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BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE

Venue: Emirates Stadium

Date: Tuesday, 15 April

KO 19:45

Live Scoreboard:

Arsenal - 3 - Podolski 44', 78', Giroud 55'

West Ham United - 1 - Jarvis 40'

Arsenal Line Up:

Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Arteta, KING FACKING KALLSTROM, Rosicky, Cazorla, Podolski, Giroud.

Subs:

Fabianski, Bellerin, Jenkinson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ramsey, Sanogo, Akpom.

West Ham United Line Up:

Adrian, Demel, Reid, Tomkins, Armero, Jarvis, Noble, Diame, Nocerino, Downing, Carroll.

Subs:

McCartney, Vaz Te, Taylor, Jaaskelainen, C.Cole, J.Cole, Johnson.

TEAM NEWS:

Arsenal trio Olivier Giroud, Laurent Koscielny and Wojciech Szczesny may be back in the starting line-up following the FA Cup semi-final win over Wigan.

But Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (groin), Nacho Monreal (dead leg) and Lukas Podolski (leg) are doubts.

West Ham captain Kevin Nolan has a hamstring injury and faces a late fitness test.

Joey O'Brien is back in training after a dislocated shoulder but George McCartney and Marco Borriello are out.

MATCH PREVIEW:

Buoyed by a place in this year's FA Cup final, albeit on penalties following their unconvincing performance against Championship side and 2013 winners Wigan, Arsenal face a crucial London derby against West Ham looking to end a four-match winless league run.

A much-needed victory would see the Gunners regain the final Champions League qualifying place from Everton for 24 hours at least.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said: "The win (Wigan) will rebuild the confidence which was very jaded, I'm confident we will respond well. It will give us a target for the end of the season and it allows us to focus on the Premier League in a more serene way.

"We had the nerve and the mental strength that has been questioned recently, that's why I'm happy they gave that response.

FA Cup penalty shoot-out hero Lukasz Fabianski added: "It picks up the club and the fans, it gives us more belief that we can manage first of all to finish in the top four, and then hopefully to win the final.

West Ham have had nine days to prepare for this fixture and Sam Allardyce's side will almost certainly be prepared and up for the challenge of putting Wenger's men further under the microscope.

Hammers defender Roger Johnson was part of the Birmingham City side that upset Arsenal in the 2011 League Cup final. He has reflected on the Gunners' unpredictability this season.

"I do think they're very beatable, as we saw the other day against Everton.

"Yes, we'll be underdogs because we're playing Arsenal at Arsenal, but look at the Liverpool game (earlier this month). They are top of the league and I thought we matched them all over really and should have come out of the game with a result."

MATCH FACTS:

Head-to-head:

Arsenal have won six successive league matches against West Ham and are unbeaten in the last 12 meetings in all competitions since a 1-0 home defeat in April 2007.

West Ham's only goal in their last five visits to the Emirates Stadium was scored by Jack Collison in a 5-1 defeat last season.

Arsenal:

The Gunners have only taken two points from their last four matches. They have not gone five league games without a win since registering five successive draws in January and February 2009.

Arsene Wenger's side have gone 15 home games unbeaten in the league since the opening-day defeat by Aston Villa.

They have earned more points than any other side this season after opening the scoring: 55 from 20 games.

West Ham:

The Hammers have won seven of their last 13 league fixtures, having only triumphed in three of the previous 20.

They have dropped 17 points from winning positions. Only Southampton (18 points) have fared worse.

West Ham's tally of 13 clean sheets is bettered only by Chelsea.

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