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

Arsenal prepare to entertain West Bromwich Albion at Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Gunners are clearly on top, having won 36 and lost only 11 of the 61 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Emirates Stadium 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:
2009/2010Tue 22 SepArsenal2-0West Brom.LGEC
2008/2009Tue 03 MarWest Brom.1 - 3ArsenalPREM
2008/2009Sat 16 AugArsenal1 - 0West Brom.PREM
2006/2007Tue 24 OctWest Brom.0 - 2ArsenalLGEC
2005/2006Sat 15 AprArsenal3 - 1West Brom.PREM
2005/2006Sat 15 OctWest Brom.2 - 1ArsenalPREM
2004/2005Mon 02 MayWest Brom.0 - 2ArsenalPREM

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:PWDLFAP
Arsenal651023416
West Brom.64119413

FootyMad's prediction ...

Arsenal may be coming up against a decent side in West Brom., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Gunners. 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.