• Victory would see Fulham leapfrog their opponents in the table, but defeat would equal their lowest points return from the first six matches of a Premiership campaign. They only bagged five of the first 18 available last season. Chris Coleman's side are yet to concede a goal at home. They've kept clean sheets in four of their last five League games at the Cottage, including the last three, but have won only one of their five games home and away this term, failing to take maximum points from two of them in which they had held the lead.
  
• The Thames-side club have not beaten West Ham in a home top flight match for nearly 39 years. Their most recent maximum over the Hammers at Craven Cottage was 4-2 on 15 October 1966.
  
• Scored one goal in each of the last four matches.
  
• Took the lead away to Arsenal and Newcastle, but failed to win either game.
  
• Defending an unbeaten home record (one win, one draw) so far this season.
  
• Lost one of the last 13 home matches in all competitions.
  
• The 1-3 reverse by Newcastle on 4 May was the only defeat on home soil in 11 Premiership matches in 2005.
  
• American striker Brian McBride has scored in each of Fulham's last two games.
  
• If he plays, Luis BOA MORTE will be making his 200th appearance in the English League (Arsenal, Southampton and Fulham).
  
• If he plays, Mark PEMBRIDGE will be making his 50th appearance for the Cottagers.
  

• The Hammers are looking to wrap up a third successive victory in London Premiership derbies, following home wins over Spurs and Chelsea in March and May 2003. This is the Hammers' first capital clash of the season, and Fulham's second. The Cottagers have won only one of their last eight top flight derbies, and are in danger of tumbling to three derby defeats on the bounce. They lost 3-1 at Chelsea in April and have already been beaten 4-1 at Arsenal this season (24 August).
  
• The Hammers boast a 100% Premiership record on Fulham turf, having won both previous fixtures 0-1 on April Fools Day and 23 October 2002.
  
• Lost two of their last 17 matches in all competitions.
  
• Won half their Premiership matches this season (two of four).
  
• Scored eight goals so far - that averages one every half of Premiership football played.
  
• Gone 14 League games since losing by more than a single goal (3-1 at Reading on 12 March).
  
• Last recorded back-to-back victories in the Premier League when three victories on the trot were achieved against Middlesbrough (h), Manchester City (a) and Chelsea (h) on 21 and 27 April and 3 May respectively.
  
• Won five of their last seven regular League matches away from home (Championship and Premiership).
  
• Bobby ZAMARA is a hat trick short of 100 career League goals.
  
• If he plays, Matt ETHERINGTON will be making his 50th appearance in top flight football.
  

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