West Ham United vs Fulham Matchday Stats Preview

West Ham United vs Fulham Matchday Stats Preview 

West Ham are unbeaten in their last 12 Premier League home games against Fulham (W8 D4), since a 2-0 loss in their first ever such meeting in November 2001. The Hammers have won each of the last five, scoring three goals on four occasions.

Following their 5-0 win at Craven Cottage in December, Fulham are looking to complete their first league double over West Ham since 1965-66.

Fulham have won three of their last four Premier League London derby matches (L1), as many as they had in their previous 41 such games (D9 L29). However, away from home they’ve won just one of their last 23 against fellow London sides (D6 L16), beating Crystal Palace 3-0 on Boxing Day in December last season.

Only bottom two sides Burnley (14) and Sheffield United (15) are on a longer run without a Premier League clean sheet this season than West Ham (12). However, the Hammers have also scored in each of their last seven games, losing just one of these (W3 D3).

West Ham have won 19 points from losing positions in the Premier League this season, coming from behind to beat Wolves 2-1 last time out. It’s the most such points they’ve ever gained in a single campaign in the competition.

Only bottom two sides Burnley and Sheffield United (12 each) have failed to score in more Premier League games than Fulham this season, with the Cottagers’ 1-0 loss against Newcastle last time out the 11th time they’ve drawn a blank this term.

Only Arsenal (13) have scored more goals from corners in the Premier League than Fulham this season (10), while no side has conceded fewer such goals than Marco Silva’s side (2). Only in 2010-11 and 2022-23 (both 11) have the Cottagers scored more often from corners in a single Premier League campaign.

Fulham (28y 356d) and West Ham (28y 230d) have the two oldest average starting XIs in the Premier League this season. Meanwhile, the Hammers have used fewer different players than any other side this term (24).

Mohammed Kudus has had more successful dribbles than any other player in the Premier League this season (91). Indeed, his 91 successful dribbles is the most by a West Ham player on record in a season in the competition (since 2005-06).

Since the start of February (when he netted his first goal), only Phil Foden (9) has scored more Premier League goals than Fulham’s Rodrigo Muniz (8). Just two of these eight goals have come away from home, however.