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West Ham Utd. prepare to entertain Bolton Wanderers at Boleyn Ground on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Hammers are clearly on top, having won 19 and lost only 7 of the 30 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Boleyn Ground was less than a year ago, in May 2007, with West Ham Utd. running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 May | West Ham Utd. | 3-1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Dec | Bolton Wdrs. | 4 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 15 Mar | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Mar | Bolton Wdrs. | 4 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Feb | Bolton Wdrs. | 0 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 26 Oct | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | LGEC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Hammers in those games, with 5 conceded.
Bolton Wdrs. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Trotters have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
West Ham Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 14 points from their 10 games played so far, Bolton Wdrs. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 6 points from their 11 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Hammers's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Bolton Wdrs.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | 5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Bolton Wdrs. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |