Weekend dossier: West Ham poised to leap into elite of English game
Compared with most London clubs West Ham have only just begun tapping into the wider market of virgin football fans
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League Table & Stats
 England Premier League
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GD | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Manchester United | 38 | +41 | 80 | D0-0 | L0-3 | |
| 2 | Chelsea | 38 | +36 | 71 | D1-1 | D2-2 | |
| 3 | Manchester City | 38 | +27 | 71 | L1-3 | L1-2 | |
| 4 | Arsenal | 38 | +29 | 68 | D4-4 | W1-0 | |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | +9 | 62 | D1-1 | L0-2 | |
| 6 | Liverpool | 38 | +15 | 58 | W3-1 | L0-3 | |
| 7 | Everton | 38 | +6 | 54 | L1-2 | W1-0 | |
| 8 | Fulham | 38 | +6 | 49 | D0-0 | L0-1 | |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 38 | -11 | 48 | W6-0 | L0-1 | |
| 10 | Sunderland | 38 | -11 | 47 | W5-1 | D1-1 | |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | -15 | 47 | D3-3 | L1-3 | |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 38 | -1 | 46 | |||
| 13 | Stoke City | 38 | -2 | 46 | L1-2 | L0-4 | |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | -4 | 46 | D1-1 | L1-5 | |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | -13 | 43 | L1-2 | D0-0 | |
| 16 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | -21 | 42 | D2-2 | W1-0 | |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 38 | -20 | 40 | W4-1 | D1-1 | |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 38 | -21 | 39 | W2-1 | W2-0 | |
| 19 | Blackpool | 38 | -23 | 39 | L0-2 | D1-1 | |
| 20 | West Ham United | 38 | -27 | 33 | W5-0 | W2-1 | |
| Newcastle United | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 12th | 15th | 8th |
| Played | 38 | 19 | 19 |
| Won | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Drawn | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Lost | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 15th | 13th | 15th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 1-4-1 | 2-3-1 | 1-2-3 |
| Goals (F-A) | 8-10 | 11-8 | 5-11 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 6th | 2nd | 19th |
| Goals scored | 56 | 41 | 15 |
| Failed to score | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| Since failing to score | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 12th | 14th | 10th |
| Goals conceded | 57 | 27 | 30 |
| Clean sheets | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 9th | 6th | 12th |
| Goal difference | -1 | +14 | -15 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 5th | 1st | 16th |
| Goal total | 113 | 68 | 45 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 21 | 13 | 8 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 17 | 6 | 11 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | drew last 2, unbeaten in last 3 |
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| Home | drew last game, unbeaten in last 4 |
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| Away | drew last game, w/o win in last 5 |
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| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 3-2-2 | 1-3-2 | 2-1-3 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 4-5 | 4-4 | 2-5 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
D1-1 |
L1-2 D1-1 |
W1-0 D1-1 |
| Occurence | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Newcastle United | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Premier League | 12th | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 56 | 57 | -1 | .463 |
| English FA Cup | Third Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2 | .333 |
| English League Cup | Fourth Round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -2 | .600 |
| TOTAL | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 64 | 69 | -5 | .466 | |