FM Preview: Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion 05 Nov 2011

Last updated : 04 November 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview 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 12 of the 62 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Emirates Stadium was just last season, in September 2010, with West Bromwich Albion inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the Gunners in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 19 Mar West Brom. 2 - 2 Arsenal Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 25 Sep Arsenal 2-3 West Brom. Premier League
2009/2010 Tue 22 Sep Arsenal 2 - 0 West Brom. League Cup
2008/2009 Tue 03 Mar West Brom. 1 - 3 Arsenal Premier League
2008/2009 Sat 16 Aug Arsenal 1 - 0 West Brom. Premier League
2006/2007 Tue 24 Oct West Brom. 0 - 2 Arsenal League Cup
2005/2006 Sat 15 Apr Arsenal 3 - 1 West Brom. Premiership

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Recent respective form guides

Arsenal are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Gunners, with 4 goals against.

The Baggies have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Baggies's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.

Arsenal lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 16 points from their 10 games so far.

West Bromwich Albion see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 11 points from their 10 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Arsenal 6 5 1 0 13 6 16
West Bromwich Albion 6 2 2 2 7 7 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Arsenal may be coming up against a decent side in West Bromwich Albion, but we do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Gunners. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Arsenal Unbeaten in the last 8 home games.
Unbeaten run of 6 matches.
West Bromwich Albion Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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