Mikel Arteta takes charge of his 300th Arsenal match on Saturday desperate to avoid a hat trick of home defeats by West Ham.

Arsenal's title hopes have been dealt a hammer blow by their London rivals in each of the last two seasons.

The north London side could go top of the table, for a couple of hours at least, before current leaders Liverpool face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

So Arteta admits his milestone match against West Ham, now under new boss Nuno Espirito Santo, is a key one for his side's title aspirations.

His team go into the game on the back of their dramatic win at Newcastle and a Champions League success over Olympiacos , and Arteta said: "That's what we want, to continue to play and flow and dominate games in the manner that we are doing.

"It's going to be a key

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