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Arsenal face a trip to West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 59 games played, Gunners have recorded 22 wins, and West Brom. have come away with 23 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Mon 02 May | West Brom. | 0 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 20 Nov | Arsenal | 1 - 1 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Dec | West Brom. | 0 - 2 | Arsenal | LGEC |
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | West Brom. | 1 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 27 Aug | Arsenal | 5 - 2 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 26 Apr | Arsenal | 2 - 2 | West Brom. | PREM |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 23 Nov | West Brom. | 0 - 0 | Arsenal | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
West Bromwich Albion have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the The Baggies in those games, with 9 conceded.
Arsenal have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
West Brom. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 5 points from their 8 games thus far. Arsenal's 13 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Brom. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Gunners of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at The Hawthorns with Arsenal coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Brom. | 8 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Arsenal | 6 games since last defeat. |