West Ham-Fulham Statistical Preview

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Team News

West Ham

West Ham fell to a disappointing 3-0 defeat to Chelsea last weekend and manager Sam Allardyce will be keen to see his side bounce back with a win over Fulham.
The Hammers boss will be without injured sextet Razvan Rat, Winston Reid, Andy Carroll, Alou Diarra, Ricardo Vaz Te and Mladen Petric for the encounter.
Mohamed Diamé may come in for Jack Collison in midfield.

Fulham

Fulham’s 2-1 defeat at the hands of Swansea City was their 4th consecutive loss and manager Martin Jol will be eager to correct their recent poor run of form.
Unfortunately, he’ll be unable to call upon the services of Brede Hangeland, Matthew Briggs, Hugo Rodallega and Damien Duff through injury, while Sascha Riether is suspended.
Philippe Senderos may return to the starting XI in the place of Aaron Hughes, while Alexander Kacaniklic may take Bryan Ruiz‘s spot in the team.

Match Facts

Fulham have lost their last 4 matches in the Premier League.
West Ham have seen over 2.5 goals in 7 of their last 8 home matches against Fulham in all competitions.
West Ham have scored at least 2 goals in 6 of their last 7 home matches against Fulham in all competitions.
Fulham have conceded at least 2 goals in their last 4 matches in the Premier League.
There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Fulham’s last 3 games in the Premier League.
West Ham are undefeated in their last 7 home matches against Fulham in all competitions.
West Ham have failed to win 10 of their last 11 matches in the Premier League.

Prediction

West Ham have won just 1 of their last 11 league games and their poor run of form has seen them drop to 17th in the table, level on points with Saturday’s opponents Fulham. The Hammers have history on their side however, with the east London side undefeated in their last 8 Premier League meetings with the Cottagers at Upton Park, winning 4.
Fulham have lost their last 4 domestic encounters, conceding 11 goals in the process. The appointment of René Meulensteen alongside Martin Jol appears to have rejuvenated the players following a much improved performance in the 2-1 defeat to Swansea last time out.
Regardless, with the Cottagers having attempted the fewest shots in the Premier League this season with 96, West Ham are expected to secure just their third win of the season.

West Ham 2 - 0 Fulham