West Ham vs Fulham Preview
West Ham are a team on the up following a four-match winning streak and Fulham are out of form. A home double chance bet has good value in this EFL Cup clash.
Key Stats - Hammers in Top Form
- West Ham are unbeaten in their last 6 games.
- West Ham are unbeaten in 3 of their last 4 matches against Fulham.
- Fulham are winless in their last 3 matches.
H2H - West Ham Dominate
West Ham have a 53-35 advantage against Fulham, alongside 25 draws.
West Ham Have Winning Momentum
Nuno Espirito Santo’s West Ham cruised through the first two rounds of the EFL Cup. They beat Portsmouth 3-1 at home and Southampton 4-0 away.
The Southampton cup win started a six-match unbeaten run, including five victories. The Hammers have won four consecutive games and beat Wolves 4-2 and Derby 3-0 at the London Stadium.
West Ham continued their winning run on Friday and thumped Wrexham 6-0. Jarrod Bowen, Joel Piroe, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Taty Castellanos, Mohamadou Kante and Manor Solomon scored.
Fulham Don’t Win Many Games
Fulham are in patchy long-term form and have failed to win in 11 of their last 15 in all competitions. Alvaro Arbeloa’s side have won once this season, beating third-tier AFC Wimbledon 3-0 in the EFL Cup.
The Cottagers lost their following two matches, 1-0 at Sunderland and 3-2 at home against Crystal Palace. Fulham allowed 2.02 XG and 1.97 XG in those defeats.
Arbeloa’s team gained their first point of the Premier League season after a 0-0 draw at Liverpool. The Cottagers faced 14 shots, had just 0.68 XG and held out for a draw.
Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News
West Ham (4-4-1-1): Mads Hermansen; Kyle Walker-Peters, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Max Kilman, Oliver Scarles; Joshua Ajala, Divine Mukasa, Lewis Orford, Manor Solomon; Mohamadou Kante; Taty Castellanos
Goalkeeper Alphonse Areola won’t feature due to a calf issue.
Tomas Soucek is ruled out with a long-term ankle problem. Nuno Espirito Santo revealed that the midfielder returned to training recently and said:
“Right now the priority is for him to get back to full fitness, and then we’ll see when he is ready to play.”
Fulham (4-2-3-1): Benjamin Lecomte; Timothy Castagne, Joachim Andersen, Calvin Bassey, Antonee Robinson; Sander Berge, Alex Iwobi; Oscar Bobb, Joshua King, Hugo Larsson; Rodrigo Muniz
Midfielder Tom Cairney is sidelined due to a long-term knee injury.