Arsenal face off with West Ham on Boxing Day in their first competitive game since the World Cup.
The Gunners head into the game sat five points clear atop of the Premier League after a superb start.
However, Arsenal will have to face the Hammers without the services of Gabriel Jesus, who picked up a long-term injury at the WC with Brazil.
As for West Ham, they are down in 16th place in the Premier League and have lost four of their last five.
Ahead of the match, Mikel Arteta has stated that Arsenal are in a really good place:
“I think we’re in a really good place. Everybody is in a high emotional state because we are where we want to be which is the top of the league,” he said when asked about the title race after his side’s 2-0 friendly loss to Juventus.
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