English Premier
2020-01-18 - West Ham United vs Everton
A Sports Betting Pick by Auls
Football: English Premier League
Saturday 18th January 2019 - Kick Off 3pm
West Ham United
David Moyes will be taking charge of West Ham United against one of his former clubs this weekend and he will be hoping for a bit more luck than his team got in their 1-0 defeat at Sheffield United last weekend. The overall performance wasn't really good enough, but a VAR intervention to highlight the absurd handball rules that have been put in place for this season prevented West Ham United from earning what could be a vital point come the end of the campaign.
Other results over the weekend did not really go the way West Ham United would have wanted as they sit in 16th place in the Premier League table and just 2 points clear of Bournemouth in 19th place. The 3-1-6 record at the London Stadium is very disappointing for West Ham United fans and the team have scored 16 goals and conceded 19 in those games.
West Ham United had won back to back games under David Moyes to open his second tenure in charge at the London Stadium, but that run was ended last Friday and the side have now lost 3 of their last 4 Premier League games. The Hammers had lost 4 in a row at home to slump towards the bottom three, but they did beat Bournemouth 4-0 in the last fixture played here.
Arthur Masuaku, Felipe Anderson and Michail Antonio are all doubts for this fixture. They could join what is a very long injury list at West Ham United who are also missing Lukasz Fabianski for this fixture.
Everton
Some of the players have been accused of not caring by the Evertonian fanbase after the horrible defeat to an extremely under-strength Liverpool team in the FA Cup, but Carlo Ancelotti is still enjoying a relatively strong start to life with his new club. They bounced back with a 1-0 win over Brighton in the Premier League last weekend and the Italian will be looking to keep the momentum going at the same time as exploring some moves in the transfer market.
When Marco Silva was sacked as manager, Everton were very much involved in the relegation fight that was developing but they have since moved up to 11th in the Premier League table and 7 points clear of the bottom three. Carlo Ancelotti will be looking up the standings rather than down and Everton are still very much in a position to perhaps even secure a European place with a strong end to the season as they are 4 points behind 6th placed Sheffield United.
Everton lost back to back games before last weekend, but the win over Brighton means they have won 3 of their 5 games played under their new manager. Improving the away form is going to be the challenge for Carlo Ancelotti as Everton have won 1 of their last 6 on their travels in all competitions and been beaten 4 times in that run.
Alex Iwobi is hoping to return this weekend which will give Everton an almost full squad to choose from.
Head to Head
Everton beat West Ham United 2-0 at home earlier this season.
They also have a decent record when visiting East London in recent years as Everton have lost 1 of their last 13 games at West Ham United and won 0-2 here last season.
Prediction
This is an interesting game between two clubs who have employed new managers over the last few weeks as they bid to retain Premier League status. Both Everton and West Ham United were considered teams that could push towards the top six before a ball was kicked in the 2019/20 season, but only Everton look like they are close to reaching those ambitions.
Things have been much tougher for West Ham United as they have not been helped by a very long injury list throughout the season. It meant they gave Manuel Pellegrini a little more time to try and turn things around, but ultimately The Hammers remain too close to the bottom three for comfort and so turned to David Moyes.
A 4-0 win over Bournemouth in the first game played under Moyes will give the fans confidence he will be able to turn things around for them, but the injuries in the squad continue to hinder the chance of earning some consistency.
West Ham United have a poor home record against Everton in recent years and I do think the visitors are right to be favoured.
Everton have won 3 of their 5 games played under Carlo Ancelotti, but the amount of shots and chances being created can't be ignored either. They should have got more than the single goal scored in the victory over Brighton last weekend and Everton look like they will at least give it a go at the London Stadium having recently won 1-2 at Newcastle United.
It won't be an easy place to win as I expect West Ham United to be organised and looking to make things difficult throughout, but Everton should do enough to avoid defeat. Neither defence is the most secure and I think adding Everton on the Double Chance to a game featuring at least two goals shared out looks a good price here.
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The Pick :
West Ham United 1-2 Everton
BEST BETTING TIP :
I'll back Everton Double Chance & Over 1 Goal @ 1.80 with Bet365
