Everton vs West Ham United Preview, Prediction and Betting Tips

Everton vs West Ham United Preview

Moving forward with Everton vs West Ham Preview, Everton are set to host West Ham United at the Goodison Park Stadium on 2nd March, Saturday in the English Premier League 27th round match. The Merseyside club will head into this important fixture after facing the deduction of 6 points instead of the pre-ordered 10 points in the league table due to a breach of Premier League profit and sustainability rules (PSR).

The Blues now sit at the 15th spot in the league standings with 25 points. Their last Premier League victory came against Burnley last year by a 0-2 margin in an away match. Since then, the happy hours have long gone for Everton. They now have dealt with eight wins and seven defeats in their 26 EPL games. The team’s last win in all competitions dates back to the 17th of January when they managed to beat Crystal Palace in the FA Cup.

On the other hand, West Ham United will try to continue their winning momentum in the league after they clinched a convincing 4-2 win at home against Brentford in their last game. The Hammers, who were blown away by both Manchester United and Arsenal recently, have somehow found some hope through Brentford’s victory. They are now placed at the eighth place in the league table with 39 points, having secured 11 wins and 6 defeats so far. 

David Moyes’ team will surely be aiming for another win here at Everton before they travel to Germany to face SC Freiburg in the 1st leg of the UEFA Europa League 2024. However, the Black Watch edged past West Ham United in a narrow 1-0 win when they visited London Stadium last year in the Premier League in October. This fixture will be like an acid test for Sean Dyche and his boys who are winless in their last nine EPL games. Their last victory came against Burnley in the previous year. The only fixture Everton can be proud of is the match against Tottenham Hotspur in which they held the North London club to a 2-2 draw.

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Everton vs West Ham United Team News

Here are the Everton vs West Ham lineups and team news:-

Everton

Sean Dyche is expected to field the same playing XI that was in charge of Everton’s last two EPL fixtures. Jordan Pickford is available to stand in front of the goal while Dominic Calvert-Lewin is expected to lead the attack for the home team. The English attacker has found difficulty thriving this season and has only netted thrice in the 22 league games, adding only 1 assist to his name.

He will be assisted by Abdoulaye Doucoure at the front who has already secured six goals in the English top flight. With Jarrad Braithwaite and James Tarkowski finding some rhythm lately, the Everton manager will be in no confusion to pick the right players against the Hammers. However, Ashley Young might be included in the playing XI instead of Godfrey.

Predicted Playing XI: Jordan Pickford; Ashley Young, Jarrad Braithwaite, James Tarkowski, Vitaliy Mykolenko, Jack Harrison, James Garner, Idrissa Gueye, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Dwight McNeil, Dominic Calvert-Lewin

West Ham United 

Following an impressive 4-2 victory against Brentford at home, any change in the starting line-up for the Hammers is almost unlikely. With no major injury issues, David Moyes can get hold of his main players for this away fixture. Jarrod Bowen, having scored the first hat-trick of his life in the Premier League in the last match, will hope for another outstanding performance against the Merseyside outfit before taking on SC Freiburg.

The “Johnny on the Spot” of David Moyes has already found the back of the net 14 times this season in the top flight. With Bowen, Lucas Paqueta and James Ward-Prowse in top form, it can be a goal-galore for the Hammers. It is expected that there will be no change in the back four as well, with Europa League looming on the horizon. 

Predicted Playing XI: Alphonse Areola; Vladimir Coufal, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Kart Zouma, Emerson, Tomas Soucek, Edson Alvarez, Mohammed Kudus, James Ward-Prowse, Jarrod Bowen and Lucas Paqueta

Everton vs West Ham United Head-to-Head 

Everton have locked horns with West Ham United 55 times in all competitions while 51 times only in the Premier League. In these clashes, Everton have clinched 27 victories, as compared to the Hammers’ 12 wins while 12 encounters saw the teams sharing the spoils. The last Premier League clash between the two teams witnessed Everton running away with a 1-0 victory.

Last 5 games results:

• West Ham United 0-1 Everton
• West Ham United 2-0 Everton
• Everton 1-0  West Ham United
• West Ham United 2-1 Everton
• Everton 0-1 West Ham United

As the hosts hold a bright margin in the head-to-head records against the Hammers, they will hope to add something more to their winning tally that might boost their underperforming morale at the moment. With a victory at home, the Merseyside club would look to keep a perfect record against West Ham in the Premier League this season.

For the visitors, their last away win came in the form of a 2-0 victory against Arsenal last year. Their last 3 away games produced two defeats and one draw only. A victory at the Goodison Park Stadium might lift the Hammers before their European fixture. 

Everton vs West Ham United Prediction

Everton possess a great record over West Ham United in the Premier League which offers them an edge before their 27th league clash this season. The Black Watch are desperate to end their nine-game winless streak in the English top flight. And there would be no better opponent than the Hammers to get back to winning ways as their current form doesn’t hold them in good shape. West Ham United will come into this fixture on the back of an impressive 4-2 win at home against Brentford, so this one is very hard to predict. With both teams eyeing for a win, it might as well end in a draw.

Predicted Score: Everton 1-2 West Ham United 

Everton vs West Ham United Betting Tips & Odds

Everton vs West Ham United Betting Tips

• West Ham to beat Everton
• Both teams to score
• Goals under 2.5 – yes

Everton vs West Ham United Odds

• Everton: 2.11
• Draw: 3.74
• West Ham: 4.00

Everton vs West Ham United Schedule & Telecast Details

• Schedule: Saturday, 2nd March at 3:00 PM (GMT)
• India: Disney+ Hotstar
• UK: BBC, TNT Sports
• USA: NBC Sports

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