West Ham United have won their last four Premier League matches against Watford, scoring at least three goals in each victory, including a 4-1 win earlier this campaign at Vicarage Road.
Three of Watford’s five Premier League wins over West Ham have come away from home, winning in 2006-07, 2016-17 and 2018-19. Their seven away Premier League games against the Hammers have alternated between a defeat and a win each time, losing 3-1 in July 2020 on their last visit.
Among the 55 teams West Ham have faced more than 20 times in their league history since 1919, their best win ratio is against Watford, winning 27 of 43 matches against the Hornets (63%).
Watford have lost 73% of their Premier League away games in London (29/40), the highest loss rate in the capital of any side to have competed in more than two seasons in the competition.
West Ham have lost just one of their last 11 midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Premier League games (W6 D4), going down 2-0 at Arsenal in December.
Watford have won 12 of their 63 Premier League games played on Monday to Friday (D12 L39), with seven of these victories coming in their 21 games played on a Tuesday.
West Ham have lost their last two league games, last losing three in a row in June 2020. They’ve lost three Premier League games this season courtesy of 90th minute goals, with only Watford ever losing more games in such fashion within a single campaign (4 in 2017-18).
West Ham’s Mark Noble has scored six Premier League goals against Watford, his most against a single opponent. Five of those have been penalties – including one in this season’s 4-1 win – with only Alan Shearer ever scoring more penalties against a single opponent in the Premier League (7 vs Everton).
In Michail Antonio’s last seven Premier League starts against Watford for West Ham he’s scored a brace (Sept 2016), been sent off (Feb 2017), assisted a goal (Feb 2018), been yellow carded (Dec 2018), assisted (May 2019), scored (July 2020) and assisted (Dec 2021).
West Ham pair Michail Antonio (5 goals, 4 assists) and Jarrod Bowen (5 goals, 4 assists) have each been directly involved in nine Premier League goals at the London Stadium this season – no other player has been involved in more home goals in the competition so far this term.
