Arsenal vs West Ham: Can Hammers Repeat Their Emirates Heroics?
October 4, 2025 Arsenal host West Ham United on Saturday with revenge firmly on their minds after suffering back-to-back home defeats to their London rivals. The Gunners are overwhelming favorites according to the Opta supercomputer, but the Hammers have recent history at the Emirates Stadium that suggests this won't be straightforward. Arsenal's Set-Piece Supremacy The Gunners' prowess from dead-ball situations has become their defining characteristic under Mikel Arteta. Nine of their last 14 Premier League goals have come via set-pieces (seven corners, one free-kick, one penalty), with corners accounting for 16.7% of all league goals scored during Arteta's tenure (64 of 408). In Premier League history, among managers whose teams have scored 300+ goals, only Tony Pulis (21.9%) and Sean Dyche (18.6%) have overseen a higher percentage from corners. Gabriel Magalhães embodies this threat - his dramatic late winner at Newcastle was his 18th Premier League goal for A...