Tottenham Hotspur .v. West Ham - Match Stats

25th November 2012

          Tottenham Hotspur    .v.            West Ham                .

3                                            1
   Defoe (44', 64')       (82') Carroll
Bale (58')                           .
.
28                 Shots                  12

9               On Target               4

4                 Corners                2

1                 Offsides                2

9                    Fouls                10

1             Yellow Cards            2
    Defoe (33')                (7') O'Brien
                                  (29') Noble

0               Red Cards              0
3                   Saves                 6

59%            Possession           41%

Starting XI

         25 Hugo Lloris                            Jussi Jaaskelainen 22

5 Jan Vertonghen                            Winston Reid 2 .
   20 Michael Dawson                            George McCartney 3
   28 Kyle Walker                            James Tomkins 5
33 Steven Caulker                            Joey O'Brien 17 .
6 Tom Huddlestone                    (32') Modibo Maiga 11
   7 Aaron Lennon (79')                    Mark Noble 16 .
          11 Gareth Bale                            Mohamed Diame 21
         30 Sandro (86')            (55') Gary O'Neil 32
2 Clint Dempsey                    (69') Kevin Nolan 4.
18 Jermaine Defoe (90')                    Andrew Carroll 8

Bench
      24 Brad Friedel                            Spiegel Raphael 30

13 William Gallas                            James Collins 19
16 Kyle Naughton                            Guy Demel 20    .
 22 Gylfi Sigurdsson (90')            (32') Matthew Jarvis 7  .
  29 Jake Livermore (86')            (55') Matthew Taylor 14
46 Thomas Carroll                             George Mocur 42
19 Mousa Dembele (79')            (69') Carlton Cole 9     .

Attendance: 36,043       Referee: Andre Marriner

West Ham .v. Stoke City - Match Stats

20th November 2012

             West Ham            .v.            Stoke City            .

1                                           1
O'Brien (48')       (13') Walters

15                Shots                  8.

5              On Target              2

12              Corners                4.

1               Offsides                3

9                 Fouls                  9

1            Yellow Cards           0
Noble (37')                         .
0              Red Cards              0

1                 Saves                  4

58%          Possession           42%

Starting XI

22 Jussi Jaaskelainen                   Asmir Begovic 1     .
   2 Winston Reid                   Geoff Cameron 2

3 George McCartney                   Robert Huth 4         .
     5 James Tomkins                   Ryan Shawcross 17
      17 Joey O'Brien (77')   (32') Andy Wilkinson 28

11 Modibo Maiga (86')   (62') Glenn Whelan 6 .

    16 Mark Noble                   Steven Nzonzi 15
  21 Mohamed Diame                  Charlie Adam 16     .
         32 Gary O'Neil                   Jonathan Walters 19
                4 Kevin Nolan           (74') Matthew Etherington 26
8 Andrew Carroll (86')          Peter Crouch 25

Bench

   30 Spiegel Raphael                  Thomas Sorenson 29
     19 James Collins                  Matthew Upson 20
    20 Guy Demel (77')  (32') Ryan Shotton 30
 27 Jordan Spence          (62') Wilson Palacios 8
14 Matthew Taylor (86')  (74') Michael Kightly 21
     9 Carlton Cole (86')          Kenwyne Jones 9
        46 Robert Hall                   Cameron Jerome 33

           Attendance: 35,005        Referee: Chris Foy

Newcastle Utd .v. West Ham - Match Stats

11th November 2012

          Newcastle Utd         .v.             West Ham            .

0                                            1
                                    (38') Nolan
.
16                 Shots                  11

8               On Target               3

11                Corners                3.

1                Offsides                1

10                 Fouls                  14

1             Yellow Cards            2
Ben Arfa (76')              (45') Noble  .
                                    (61') O'Brien

0               Red Cards              0
2                   Saves                 8

50%            Possession           50%

Starting XI

                1 Tim Krul                            Jussi Jaaskelainen 22

3 Davide Santon                            Winston Reid 2.
       5 Danny Simpson (79')            (67') George McCartney 3
6 Michael Williamson                            James Tomkins 5    .
 27 Steven Taylor                            Joey O'Brien 17.
  4 Yohan Cabaye                   (34') Matthew Jarvis 7
 10 Hatem Ben Arfa                    (52') Yossi Benayoun 15
   18 Jonas Gutierrez (24')                    Mark Noble 16     .
    31 Shane Ferguson                            Mohamed Diame 21
9 Papiss Demba Cisse (45')                    Kevin Nolan 4         .
        19 Demba Ba                            Andrew Carroll 8

Bench
      21 Robert Elliot                            Spiegel Raphael 30

   8 Vurnon Anita (24')                    James Collins 19
17 Romaine Amalfitano                    (67') Guy Demel 20            .
20 Gael Bigirimana                    (52') Gary O'Neil 32    .
22 Sylvain Marveaux                             Carlton Cole 9        .
25 Gabriel Obertan (79')            (34') Modibo Maiga 11.
23 Shola Ameobi (45')                    Robert Hall 46  .

Attendance: 51,855       Referee: Mike Dean

West Ham .v. Manchester City - Match Stats

3rd November 2012

             West Ham            .v.        Manchester City       .

0                                           0

6                 Shots                22

0              On Target              5

3                Corners               7

2               Offsides                3

11                Fouls                  12

3            Yellow Cards           0
Collins (56')                           .
Benayoun (61')                                .
McCartney (82')                                  .
0              Red Cards              0

5                 Saves                  0

35%          Possession           65%

Starting XI

22 Jussi Jaaskelainen                   Joe Hart 1              .
       2 Winston Reid                   Vincent Kompany 4

3 George McCartney                   Gael Clichy 22         .
17 Joey O'Brien                   Kolo Toure 28.
    19 James Collins (84')          Matija Nastasic 33
7 Matthew Jarvis          (90') Samir Nasri 8   .
15 Yossi Benayoun                   Gareth Barry 18   .
16 Mark Noble                   Yaya Toure 42
  21 Mohamed Diame (72')  (69') Mario Balotelli 45    .
  4 Kevin Nolan                   Edin Dzeko 10
8 Andrew Carroll (78')  (84') Carlos Tevez 32

Bench

   30 Spiegel Raphael                   Costel Pantilimon 30
27 Jordan Spence (84')          Pablo Zabaleta 5
          55 Leo Chambers                   Aleksander Kolarov 13
   32 Gary O'Neil (72')  (90') Scott Sinclair 11
 9 Carlton Cole (78')  (84') Javi Garcia 14
11 Modibo Maiga                   Abdul Razak 62.

        46 Robert Hall           (69') Sergio Aguerro 16

           Attendance: 35,005        Referee: Howard Webb

Wigan .v. West Ham - Match Stats

27th October 2012

          Wigan Athletic         .v.             West Ham           .

2                                            1
    Ramis (8')               (90') Tomkins
McArthur (47')                                 .
.
16                 Shots                  15

7               On Target               4

6                Corners                 6

3                Offsides                1

11                 Fouls                  17

3             Yellow Cards            4
Ramis (18')              (55') Nobel
Di Santo (39')              (61') Maiga  .
McArthur (88')              (90') O'Neill  .
                             (90') Reid

0               Red Cards              0
3                   Saves                 5

54%            Possession           46%

Starting XI

          26 Ali Al Absi                            Jussi Jaaskelainen 22

5 Gary Caldwell                            Winston Reid 2.
          21 Ivan Ramis                            George McCartney 3
31 Maynor Figueroa                            James Tomkins 5  .
 4 James McCarthy                            James Collins 19  .
16 James McArthur                            Kevin Nolan 4     .
17 Emmerson Boyce                     (64') Mark Noble 16      .
   22 Jean Beausejour                     (73') Mohamed Diame 21
    2 Arouna Kone                            Matthew Jarvis 7
 9 Franco Di Santo (78')                    Andrew Carroll 8
   10 Shaun Maloney                    (45') Yossi Benayoun 15
Bench
    12 Michael Pollitt                            Spiegel Raphael 30

  23 Ronnie Stam                            Joey O'Brien 17
       6 David Jones                            Lee Chambers 44
   8 Ben Watson (78')            (73') Gary O'Neil 32
14 Jordi Gomez                    (64') Carlton Cole 9
15 Callum McManaman                    (45') Modibo Maiga 11      .
19 Mauro Boselli                            Robert Hall 46.

Attendance: 19,090        Referee: Jonathon Moss

West Ham .v. Southampton - Match Stats

20th October 2012

           West Ham            .v.           Southampton       .

4                                           1
  Noble (46', 72'pen)  (63') Lallana.
Nolan (48')                              .
Maiga (87')                               .

11                 Shots                11

6              On Target              2

6                Corners                3

3               Offsides                6

11                Fouls                  13

2            Yellow Cards           2
                                (77') Hooiveld
                                     (81') Schneiderlin
0              Red Cards              0

1                 Saves                  2

39%          Possession           61%

Starting XI

22 Jussi Jaaskelainen                   Artur Boruc 31       .
    2 Winston Reid                   Nathaniel Clyne 2

3 George McCartney                   Maya Yoshida 3     .
5 James Tomkins                   Jos Hooiveld 5  .
19 James Collins                   Jose Fonte 6    .
        7 Matthew Jarvis                   Morgan Schneiderlin 4
15 Yossi Banyoun                   Steven Davis 8   .
   16 Mark Noble                   Adam Lallana 20
     21 Mohamed Diame                   Guilherme Do Prado 21
       4 Kevin Nolan                   Jason Puncheon 42
8 Andrew Carroll                   Jay Rodriguez 9 .

Bench

30 Spiegel Raphael                   Kelvin Davis 1    .
    27 Jordan Spence                   Daniel Seaborne 25
55 Leo Chambers                   Ben Reeves 29  .
             32 Gary O'Neil                   James Ward-Prowse 16
         9 Carlton Cole                   Richard Chaplow 27
11 Modibo Maiga                   Rickie Lambert 7

            46 Robert Hall                   Emmanuel Mayuka 24

           Attendance: 34,925        Referee: Neil Swarbrick

West Ham .v. Southampton - the history

All Time Head to Head

Home - W 37 - D 15 - L 10

Away - W 16 - D 20 - L 28

Total - W 53 - D 35 - L 38

Premiership only

Home - W 7 - D 1 - L 2

Away - W 2 - D 3 - L 5

Total - W 9 - D 4 - L 7

The Irons and The Saints have faced each other on many occasions since their first battle in December 1899. During the early 20th Century they regularly battled it out in the Southern League,   meeting again after the Great War in Division 2 of the restructured league. West Ham spent most of the 1920's in the top tier, before dropping again for twenty years, and it was over this period in Division 2 that the Irons started to take a lead in head-to-head matches between the two sides, before Southampton slipped into the third Division in 1953.

In 1958 West Ham once more won promotion, but 8 years later Southampton finally joined them in the top flight. For the next 50 years both teams would remain a fixture in the top two divisions, only  separated for a few seasons here and there. This continued into the days of the Premier League, where the two teams evened out a bit more in their performances against each other - until 2005 when The Saints began the biggest descent in their history.

Having dropped to The Championship in '05 Southampton continued to struggle, with problems on and off field contributing to flirtation with another drop - a scenario that finally played out in 2009 when they found themselves in the third tier for the first time in 50 years after a 10-point deduction for going into administration. This may have been a blessing in disguise as it paved the way for a consolidation of the team under a new owner (and a healthy cash injection), and only a year later the Saints won the Football League trophy - their first cup in over 30 years. Another year later and promotion to the second flight was achieved, followed swiftly by a return to Premier football this year.

This will only be the Irons third match since 2003 against the team that pipped them to the number two spot in last years Championship, having only managed a home draw and an away loss last season. But so far this season the Saints have seemed a shadow of what they were last year, just above the relegation zone with only four points from 21, whilst West Ham have had a creditable start to the season, amassing eleven points and sitting in eighth. But it is the teams like this, whose pasts mirror our own, that we need to beat if we want to keep riding high....

West Ham .v. Arsenal - Match Stats

6th October 2012

     West Ham            .v.               Arsenal       .

1                                           3
Diame (21')             (41') Giroud.
                              (77') Walcott
                               (83') Cazorla

9                 Shots                21

3              On Target              7

4                Corners              16

1               Offsides                1

12                Fouls                  8

3            Yellow Cards           2
  Diame (22')             (45') Gervinho
  Reid (36')             (77') Walcott
Taylor (86')                               .
0              Red Cards              0

4                Saves                  2

31%          Possession           69%

Starting XI

22 Jussi Jaaskelainen                   Vito Mannone 24   .
     2 Winston Reid                   Per Mertesacker 4

 3 George McCartney                   Thomas Vermaelen 5
  19 James Collins                   Carl Jenkinson 25
   20 Guy Demel (73')    (56') Kieran Gibbs 28
7 Matthew Jarvis                   Mikel Arteta 8  .
12 Ricardo Vaz Te (64')    (85') Lukas Podolski 9 .
     16 Mark Noble                    Aaron Ramsey 16
21 Mohamed Diame (82')    (61') Gervinho 27          .
       Kevin Nolan                    Olivier Giroud 12
8 Andrew Carroll                    Santi Cazorla 19.

Bench

13 Stephen Henderson                    Damian Martinez 36  .
     5 James Tomkins (73')    (85') Laurent Koscielny 6.
14 Matthew Taylor (64')    (56') Andre Santos 11   .
  15 Yossi Banyoun            (61') Theo Walcott 14   .
                    32 Gary O'Neil                    Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 15
        9 Carlton Cole (82')            Francis Coquelin 22
  11 Modibo Maiga                    Andre Arshavin 23

           Attendance: 34,974        Referee: Phil Dowd

West Ham .v. Arsenal - the history

All Time Head to Head

Home - W 15 - D 23 - L 25

Away - W 17 - D 15 - L 30

Total - W 32 - D 38 - L 55

Premiership only

Home - W 2 - D 6 - L 8

Away - W 4 - D 1 - L 11

Total - W 6 - D 7 - L 19

In January 1906 West Ham crossed the Thames and headed for the Manor Ground in Plumstead for their first game against Woolwich Arsenal in the FA Cup. The 1-1 draw was overturned by a 3-2 defeat at the Boleyn Ground a few days later, and it was 17 years before the two sides met again, with the Gunners having moved north to Highbury and dropped the "Woolwich" prefix. Between the wars the two sides were fairly evenly matched, until the Irons were relegated in 1932, just as Arsenal were embarking on a decade of success

The first post-war game in 1946 ended in a 6-0 win to West Ham in the FA cup, but Arsenal went on to win the league in '48 and '53 before slipping down into a trophy wilderness for the rest of the 1950's and into the '60's. It was during this period, in 1958, that the Irons were promoted to the top flight - and did not lose a game to Arsenal until 1963! After two more losses in '65 and '66, interspersed with a couple of wins, Arsenal then turned the table with a draw in '67 kick-starting a period where West Ham did not win a single game against them until 1975 FA Cup.

Over the next seventeen years the two clubs were again fairly evenly matched on a game by game basis - despite West Ham having two spells in the second tier whilst Arsenal continued their record-holding run of seasons in the top flight (they are currently in their 86th!). But it was after the formation of the Premiership that the Gunners cemented their position as one of the top clubs in the country, winning several honours and even spending the '03/'04 season unbeaten.

And that is the story the stats tell... with only 6 wins out of 32 Premiership games against them, and a 50% loss rate at home, it is clear that this will be the toughest game of the season so far.... Come on you Irons!

Q.P.R. .v. West Ham - Match Stats

1st October 2012

          Q.P.R.               .v.             West Ham     .

1                                            2
Taarabt (57')               (3') Jarvis .
                               (35') Vaz Te
.
13                  Shots                 18

7               On Target               5

.4                Corners                13

1                Offsides                1

 10                 Fouls                  22

2             Yellow Cards             8
Taarabt (58')              (39') Diame .
Diakite (59')              (45') Nobel .
                                      (63') McCartney
                                         (67') Jaaskelainen
                               (69') Nolan
                             (69') Cole
                                 (78') Collins
                                   (90') Tomkins

 1               Red Cards              0

Diakite (75')                               .

 3                  Saves                 6

  50%           Possession           50%

Starting XI

          33 Julio Cesar                            Jussi Jaaskelainen 22

       6 Clint Hill                    (23') Winston Reid 2
15 Nedum Onuoha (84')            (35') Joey O'Brien 17   .
 17 Ryan Nelson                            James Collins 19
40 Stephane M'Bia                            Guy Demel 20     .
    7 Park Ji Sung (56')                    Matthew Jarvis 7
11 Shaun Wright-Phillips (56')                    Ricardo Vaz Te 12       .
14 Esteban Granero                            Mark Noble 16     .
32 Alejandro Damian Faurlin                            Mohamed Diame 21          .
  9 Djibril Cisse                            Kevin Nolan 4
25 Bobby Zamora                    (72') Carlton Cole 9   .
Bench
           1 Robert Green                            Stephen Henderson 13

       2 Samba Diakite (56')            (35') George McCartney 3
  10 Adel Taarabt (56')            (23') James Tomkins 5
 22 Hogan Ephraim                            Yossi Benayoun 15
 28 Max Ehmer                            Gary O'Neil 32
 12 Jamie Mackie                    (72') Andrew Carroll 8
  23 David Hoilett (84')                    Modibo Maiga 11

Attendance: 17,363        Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Q.P.R. .v. West Ham - the history

All Time Head to Head

Home - W 26 - D 9 - L 9

Away - W 10 - D 14 - L 21

Total - W 36 - D 23 - L 30

Premiership only

Home - W 1 - D 1 - L 1

Away - W 0 - D 1 - L 2

Total - W 1 - D 2 - L 3

It was Christmas Day 1899 when Thames Ironworks first travelled across London to play Queen's Park Rangers, with the hoops making the return journey just five days later. Both of these Southern League First Division games ended in wins for the older and more established QPR before the newly reformed West Ham went on to dominate fixtures in the early 20th Century.

Between the wars the two sides only met each other once, in an FA Cup tie, with a handful of meetings  in the old Second Division during the late '40's / early '50's. It was not until 1968 that the two teams met each other in the top tier for the first time, a 4-3 win for the Irons at the Boleyn Ground that ignited an evenly matched and almost unbroken two-and-a-half decade tussle across the top two divisions.

QPR were founder members of the Premier League, finishing 5th in the inaugural season (the highest placed London club). West Ham won promotion the following year, but over the next three years the Irons only managed to register one win from six games. QPR were relegated in 1996, with further relegation to the third tier 2001, followed by financial controversy leading to the club entering administration. Since then the only meetings between the two sides were in the League Championship in 2004.

QPR finally won promotion back to the top flight in 2011, giving them a year to get used to the Premiership before West Ham returned this year, but with 10 managers in the last 5 years they can hardly be described as a stable club. Indeed, so far this year they have only registered 2 points from a possible 15... and with our old boy "Butterfingers" Green in goal this would be a win to savour!

West Ham .v. Wigan Athletic - Match Stats

25th September 2012

     West Ham             .v.         Wigan Athletic  .

1                                           4
       Maiga (7')             (14', 41') Boselli
                            (38') Ramis
                                   (84' pen) Gomez

13               Shots                  8

6              On Target              3

7               Corners                3

1               Offsides                2

8                 Fouls                  6

0            Yellow Cards           1
                               (45') Caldwell
0              Red Cards              0

3                Saves                  9

43%          Possession           57%

Starting XI

13 Stephen Henderson                   Ali Al Habsi 26        .

3 George McCartney                   Gary Caldwell 5     .
5 James Tomkins                   Ivan Ramis 21  .
27 Jordan Spence                   Ronnie Stam 23.
                  33 Daniel Potts                   Adrian Lopez Rodriguez 24
        7 Matthew Jarvis                   Maynor Figueroa 31 .
16 Mark Noble (72')            David Jones 6
        32 Gary O'Neil (84')    (85') James McArthur 16
          11 Modibo Maiga            (74') Callum McManaman 15
12 Ricardo Vaz Te (62')    (90') Mauro Boselli 19.
     46 Robert Hall                    Ryo Miyaichi 32

Bench

30 Spiegel Raphael                    Michael Pollitt 12.
       19 James Collins                    Emmerson Boyce 17
41 Calum Driver                    Ben Watson 8 .
  14 Matthew Taylor (72')    (74') Jordi Gomez 14    .
39 Dylan Tombides (84')    (85') Fraser Fyvie 20   .
40 Matthias Fanimo (62')           Aruna Kone 2      .
45 Paul McCallum            (90') Filip Orsula 35   .

           Attendance: 25,934        Referee: Craig Pawson

West Ham .v. Sunderland - Match Stats

22nd September 2012

   West Ham            .v.            Sunderland  .

1                                           1
  Nolan (90')             (9') Fletcher

24               Shots                  5

4              On Target              1

10              Corners                1

1               Offsides                1

13                Fouls                 13

2            Yellow Cards           1
      Reid (82')             (60') Gardner
Jaaskelainen (90')                                          .
0              Red Cards              0

0                Saves                  3

61%          Possession           39%

Starting XI

22 Jussi Jaaskelainen                    Simon Mignolet 22 .

2 Winston Reid                    Danny Rose 3.
 17 Joey O'Brien                   Craig Gardner 8
19 James Collins                   John O'Shea 16.
     20 Guy Demel                    Titus Bramble 19
12 Ricardo Vaz Te (57')            Lee Cattermole 6 .
 14 Matthew Taylor (57')    (62') Sebastian Larsson 7
   16 Mark Noble                    Jack Colback 14
21 Mohamed Diame                    James McLean 23 .
        4 Kevin Nolan                    Steven Fletcher 26
                9 Carlton Cole (77')    (71') Stephane Sessegnon 28.

Bench

13 Stephen Henderson                   Kieren Westwood 20.
  3 George McCartney            (45') Matthew Kilgallon 12
  5 James Tomkins                    David Vaughan 15
  7 Matthew Jarvis (57')    (90') David Meyler 18 .
         15 Yossi Banayoun (57')    (71') (90') Fraizer Campbell 9
          32 Gary O'Neil                    Connor Wickham 10.
11 Modibo Maiga (77')            Louis Saha 25   .

           Attendance: 33,052        Referee: Lee Mason

West Ham .v. Sunderland - the history

All Time Head to Head

Home - W 19 - D 11 - L 10

Away - W 13 - D 9 - L 20

Total - W 32 - D 20 - L 30

Premiership only

Home - W 7 - D 1 - L 2

Away - W 2 - D 4 - L 4

Total - W 9 - D 5 - L 6

To say Sunderland has a rich history is a bit of an understatement - in 1895, the year that Thames Ironworks FC was founded, the Black Cats won their third First Division title, going on to win another two before West Ham were even admitted into the full football league in 1919, with a sixth title (their last) in 1936. Over a period of almost 80 years they remained in the top tier (68 seasons in total, accounting for breaks during the war years) until they were relegated for the first time in 1958.

The first confrontation between Sunderland and West Ham was a goal-less draw "up North" in August 1923, followed by a disappointing 1-0 loss at home the following week. Over the next ten years Sunderland showed exactly why they were First Division mainstays, dominating both the home and away fixtures. Post war the two sides did not meet each other again until the 1960's, with the Black Cats fortunes already on the wane - although it still took five losses and one draw before the Irons registered another win! From there West Ham slowly began to overtake Sunderland and although the overall statistics indicate them as having been fairly evenly matched over the century the stats for the Premiership show that in recent years results have been more favourable to West Ham - especially at home.

Norwich City .v. West Ham - Match Stats

15th September 2012

  Norwich City            .v.             West Ham     .

0                                            0 .

25                 Shots                 14. .

 10              On Target              3   .

8                Corners                5 .

3                Offsides                3 .

12                 Fouls                 14 .

0             Yellow Cards            1 .
                             (41') Collins

0               Red Cards              0 .

3                  Saves                10 .

49%           Possession           51%

Starting XI

         1 John Ruddy                            Jussi Jaaskelainen 22

   2 Russell Martin                            Winston Reid 2    .
5 Sebastien Bassong                            Joey O'Brien 17      .
18 Javier Garrido                            James Collins 19 .
20 Leon Barnett                            Guy Demel 20  .
4 Bradley Johnson                    (87') Ricardo Vaz Te 12
7 Robert Snodgrass                     (57') Matthew Taylor 14.
8 Jonathan Howson                            Mark Noble 16      .
 11 Andrew Surman                            Mohamed Diame 21
   9 Grant Holt (71')                    Kevin Nolan 4
10 Simeon Jackson (64')            (57') Carlton Cole 9     .
Bench
         13 Declan Rudd                           Stephen Henderson 13

      6 Michael Turner                          George McCartney 3
  23 Marc Tierney                           James Tomkins 5
14 Wesley Hoolahan                   (57') Matthew Jarvis 7   .
        15 David Fox                   (87') Yossi Benayoun 15
16 Steve Morison (64')                   Alou Diarra 23   .
     37 Harry Kane (71')           (57') Modibo Maiga 11

Attendance: 26,806        Referee: Chris Foy

Norwich City .v. West Ham - the history

All Time Head to Head

Home - W 21 - D 8 - L 4

Away - W 5 - D 11 - L 17

Total - W 26 - D 19 - L 21

Premiership only

Home - W 0 - D 2 - L 0

Away - W 0 - D 1 - L 1

Total - W 0 - D 3 - L 1

The first time these two teams met was in the Southern League First Division in October 1905, with West Ham suffering a 1-0 defeat away. The two teams continued to battle in the same league for the next ten years, until the First World War (and the Canaries voluntary liquidation) ended their fixtures.

A restructuring of the leagues after the war saw the Irons admitted into the national Second Division, whilst newly reformed Norwich eventually entered into the fledgeling Third Division. West Ham went on to enjoy a decade in the top flight and it was not until the mid 1930's, when they were relegated and Norwich promoted, that the two teams met each other again. West Ham dominated the fixture over the next five seasons, with only one loss in 10 games, before war once again put football on hold.

After bouncing around between the Second and Third divisions for over three decades Norwich finally won promotion to the top flight for the first time in 1972, putting them back into regular fixtures with the Hammers. Fairly evenly matched throughout the 1970's and 80's, each side seemed to dominate their own home fixture but suffer on the road.

Norwich were one of the founding members of the Premier League in 1992, leading the table for most of the season before faltering towards the end. West Ham missed this inaugural season, but after coming second in the new Division One they achieved promotion and the two teams were playing each other again - albeit only for two seasons, producing three draws and one victory for the Canaries. Since then both teams have only met each other in Division 1 during the one 2003/04 season (two more draws, the seaon ending with Norwich promoted from first place but West Ham missing promotion by losing the play-off final) and in two FA Cup games.

The stats suggest a tougher tie than one might initially think - West Ham don't seem to have had much luck on the road against Norwich, with only 5 wins out of 33 away games... and, of course, the Hammers have never beaten them in the Premier league (in fact, the last time West Ham beat Norwich in any league game was 11th April 1992). However, with Norwich struggling to find their first win of the season and West Ham starting to gel, any Irons fan can afford a little confidence ahead of this tie....

West Ham .v. Fulham - Match Stats

1st September 2012

West Ham            .v.               Fulham  .

3                                           0
Nolan (1')                           .

Reid (29')                          .
Taylor (41')                             .

16                Shots                 15

6              On Target              9

6               Corners                6

1               Offsides                2

12                Fouls                  5

0            Yellow Cards            0
0              Red Cards              0

9                Saves                  3

45%          Possession           55%

Starting XI

22 Jussi Jaaskelainen                    Mark Schwarzer 1 .

     2 Winston Reid                    Brede Hangeland 5
  19 James Collins (67')            Aaron Hughes 18
   17 Joey O'Brien                    John Arne Riise 3
     20 Guy Demel (78')            Sascha Riether 27
21 Mohamed Diame                    Steve Sidwell 7     .
           16 Mark Noble                    Mahamadou Diarra 19
       8 Andrew Carroll (68')    (60') Kieran Richardson 15
    4 Kevin Nolan                    Damien Duff 16
 14 Matthew Taylor                    Hugo Rodallega 20
12 Ricardo Vaz Te            (45') Mladen Petric 10.

Bench

32 Gary O'Neil                    Chris Baird 6.
        9 Carlton Cole (68')    (45') Dimitar Berbatov 9
         23 Alou Diarra                    David Stockdale 13
13 Stephen Henderson                    Matthew Briggs 17 .
            11 Modibo Maiga            (60') Alexander Kacaniklic 31
5 James Tomkins (67')            Stephen Kelly 2.
     46 Robert Hall (78')            Pajtim Kasami 8

           Attendance: 33,458        Referee: Anthony Taylor

West Ham .v. Fulham - the history

All Time Head to Head

Home - W 24 - D 13 - L 11

Away - W 20 - D 10 - L 19

Total - W 44 - D 23 - L 30

Premiership only

Home - W 3 - D 4 - L 1

Away - W 6 - D 1 - L 1

Total - W 9 - D 5 - L 2

Thames Ironworks FC was only three years old when it turned professional in 1898, entering the Southern League Second Division, and it was in the 8th match of the season that they welcomed Fulham to the old stadium, Memorial Grounds. Thames Ironworks won both the home and away games against their London rivals, en route to finishing the season as champions, and continued to dominate the fixture once Fulham caught up with them in the Southern League First Division - five seasons (and a name change) later at the new Boleyn Ground.

In the early 1920's and throughout the 1930's the two teams were fairly evenly matched in the old League Division 2, but post-war West Ham began to exert their dominance as both sides gradually climbed into the top tier. Separated by a division for much of the 1970's and 80's it was not until 2001 that Fulham and West Ham met for their first clash in the Premier League. Despite doing a better job of staying in the top flight than the Irons, and amazingly reaching the final of the Europa League in 2010, Fulham have performed poorly against West Ham in the Premier League with only two wins out of 16 games. That said, 21st century games between these two sides at the Boleyn Ground have predominantly ended in a draw, a result that would probably satisfy the Cottagers more than the Hammers...

West Ham .v. Crewe Alexandra - Match Stats

28th August 2012

     West Ham            .v.        Crewe Alexandra

2                                           0
Maynard (34')                                .
Maiga (55')                            .

21               Shots                  9

10            On Target              6

11              Corners                4

 1              Offsides                0

 5                 Fouls                  5

 1            Yellow Cards            1
   Spence (13')                 (53') Mellor
 0              Red Cards              0

  6                 Saves                 12

   62%           Possession            38%

Starting XI

13 Stephen Henderson                    Alan Martin 13           .

         33 Daniel Potts                    Gregor Robertson 15
17 Joey O'Brien            (73') Mark Ellis 5    .
 23 Alou Diarra                    Harry Davis 3.
27 Jordan Spence                    Kelvin Mellor 14 .
           32 Gary O'Neil                    Ashley Westwood 4
14 Matthew Taylor (60')            Luke Murphy 8   .
     4 Kevin Nolan (84')            Byron Moore 11
         8 Nicky Maynard            (80') Ajay Leitch-Smith 10
12 Ricardo Vaz Te (73')            Max Clayton 7   .
11 Modibo Maiga            (62') Harry Bunn 25 .

Bench

30 Spiegel Raphael                    Ben Garratt 21   .
      20 Guy Demel            (73') Adam Dugdale 6
       41 Callum Driver            (80') Oliver Turton 12   .
       40 Matthias Fanimo (60')            George Ray 17           .
  45 Paul McCallum            (62') Abdul Osman 19
42 George Moncur (84')            Jon Guthrie 16 .
           46 Robert Hall (73')            Brendon Daniels 18

Attendance: 18,063        Referee: Fred Graham

West Ham .v. Crewe Alexandra - the history

All Time Head to Head

Home - W 2 - D 2 - L 0

Away - W 2 - D 0 - L 1

Total - W 4 - D 2 - L 1

League Cup only

Home - W 0 - D 1 - L 0

Away - W 0 - D 0 - L 1

Total - W 0 - D 1 - L 1

Despite being formed in 1877 Crewe Alexandra lingered mainly in the old divisions three and four (with a brief dalliance in the First Division at the turn of this century) and as such didn't play a competitive match against West Ham until 1991, when the Irons scored a solitary goal to knock the Railwaymen out of the FA Cup.

The following year the two sides met again, in the league cup, where a draw in London resulted in the Hammers first visit to Alexandra Stadium, a disappointing 2-0 loss considering the two divisions separating the teams.

With West Ham being relegated from the Premiership in 2003 the two teams were in the same league for the first time in their history. They met each other four times over two seasons before West Ham were eventually promoted in 2005, with Crewe finally succumbing to relegation in 2006.

With Crewe playing in League One there are once again two divisions separating the teams, making this match look like an easy victory on paper, especially considering the head to head statistics. However, it is worth noting that Crewe routed fellow League One team Hartlepool United 5-0 in the first round of the cup... oh, and that the Hammers only ever loss to Crewe was in the league cup with a two tier difference between the teams. Not that we're superstitious...

Swansea .v. West Ham - Match Stats

25th August 2012

Swansea City            .v.           West Ham     .

3                                            0 .
Rangel (20')                             .
Michu (29')                            .

Graham (64')                              .

12                 Shots                  9. .

5               On Target              5 .

5                Corners                4 .

4                Offsides                2 .

14                 Fouls                 19 .

2             Yellow Cards            4 .
Rangel (31')            (38') Cole   .
Chico (68')            (53') Nolan
                             (58') Collins
                          (83') Reid

0               Red Cards             0 .

5                 Saves                  2 .

62%           Possession           38%

Starting XI

      1 Michael Vorn                            Jussi Jaaskelainen 22

6 Ashley Williams                            Winston Reid 2    .
            4 Chico                            James Collins 19
           3 Neil Taylor (84')                    George McCartney 3
22 Angel Rangel                            Guy Demel 20  .
    7 Leon Britton                    (45') James Tomkins 5
20 Jonathan de Guzman (75')                    Mark Noble 16            .
  10 Danny Graham                    (70') Mohamed Diame 21
            9 Michu                            Matthew Jarvis 7
15 Wayne Routledge (81')           (62') Carlton Cole 9        .
12 Nathan Dyer                           Kevin Nolan 4 .
Bench

      33 Ben Davies (84')                   Matthew Taylor 14
27 Mark Gower                           Joey O'Brien 17.
       5 Alan Tate                           Nicky Maynard 8
19 Luke Moore (81')           (70') Alou Diarra 23 .
26 Kemy Agustien (75')           (45') Ricardo Vaz Te 12
 25 Gerhard Tremmel                           Stephen Henderson 13
14 Stephen Dobbie                   (62') Modibo Maiga 11  .

Attendance: 20,424        Referee: Martin Atkinson