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West Ham Utd. prepare to entertain Arsenal at Boleyn Ground on Sunday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 22 of the 58 previous games, with the Hammers winning just 15.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Boleyn Ground was just last season, in September 2007, with Arsenal inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Hammers in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 01 Jan | Arsenal | 2 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Sep | West Ham Utd. | 0-1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 07 Apr | Arsenal | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the Hammers, with 9 goals against.
The Gunners have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. Those games have seen the Gunners pummel 14 goals, and let in 6.
West Ham Utd.'s 12 points from 8 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Arsenal sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 16 points from their 8 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
West Ham Utd. are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Arsenal will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Arsenal | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 5 games since last defeat. |