West Ham United face Premier League leaders Arsenal this weekend and former Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson believes the Hammers will claim a point.
David Moyes’ men will be looking to distance themselves further from the relegation battle after crucial wins against Southampton and Fulham in their last three matches saw the Hammers go three points clear of the bottom three.
Arsenal are currently six points clear of second-placed Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table but Mikel Arteta’s side head into this fixture on the back of a dramatic 2-2 draw against Liverpool at Anfield last weekend in which they let a two goal lead slip.
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Former Chelsea striker Chris Sutton believes the Gunners will get back to winning ways with a 2-0 win on Sunday, but Lawrenson disagrees as he has backed a 1-1 draw between the two sides in his Premier League predictions for Paddy Power.
“West Ham had a good win at Fulham and with [Manchester] City hitting their stride Arsenal can’t afford to slip up but I think they might. I think this might be a draw,” said Lawrenson.
“Arsenal were fab in the first 15 minutes against Liverpool but collapsed a little bit. There were a lot of things going on off the ball which was good, it reminded me of the old days!”
Gianluca Scamacca looks set to be the only West Ham player who will miss out on Sunday’s fixture. The Italian striker has missed all four games since last month’s international break due to a knee injury that will require surgery and could force 24-year-old out for the rest of the season.
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