West Ham vs Fulham prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2022-10-08 13:00.
David Moyes believes West Ham are “building momentum” after they picked up a sixth win in nine matches by beating Anderlecht 1-0 on Thursday night. That result maintained his side’s 100% start to the UEFA Europa Conference League proper (W3), whilst a 2-0 defeat of Wolves in their last Premier League (PL) game also lifted them out of the relegation zone.
The Hammers were able to make nine changes in Belgium, so there should be no signs of weariness with the likes of Aaron Cresswell, Declan Rice and Kurt Zouma, all likely to return. They’ll now be hoping to help build on a three-game unbeaten run at the London Stadium (W2, D1), although they have only triumphed in three of their last 11 games on home soil (D4, L4).
Perhaps the visit of Fulham will give West Ham the boost they need, given the Cottagers have lost their last four trips to their London rivals, and have won only three of the 20 H2H meetings between the two sides since 2005 (D5, L12). As if that didn’t make Fulham wary enough, Layvin Kurzawa and top scorer Aleksandar Mitrović are struggling with injury, whilst Nathaniel Chalobah is suspended.
The former Chelsea man was sent off in a 4-1 demolition to Newcastle last weekend, a performance that Marco Silva branded as “sloppy.” He’ll be expecting a reaction as they look for just a second away win of the season (D1, L3), having seen his side lose back-to-back league games just once since taking charge in July 2021.
Players to watch: West Ham captain Rice has never lost against Fulham (W3, D1), helping his side keep three clean sheets in four H2H appearances. Meanwhile Cottagers goalkeeper Bernd Leno has suffered only one defeat in five clashes with the Hammers (W3, D1), despite keeping just one clean sheet.
Hot stat: Both teams have scored in seven of Fulham’s eight PL matches – the highest percentage (88%) in the division after eight rounds.