- These two sides have met eight times in the PL and West Ham lead the series with four wins, City have two and two have ended in draw
- West Ham have a winning record at St Andrews with two wins, one defeat and one draw
- Never been a 0-0 in this fixture in the PL
- Never been more than a goal in it at St Andres in this fixture
- No player has played more than four times in this fixture and of current players on four appearances are Robert Green, Danny Gabbidon and Liam Ridgewell
- Most goals in this fixture is three by Stern John, Birmingham, and Marlon Harewood, West Ham, both from two appearances
- West Ham come into the match on the back of a four match run without a win and are looking to avoid a third straight loss
- Birmingham have been involved in three 0-0 draws already this season
- City, have 10 players who have started all 10 PL matches this season whilst West Ham have just three
- The Hammers have used players from 15 different countries compared to 10 for City
- West Ham have conceded three times in the opening 15 minutes which is the second most after West Brom and Birmingham have et to concede in this time period