Premier League: West Ham United vs Everton preview

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November 6th, 2015
Back Premier League: West Ham United vs Everton preview

Two of this season's European hopefuls clash at Upton Park on Saturday when West Ham play host to Everton. The Hammers are looking to recover after their first defeat in eight matches while Everton will be determined to build a good streak after their first win in four games. Last season Everton won both matches with the same scoreline, 2-1. West Ham have not beaten the Toffees in their last seventeen matches and have won just once in the last twenty clashes.

West Ham saw their seven-match unbeaten run come to an end last weekend, when they were defeated 2-0 by newly-promoted Watford. They are currently sixth in the league table, level on points with Tottenham. That was just their third defeat of the season and the first away from home. In fact, home form was a problem for the Hammers so far, with two defeats at Upton Park. However, their last home match ended with an impressive 2-1 win over champions Chelsea. James Collins is suspended for the match, while Diafra Sakho and Pedro Obiang are injury doubts.

Everton had a tough schedule in October as they faced Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal, and they Toffees ended those three matches without a win. They bounced back last weekend with a 6-2 triumph at home against Sunderland, with Arouna Kone bagging his first ever Premier League hat-trick. They are currently ninth in the league table, just five points away from the Champions League zone. Captain Phil Jagielka is still out of contention due to a knee injury while Bryan Oviedo, Steven Pienaar and Tony Hibbert are also ruled out. Leighton Baines, Tom Cleverley and Muhamed Besic have returned to training this week.

Probable line-ups:

West Ham: Adrian, Jenkinson, Tomkins, Cresswell, Ogbonna, Kouyate, Noble, Zarate, Payet, Moses, Carroll

Everton: Howard, Coleman, Stones, Funes Mori, Galloway, McCarthy, Barry, Deulofeu, Barkley, Kone, Lukaku

My prediction: 2-2 draw.

Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:

West Ham win - 2.60 Draw - 3.50 Everton win - 2.80

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