Courtesy of OPTA, here are 10 match facts and stats you ought to know about Arsenal and West Ham before their game tomorrow at the Emirates:
1. Arsenal have lost just one of their last 14 Premier League games on the opening weekend of the campaign (W9, D4).
2. Six red cards have been shown to Arsenal on the opening day of the new season, more than any other club in the Premier League.
3. Against West Ham, the Gunners are unbeaten in 14 (W12 D2), winning their last nine.
4. In his last five Premier League encounters against the Hammers, Olivier Giroud has scored five goal, with four coming at the Emirates.
5. Theo Walcott has scored more top-flight goals against the Hammers than versus any other opponent (5).
6. Petr Cech has posted the best saves to shots ratio (min. 50 saves) of any goalkeeper in the Premier League over the last three seasons (78%).
7. West Ham have not managed to win any of their last nine games on the opening weekend of a new season.
8. The Hammers won on their last trip to Highbury in 2005/06 and on their first trip to the Emirates in 2006/07 but have not won at Arsenal in the Premier League since (D1 L6).
9. Last season, Dimitri Payet created the most chances in the top five European leagues in (135).
10. West Ham scored 15 headed goals in 2014/15, second only to West Brom (16), while Arsenal conceded the highest proportion of goals to headers (36%).
Arsenal as got a brillient chance this season lets face it the have some great players.( the invincables again ? ) 3 cups already won this year.??? good luck gooners.