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West Ham Utd. pack their bags to visit Arsenal at Highbury on Wednesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 55 games played, Hammers have recorded 14 wins, and Arsenal have come away with 26 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Highbury was more than three years back, in January 2003, with Arsenal running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 0 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 19 Jan | Arsenal | 3 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 24 Apr | Arsenal | 2 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Mar | Arsenal | 3 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. In this time, Gunners have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 4.
The Hammers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Arsenal find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 37 points they have accumulated from 22 games. West Ham Utd.'s 32 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 9 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Hammers, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| West Ham Utd. | 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |