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Sam Inkersole

Jarrod Bowen and Sebastien Haller start - predicted West Ham lineup vs Arsenal

West Ham will be aiming to make it successive wins for the first time since David Moyes returned to the club when they travel to the Emirates to face Arsenal this weekend.

The Hammers saw off Southampton 3-1 last time out at London Stadium to seal a precious three points, their first victory in the league since New Year's Day and just their second in 2020.

That lifted them out of the relegation zone but only on goal difference thanks to Watford's stunning 3-0 win over champions-elect Liverpool 24 hours later. Moyes' team sit in 16th on the same number of points as the Hornets and Bournemouth.

Goals from Jarrod Bowen, Sebastien Haller and Michail Antonio helped the hosts to victory against the Saints as Pablo Fornals continued his good recent form with two assists to add to his goal he netted against Liverpool.

The Hammers came through the Saints game unscathed, as far as we know, though Moyes will confirm the latest injury news for his squad at his pre-match press conference on Friday morning at Rush Green.

So with that in mind, here is our predicted team for the game this weekend and it's probably not going to be a surprise to any of you:

Unsurprisingly, we have gone unchanged for the game at the Emirates on Saturday following the victory over Southampton. Why change a winning team?

That means a second start on the spin for Bowen and Forbals, with Michail Antonio and Sebastien Haller up front as Moyes should stick with his 4-4-2 formation he employed last weekend.

Tomas Soucek isn't expected to be back in action for a couple of weeks so the midfield is the same as the Saints game, while Jeremy Ngakia should also eep his spot at right back after two impressive outings for the 19-year-old in the past fortnight.

Angelo Ogbonna and Issa Diop should be the centre back partnership once again, with Aaron Cresswell at left back and Lukasz Fabianski in between the sticks against his former employers.

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