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West Ham Utd. face a trip to Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 56 games played, Hammers have recorded 15 wins, and Arsenal have come away with 26 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2006, with West Ham Utd. inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Gunners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 05 Nov | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 0 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 01 Feb | Arsenal | 2 - 3 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Gunners in those games, with 5 conceded.
West Ham Utd. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Hammers have hit 4 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Arsenal sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 55 points from their 30 games. West Ham Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 26 points from their 31 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Gunners, as the Hammers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | Unbeaten in the last 22 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| West Ham Utd. | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |