Arsenal will aim to extend their lead over Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table to eight points when they welcome West Ham United to the Emirates for a Boxing Day London derby.
In contrast, David Moyes's side are down in 16th and are at risk of dropping into the relegation zone with a dissatisfactory result, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
ARSENAL vs. WEST HAM UNITED
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ARSENAL
Out: Gabriel Jesus (knee), Reiss Nelson (hamstring)
Doubtful: William Saliba (international), Oleksandr Zinchenko (calf), Emile Smith Rowe (groin)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tierney; Xhaka, Partey; Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli; Nketiah
WEST HAM UNITED
Out: Kurt Zouma (knee)
Doubtful: Gianluca Scamacca (ankle), Michail Antonio (calf), Nayef Aguerd (illness/groin), Aaron Cresswell (hamstring), Maxwel Cornet (calf)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Fabianski; Kehrer, Dawson, Ogbonna, Palmieri; Rice, Soucek; Fornals, Paqueta, Benrahma; Bowen
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
Ben Knapton
