to beat Manchester City to the league title in 2020.”At Arsenal is an emerging front three that could be great. But they don’t combine a lot together,” he said on the Gary Neville Podcast.”That’s a real problem – the best front threes involve their centre-forwards and the wide players. They play and bounce it off them.”You see, in years gone by, Salah, Firmino and Mane would link between the three of them. At Manchester United, when we were at our best, the front two would link between them.”It is difficult for defenders to deal with them when front players link. Martinelli, Jesus and Saka, I don’t see them linking up a lot.”I’ve been talking at the end of many of their games this season about whether Gabriel Jesus or Eddie Nketiah are No. 1 and No. 2 strikers in Premier League title-winning sides. Or whether they are actually No. 2 and No. 3 strikers, and they need that No. 1″##NAJAVA_MECA_7765223##Neville says Jesus, who has three goals in 13 Premier League appearances for Arsenal this season, has qualities similar to Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez – but says a lack of killer instinct is not helping the Gunners.”I actually love Jesus,” added Neville. “He’s a brilliant player, and I would love to play with him. He’s got a bit of Rooney and Carlos Tevez in him, but he hasn’t got that instinct in front of goal. Sometimes, he’s everywhere you don’t want him to be.”When you look at these [Arsenal] three [forwards], not just in terms of goals, they don’t combine a lot together in the game. That is going to cost them at some point,” concluded Neville.ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 19TuesdayNewcastle – Nott.Forest 1-3 (1-1)/Isak 24 pen – Wood 45+1, 53, 60/Bournemouth – Fulham 3-0 (1-0)/Kluivert 44, Solanke 62 pen, Sinisterra 90+3/Sheffield Utd – Luton 2-3 (0-1)/McBurnie 61, Ahmedhodzic 69 – Doughty 17, Robinson 77 og, Ben Slimane 81 og/Burnley – Liverpool 0-2 (0-1)/Darwin 6, Elliott 90/Man Utd – Aston Villa 3-2 (0-2)/Garnacho 60, 72, Hojlund 82 – McGinn 21, Dendoncker 26/WednesdayBrentford – Wolves 1-4 (1-3)/Wissa 16, Lemina 13, Hee-Chan 14, 28, Bellegarde 79/Chelsea – Crystal Palace 2-1 (1-1)/Mudryk 13, Madueke 89 pen – Olise 45+1/Everton – Manchester City 1-3 (1-0)/Harrison 29 – Foden 53, Alvarez 62 pen, Silva 86/Thursday22:30: (2.75) Brighton (3.60) Tottenham (2.60)23:15: (1.37) Arsenal (5.20) West Ham (10.0)***odds are subject to change***
