Having won just one of their first six Premier League games against Sheffield United between 1994 and 2020 (D2 L3), West Ham completed the double over the Blades when they last met in 2020-21.

Sheffield United have won just one of their last 10 away league games against West Ham (D4 L5), picking up a 2-0 win in the Championship in January 2005.

West Ham have lost their last two league games, losing 3-1 to both Man City and Liverpool. Their last run of three consecutive Premier League defeats was in April/May and also included defeats to both Man City and Liverpool.

Sheffield United suffered their heaviest ever league defeat last time out, losing 8-0 to Newcastle. Only one side in Premier League history has lost by eight or more goals and then won their next game, with Wigan doing so in November 2009 (lost 9-1 to Spurs, won 1-0 vs Sunderland).

West Ham United have won their last six Premier League games against newly promoted sides since losing 1-0 to Nottingham Forest last August. It’s their longest ever winning run against promoted teams in their top-flight history.

Sheffield United have conceded 17 goals in six Premier League games this season, shipping 2+ in each of their last five, including eight at home to Newcastle last time out. The Blades last conceded more than one goal in six consecutive league games in May 2011 in the Championship (8), and last did so in the top tier in September 1992 (6).

West Ham have won their last nine Premier League matches against sides starting the day bottom of the table, and are unbeaten in their last 16 such games (W12 D4) since losing 2-1 at Leicester in April 2015. On home soil, they haven’t lost against the bottom side since February 2007 against Watford (W11 D3 since then).

Sheffield United have faced 136 shots in their opening six Premier League games this season, the second-most by a team on record (2003-04 onwards) after six games, behind only Hull in 2016-17 (140). Their 52 shots on target faced is nine more than any other side has in their first six games in any of those last 21 seasons.

Jarrod Bowen has scored four goals in six Premier League appearances for West Ham United this season, although all four have come away from home. Bowen has also been directly involved in 12 goals in his last 13 league games against newly promoted sides (6 goals, 6 assists).

Sheffield United’s Wes Foderingham has shipped 17 goals in his first six Premier League starts, the joint-most by a goalkeeper in their first six starts, along with Fraser Digby (1993, Swindon) and David Watson (1997, Barnsley). He has, however, faced the most shots on target (52) and made the most saves (35) of any Premier League goalkeeper in their first six starts Opta has on record from 2003-04 onwards.