Fulham vs. West Ham United Match Preview Article

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Fulham had to make do with a share of the points in their last match, with a 1-1 draw against Ipswich Town.  Their share of possession in that meeting was 51%, while racking up 9 shots along the way, 4 of which were on target, in contrast to Ipswich Town, who had 11 shots on goal with 4 on target.  

Manager Marco Silva will be reasonably pleased with his team's attacking displays in recent matches, having managed to score 7 goals in their last 6 games, but he will have work to do defensively after they conceded 9 goals in those games and dropped some valuable points along the way.   They have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games.  

They're experiencing a disappointing spell of form at Craven Cottage, having lost 3 of their last 6 home games and picking up only 2 wins.  

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Losing 3-1 home to Manchester City won't leave the West Ham United squad too downbeat, given the former sits a full 13 places above them in the league.  In that game they recorded 32 % of the possession, with 10 attempts on goal, 2 on target. Their opponents found the target on 8 of their 23 shots on goal.  

Julen Lopetegui, their chief, will be doing some careful analysis of his defence, who have seen their goal breached 14 times in their last 6 games while somehow managing to pick up some points along the way with 8 goals scored.  They have scored in 5 of their last 6 away games but failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.  

Despite picking up some valuable points from 2 wins, the 4 lost matches from 6 will be the main concern for them.  

Jarrod Bowen will be hoping to create problems for Fulham in this one, having scored 2 goals in his last 6 outings on the road for West Ham United.