Arsenal face a game against West Ham at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, looking to close the gap to five points to Liverpool. 

The Reds dropped points during the week as they drew 2-2 with Aston Villa, in a game where Arsenal transfer target Ollie Watkins scored one of Villa’s goals.

It leaves the gap at the top of the table at eight points, but Arsenal now have a game in hand over Liverpool, giving Mikel Arteta‘s side a slight boost.

They will have to make tough line-up decisions as they don’t have a fit striker. Midfielder Mikel Merino came off the bench and scored twice during their last game against Leicester, so he could get the nod up front. You can click to vote for who should start as striker in our poll.

Press the next page to see our predicted XI for the Gunners for Saturday’s game…