Chelsea legend Joe Cole has said Arsenal be win this season’s Premier League title if they beat West Ham today (Sunday).
Arsenal are two points clear of Manchester City who trounced Brentford 3-0 on Saturday at the Etihad.
Victory for the Gunners at relegation-threatened West Ham will restore their five points lead.
Speaking ahead Arsenal’s clash with his former team Cole (via readarsenal.com, said:“If Arsenal beat West Ham, I think the Premier League title is theirs. When we looked at the fixtures a few weeks ago, we picked out Everton as a tricky one for Man City, which they did drop points. We also picked out West Ham away for Arsenal.
“West Ham have dropped off a little bit from a few weeks ago, but it’s a London derby – and they are desperate. There are so many threads that go through this particular story, I just think West Ham will turn up and make it difficult. I can’t see Arsenal wiping the floor with them in this game.”
It seems to be the consensus take that Arsenal are not going to romp to a win over West Ham, and that their East London opponents are going to give them a tough task to break down their defense and generate strong opportunities that will win the Gunners the game.
West Ham have been in decent form over their last five games, having two wins, a draw and two losses in a tight contest with Tottenham to see who will be the last team to get relegated down to the Championship.
