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Bolton Wdrs. face a trip to Arsenal at Highbury at lunchtime on Saturday, 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 34 and win only 8 of the 56 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2004, the Gunners carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Mar | Arsenal | 2 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Dec | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Arsenal | 2 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 29 Apr | Bolton Wdrs. | 0 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Sep | Arsenal | 1 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 31 Mar | Bolton Wdrs. | 0 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Gunners, with 5 goals against.
Bolton Wdrs.'s away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Arsenal are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 15 points from the 5 games played. Bolton Wdrs. sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 10 points from their 5 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 18 |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Arsenal is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | Won 5 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Won their latest 9 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 10 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |