West Ham vs. Arsenal (Sunday, 3.00pm)
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West Ham United will seek to maintain their top-four charge when they welcome Arsenal to the London Stadium for a crucial capital derby in the Premier League this Sunday.
The hosts currently sit fifth in the table, where Arsenal would have expected to be - while Mikel Arteta's men sit in mid-table obscurity, where West Ham were overwhelmingly predicted to finish.
We say: West Ham United 1-1 Arsenal
Arsenal have not exactly produced the goods when it always matters most this season, but London derbies are where they have excelled. However, the midweek defeat to Olympiacos would hardly have inspired much confidence within their ranks, and with a Champions League-chasing West Ham boosted by the return of a rejuvenated Lingard, we can envisage both sides claiming a share of the spoils at the London Stadium.
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Aston Villa vs. Spurs (Sunday, 7.30pm)
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The pressure is mounting on Jose Mourinho ahead of Sunday's Premier League trip to Aston Villa following Tottenham Hotspur's shock elimination from the Europa League.
Spurs suffered one of their worst results in their history by going down 3-2 on aggregate to Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday and need to quickly respond at Villa Park.
Mourinho's men are eighth in the Premier League, four points better off than ninth-placed Villa having played a game more than their next opponents.
We say: Aston Villa 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Just when Tottenham had found some momentum with five wins in a row, they have suffered back-to-back losses against Arsenal and Dinamo Zagreb to derail their campaign.
Even accounting for that previous upturn in form, Mourinho's men have been poor on their travels and face a tough test on Sunday against a Villa side hot on their heels.
Villa have hardly been flying themselves of late, but we are backing them to further their opponents' misery by claiming a narrow win this weekend.
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Barney Corkhill
