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Everton prepare to entertain West Ham United at Goodison Park at tea-time on Saturday, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 36 wins out of 54 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Goodison Park was just last season, in December 2006, with Everton running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 2 | Everton | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 12 Dec | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 2 | Everton | LGEC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 03 Dec | Everton | 2-0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Mar | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 2 | Everton | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 14 Dec | Everton | 1 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Everton | 0 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Everton have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Toffees, with 3 goals against.
In complete contrast to Everton, West Ham Utd. are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Hammers have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Everton find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 56 points they have accumulated from 30 games. West Ham Utd.'s 43 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Everton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Everton may be coming up against a decent side in West Ham Utd., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Toffees. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Everton | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| West Ham Utd. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |