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09.04. (Sat) 16:00 Bolton Wanderers - West Ham United


DID YOU KNOW?

* West Ham have taken eight points from the last 18 available.

* If Bolton score on Saturday it will be their 100th goal against West Ham.

* If Bolton win on Saturday it will be their 30th victory over West Ham. They have drawn eight and lost the other 16 of their 53 matches.

* West Ham have failed to score in 10 of their 31 Premier League games this season.

* Bolton have not kept a clean sheet away from home in the Premier League this season.

* On average, Bolton do not score their first goal until the 50th minute of the game this season.

* Both teams have only recorded two away wins in the Premier League this season.

* Johan Elmander is Bolton’s top scorer this season with 10 goals.

* Bolton are the only team in the Premier League with a goal difference of zero.

* Avram Grant will have suffered relegation from the Premier League in two of his three seasons in the top flight if he fails to keep West Ham up this season.

LAST MEETING

August 21, 2010: West Ham United 1-2 Bolton Wanderers

The two sides last met back in August when a Matthew Upson own goal followed by two Johan Elmander strikes, either side of a second-half Mark Noble penalty, saw Bolton take three points from their trip to Upton Park.

PROBABLE LINE-UPS

Bolton: Jaaskelainen; Steinsson, Cahill, Wheater, Alonso; Elmander, Muamba, Cohen, Petrov; K Davies, Sturridge.

West Ham: Green; Jacobsen, Da Costa, Upson, Bridge; Noble, Parker, Hitzlsperger; O'Neil, Cole, Ba.

Prediction
After slipping back into the relegation zone the Hammers have everything to play for. Bolton, meanwhile, may have just lost a bit of momentum going into the final month of the season.
Bolton go into the game as favourites but West Ham are fighting for their lives and that could be just enough to see them secure a valuable victory at the Reebok.

Bolton 1-2 West Ham