Arsenal vs West Ham Prediction: Will the loss of the Brazilian affect the club's attacking potential?

One of the main matches of the 17th round of the English championship will take place at the Emirates Stadium, where leading Arsenal will face West Ham United. The team will play their first game without their main forward, Gabriel Jesus. Will the loss of the Brazilian affect the club's attacking potential?

After losing to Brighton (1:3) and leaving the League Cup, Arsenal traveled to Wolverhampton. The Londoners lead the table with 37 points and are five points ahead of the closest pursuer Man City. Before the start of the English season, they had four friendlies - losses to Watford and Juventus and wins over Lyon and AC Milan.

After beating Bournemouth 2:0, West Ham again dropped their defensive game. The away side lost on the road to Manchester United (0:1), and then, at home, they failed to Leicester City (0:2). Due to unconvincing performances, the Hammers dropped to 16th place in the EPL table. In the interval between these games, West Ham lost at home to Blackburn Rovers and was relegated from the FA Cup. The team played three friendly matches in December - victories over Cambridge and Udinese and a draw against Fulham.

The loss of Gabriel Jesus will affect Arsenal's attacking potential. In the game against West Ham, the team should take three points. Moyes' team has been playing very unsteady and unstable this campaign. It is no wonder the Hammers are only one point ahead of the relegation zone. We expect the home team to win, and there aren't many productive actions. West Ham has one of the worst goalscoring records - just 12. Only Everton, Nottingham (11 each), and Wolverhampton (8) have worse statistics.

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