The Irons have started brightly in the opening exchanges. They're definitely lot afraid to try ad attack Arsenal and are pushing the high-flyers rather than sitting back.

They're up for this.

There's cheers from the home support as Melisa Filis runs half of the pitch to collect a ball before it goes out at the byeline.

Her cross is deflected behind for a corner and West Ham can't make anything of it.

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Mackenzie Arnold is called into a very early stop to deny Frida Maanum, whose touch to take the ball inside the box was probably a little too heavy. Arsenal with pressure from the off.

Arsenal get the ball rolling and we are under way.

Kick-off will be coming any second now. How do you think this one will play out?

Hit the thumb's up for a West Ham win, or the thumb's down for an Arsenal win.

The teams are out in Dagenham. There's a sold-out away end cheering on Arsenal this afternoon.

Players from 10 different countries (Australia, Austria, Brazil, England, Netherlands, Norway, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Sweden and Switzerland) have scored for Arsenal in the Women's Super League this season, the joint most nationalities to have scored for a team in a season.

The only player of a nationality to appear for Arsenal this season and not score is Japan’s Mana Iwabuchi (3 games), who has just joined Spurs on loan.

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It's going to be a difficult game for Arsenal. West Ham come into this game not in the best form but I think we'll be looking at a stubborn West Ham side and it might take quite a lot to break them down.

(On Arsenal's world record bid for Man Utd's Alessia Russo). It showed they were absolutely going for it. It's a statement of intent. They're desperate for a striker to score goals, with Beth Mead and Vivianne Miedema out, and they were very bold.

Dagny Brynjarsdottir (5) has scored the most Women's Super League goals of any West Ham player this season - and she's troubled Arsenal before.

She scored the opening goal last time around when the sides met in October.

It looked for a few moments like West Ham may be able to stifle Arsenal on that occasion, but they were eventually beaten 3-1.

Brynjarsdottir is a particularly large threat from set-pieces, so keep an eye out whenever the Irons get a corner.

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We've already had five games in the Women's Super League this weekend with Chelsea claiming the top spot this afternoon.

Click the links below to go straight to reports on all of this weekend's action.

• Leicester City 0-2 Man City
• Aston Villa 1-1 Brighton
• Man Utd 0-0 Everton
• Tottenham 2-3 Chelsea
• Liverpool 2-0 Reading

It's safe to say West Ham don't look fondly on this fixture.

It's the game in which they have the worst league record. Paul Konchesky will be praying that isn't the case tonight.

West Ham have lost all eight of their Women's Super League meetings with Arsenal – the only teams to face another more often while losing every game are Everton vs Man City (13) and Brighton vs Arsenal (9).

Arsenal have won all three of their away meetings with the Irons, scoring 15 goals across those.

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Arsenal manager Jonas Eidevall says the club's recruitment needs to be "better" after they had two world-record bids rejected for Manchester United and England striker Alessia Russo.

United turned down an offer of almost £500,000 from Arsenal for the 23-year-old.

"Last summer we got one player too little, now we have done that again here in January," said Eidevall.

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Arsenal boss Jonas Eidevall on West Ham: "They're a versatile team. I think they've proven themselves to be a real threat with their aerial abilities, especially with Brynjarsdottir.

"We knew from the game we played against them in the autumn that they pose a lot of different threats and challenges to the way that we play. So we need to have a top game in order to get the victory."

West Ham manager Paul Konchesky on Arsenal: "You have to test yourself against the teams at the top and Arsenal are undoubtedly one of those sides. They've been able to add a couple of players throughout January and they're going to be even stronger.

"It's always good to face off against the teams at the top because that's where we as a Club are striving to be."

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Gio, Kathrine Kuhl and Victoria Pelova, who are all on the bench, could all make their first Women's Super League appearances for Arsenal this evening.

They featured in the FA Cup last weekend but have yet to do so in the league.

If there's one thing which Arsenal will feel they're being held back by, it'll be the absences of both Beth Mead and Vivianne Miedema.

They have each suffered anterior cruciate ligament injuries and will be long-term absentees for the Gunners.

The last time Arsenal went consecutive games without either player featuring was before Mead’s debut in May 2017; the Chelsea game ended a run of 111 WSL games which featured Mead or Miedema.

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Swiss midfielder Lia Walti is once again absent from Arsenal's side this evening.

She missed their recent games against Aston Villa and Leeds United through injury, though Arsenal boss Jonas Eidevall said she was "progressing" in his pre-match press conference.

"West Ham, unfortunately, looks a bit too early for her," he added.

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Paul Konchesky makes six changes to his West Ham XI from the 2-0 FA Cup win over Wolves last weekend.

Dagny Brynjarsdottir returns to captain the side, while Viviane Asseyi leads the front line.

West Ham XI: Arnold; Smith, Fisk, Cissoko, Shimizu; Snerle, Stringer, Filis; Brynjarsdottir, Asseyi, Hayashi

Subs: Hillyerd, Evans, Atkinson, Longhurst, Thestrup, Parker, Denton, Cooke, Flannery

Jonas Eidevall makes seven changes to the Arsenal team following their 9-0 FA Cup thrashing of Leeds United.

Leah Williamson moves back into midfield, while Steph Catley, Kim Little and Caitlin Foord keep their places.

No Beth Mead or Vivianne Miedema again of course. The last time Arsenal went consecutive games without either player featuring was before Mead’s debut in May 2017.

Arsenal XI: Zinsberger; Maritz, Wubben-Moy, Rafaelle, Catley; Williamson, Little, Maanum; Hurtig, Foord, Blackstenius.

Subs: D'Angelo, Marckese, Beattie, Wienroither, McCabe, Gio, Pelova, Kuhl, Agyemang.