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Last updated : 19 October 2007 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Arsenal v Bolton Wanderers fixture

Bolton Wdrs. face a trip to Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Trotters will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 35 and win only 8 of the 60 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2007, the Gunners carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007Sat 14 AprArsenal2 - 1Bolton Wdrs.PREM
2006/2007Wed 14 FebBolton Wdrs.1 - 3ArsenalFAC
2006/2007Sun 28 JanArsenal1 - 1Bolton Wdrs.FAC
2006/2007Sat 25 NovBolton Wdrs.3 - 1ArsenalPREM
2005/2006Sat 11 FebArsenal1 - 1Bolton Wdrs.PREM
2005/2006Sat 28 JanBolton Wdrs.1 - 0ArsenalFAC
2005/2006Sat 03 DecBolton Wdrs.2 - 0ArsenalPREM

Recent respective form guides

Arsenal could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, Gunners have rattled up an impressive 19 goals, and conceded 3.

In complete contrast to Arsenal, Bolton Wdrs. are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Trotters have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Arsenal are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 22 points from the 8 games played. Bolton Wdrs. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 5 points from their 9 games thus far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Arsenal660015218
Bolton Wdrs.6231659

FootyMad's prediction ...

The Trotters are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Arsenal. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Arsenal Won 8 successive home games.
9 games since last home draw.
Won their latest 10 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 10 .
Bolton Wdrs. Undefeated in last 3 away games.