David Moyes says West Ham’s Carabao Cup win over Arsenal will rely for nothing when the 2 face off within the Premier League tonight.
Moyes’ males beat their London rivals 3-1 within the League Cup early final month in a efficiency that did a lot to buoy their followers’ hopes of extra silverware this season.
However with seven weeks on and with some up and down performances and outcomes since (not least the Carabao Cup drubbing by the hands of Liverpool final week) Moyes is simply too conscious that that victory will imply nothing as quickly because the whistle goes this night.
”[I’m expecting] big challenges. Arsenal have at all times been a extremely onerous group to beat,” he mentioned.
“We had a superb outcome in opposition to them within the cup however this can be a totally different competitors.
“The league throws up totally different gamers and Arsenal modified their group for the sport within the League Cup so they are going to be again to their full-strength group, I’ve little doubt, and going to the Emirates Stadium has by no means been a simple recreation.”
Arsenal have the possibility to go high of the desk with victory and Moyes was stuffed with reward for a “good job” completed by Gunners boss Mikel Arteta.
“I’ve been impressed with Mikel since he first went in,” Moyes mentioned.
“He received the FA Cup and the Group Defend, so a few wins proper at first.
“Then clearly it went a bit tough and there was lots of discuss him, however he hasn’t half proved all these doubters mistaken as a result of he’s completed an excellent job with Arsenal.
“He’s acquired them extremely aggressive, again across the high of the league and competing once more. I feel most Arsenal supporters shall be proud of Mikel.”
Keep right here for all of the group information and motion with kick off all set for 8.15.