FM Preview: Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion 25 Sep 2010

Last updated : 24 September 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion fixture

West Brom. face a trip to Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Baggies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 36 and win only 11 of the 61 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2009, with Arsenal running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010 Tue 22 Sep Arsenal 2 - 0 West Brom. LGEC
2008/2009 Tue 03 Mar West Brom. 1 - 3 Arsenal PREM
2008/2009 Sat 16 Aug Arsenal 1 - 0 West Brom. PREM
2006/2007 Tue 24 Oct West Brom. 0 - 2 Arsenal LGEC
2005/2006 Sat 15 Apr Arsenal 3 - 1 West Brom. PREM
2005/2006 Sat 15 Oct West Brom. 2 - 1 Arsenal PREM
2004/2005 Mon 02 May West Brom. 0 - 2 Arsenal PREM


Recent respective form guides

Arsenal are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Gunners have rattled up an impressive 21 goals, and conceded 1.

West Brom. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the The Baggies have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Arsenal's total of 11 points from their 5 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. West Brom.'s 7 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

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Current form guides: P W D L F A P
Arsenal 6 5 1 0 23 4 16
West Brom. 6 4 1 1 9 4 13


FootyMad's prediction ...

West Brom. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Arsenal may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Arsenal Won 4 successive home games.
5 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 8 matches.
West Brom. 4 games since last away draw.
4 games since last defeat.