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Building up confidence within his squad will be a priority for West Ham United supremo David Moyes after sustaining a heavy 5-0 away loss to Chelsea.  They achieved 30% possession in that match and had 12 strikes at goal, with 2 hitting the target, up against Chelsea's tally of 25 efforts at goal, 14 of which were on target.  

Moyes will be closely scrutinising his squad's defensive frailties, his back line having shipped 16 goals in their last 6 matches, despite having picked up some points through the 7 goals they've managed to net.  They have scored in 5 of their last 6 home games, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 16 games overall.  

Whilst they have only lost 1 of their last 6 home games there will be concern over the amount of points dropped with 4 draws from those games.  

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A point gained from their 1-1 draw against Everton in their previous encounter will not be considered a bad outcome for Luton Town.  In that game they recorded 50 % of the possession, with 18 attempts on goal, 5 on target. Their opponents found the target on 3 of their 10 shots on goal.  

Manager Rob Edwards will be shining a spotlight on his team's poor defensive record of late, having conceded 16 goals in their last 6 games, despite picking up a modest amount of points due in no small part to the 6 goals they managed at the other end.   They have scored in 5 of their last 6 away games, but they've conceded a goal in their 20 most recent trips.  

Luton Town will not be enjoying their recent run of poor form on the road. They've lost their last 5 league games in a row away from home and not recorded a win on their travels in 9 games.  

Ross Barkley will be hoping to create problems for West Ham United in this one, having scored 2 goals in his last 6 outings on the road for Luton Town.