Premier League: West Ham vs Everton preview

Premier League: West Ham vs Everton preview

New managers David Moyes and Carlo Ancelotti are hoping to get a good result in the Premier League on Saturday, when their sides West Ham United and Everton meet at the Olympic Stadium in London. The reverse fixture, played in October, was won 2-0 by Everton with goals from Bernard and Gylfi Sigurdsson. Everton have won three of the last six direct matches while West Ham have won two, one at home and one away. 

West Ham United had a very good start to life under David Moyes, they won 4-0 against Bournemouth in the Premier League and then defeated Gillingham 2-0 in the FA Cup. The winning streak ended last week when the Hammers lost 1-0 at Sheffield United, a result that leaves them just one point above the relegation zone. Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski suffered a recurrence of his hip injury and returns on the sidelines, along with Ryan Fredericks, Jack Wilshere and Andriy Yarmolenko. Felipe Anderson and Michail Antonio are injury doubts for Saturday's match. 

Everton lost two of the three matches that they played in 2020, but those were very tough matches against Manchester City in the Premier League and against local rivals Liverpool in the FA Cup. Last weekend they managed to grab their first victory of the year, 1-0 at home against Brighton with a first-half goal from Richarlison. Everton have lost just one of their last seven matches in the Premier League. Manager Carlo Ancelotti doesn't have any fresh injury concerns as Alex Iwobi, Andre Gomes and Jean-Philippe Gbamin remain sidelined. 

Probable line-ups: 

West Ham: Randolph - Zabaleta, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Cresswell - Snodgrass, Rice, Noble, Fornals - Lanzini - Haller

Everton: Pickford - Coleman, Keane, Holgate, Digne - Sidibe, Davies, Sigurdsson, Bernard - Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin

My prediction: 

Everton are looking like a much more solid side at the moment and I think the Toffees will grab a win here, most likely 2-1. 

Here are the odds for the match at NetBet

West Ham win - 2.95

Draw - 3.45

Everton win - 2.45

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