East London hosts West Ham and Fulham this Sunday in the Premier League. The Hammers are in the throes of the fight for a return to European football next season, whereas Fulham are aiming for a spot in the top half of the table.
Date: 14/04/2024
Kick off time: 14:00
Location: London Stadium
The race for European football is on, with the top 12 all in contention for the sixth place spot, with West Ham in hot pursuit of Manchester United. Fulham are also only a good three point haul from being within this conversation.
West Ham currently sit sixth in the Premier League after 32 games. The Hammers have 13 wins, nine draws and ten losses, leaving them on 48 points, just one point behind Manchester United.
The Hammers have been consistent in front of goal this season, scoring 52 goals in 32 games, an average of 1.63 goals a game. West Ham have struggled defensively, conceding 56 goals and keeping five clean sheets.
Fulham sit just below West Ham in 13th in the Premier League. In 32 games, The Cottagers have 11 wins, six draws and 15 losses which leaves them on 39 points, four points from the top half of the table.
The Cottagers, however, have also been amongst the goals. Fulham have scored 47 goals which is an average of 1.47 goals a game. This consistency has also been shown at the other end of the pitch, conceding 51 goals and keeping eight clean sheets.
West Ham and Fulham have met 108 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming all the way back in 1898. The Hammers have the better record in the fixture with 51 wins in comparison to Fulham’s 33 wins, the other 24 games ending in a share of the points.
In the last five games in the fixture, there have been three wins for West Ham, a draw and most recently a big 5 - 0 win for Fulham. Despite the big scoreline in the last game, this fixture has seen three of the last five games with just one goal.
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