• Wenger’s men have won six of past seven visits to Upton Park
• Olivier Giroud suspended after red card against QPR
There was something notable about the way Arsène Wenger highlighted consistency as being the quality Arsenal require more than any other if they are to climb into the Premier League’s top four. There was authority and certainty in his voice, a tangible sense that he has been here and seen it all before. Which he has. There is nothing Wenger takes greater pride in than his record of having led Arsenal to the Champions League for 17 successive seasons. They may never win it but Wenger’s teams are always there and after a sticky start to this campaign Arsenal look primed once again to make a successful push for qualification to Europe’s elite competition.
Heading to West Ham on Sunday, Arsenal are one point behind Sam Allardyce’s fifth-placed side. They are also two points behind Southampton, who face the daunting prospect of taking on the leaders, Chelsea. So it is conceivable that Arsenal could leapfrog both teams and begin 2015 in fourth, the position they have ultimately occupied in six of the past 10 seasons, finishing third three times and second once in the other campaigns.
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