ARSENAL go to West Ham in the midst of their worst run of form in 42 years – but their incredible Monday record can get them back to winning ways. The Gunners have now gone nine games without a win, their worst run since 1977 and look completely devoid of confidence. The North Londoners have […]
ARSENAL go to West Ham in the midst of their worst run of form in 42 years – but their incredible Monday record can get them back to winning ways.
The Gunners have now gone nine games without a win, their worst run since 1977 and look completely devoid of confidence.
The North Londoners have already sacked Unai Emery, replacing him with Freddie Ljungberg on an interim basis.
But the results have got even worse under the former “Invincible” – slipping to a 2-2 draw with Norwich and 2-1 defeat at home to Brighton in his two games in charge.
In fact, Ljungberg’s strugglers were utterly outclassed by the Seagulls and can count themselves lucky to lose by just the one goal.
Arsenal sit 11th in the Premier League going into their game with the Hammers, with a -2 goal difference and just 19 points from their 15 matches.
Despite that, there is still cause to be optimistic for Gooners.
After all, Arsenal have won 39 matches on Mondays – the second-best record in Premier League history.
Only Manchester United, with 43 victories, have performed better.
Manchester City (35), Liverpool (34) and Tottenham (31) complete the top five in terms of Monday’s best-performing teams.
Meanwhile, Kieran Tierney’s limited playing time may have been revealed, after reports claimed he has been struggling with a secret shoulder injury.
The Scottish £25million signing, 22, has played ten times this season since coming back from a hip injury in September.
But he has been mostly limited to appearances off the bench, including in Thursday’s match against Brighton and missed the Norwich draw entirely.
