West Ham vs Everton

Johnathan Wright previews Saturday's Premier League fixture between West Ham and Everton, including odds and a betting pick.

Not many predicted West Ham would be where they are in the table at this point in the season, given their success over the last couple of years. Everton are far below average in their speed of play (1.25) and in their passes per sequence (3.1), making them extremely easy to defend. United have accumulated 23.4 xG this season, giving them a goal-xG difference of -8.4, making them the unluckiest team in the league thus far. We may be compensated for the links provided on this page. This season, Moyes’ side has just 15 in 19 league games (tied for second worst in the EPL). Both their sides currently sit in the relegation zone with 15 apiece.

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Bournemouth are 18th, level on 17 points with Wolves (who have one game in hand on the bottom three) and Leeds (who have two). Everton are rock-bottom on 15, with Southampton (16) and Wolves (17) keeping them company in the relegation zone. West Ham are now level on points (18) with Leicester, who are 15th. West Ham have leapt to 16th, just above Leeds, who have games in hand on everyone. “It can’t be nice,” Charlie Robinson, “having to come out for the second half of a match knowing that you’ve been shown the door marked ‘do one’. I now fully expect United to push on and record a solid 2-0 victory. A club in the Championship, I’d say, as he did so well there with Derby. For the record, I’m a Leeds fan, we were talking about dropping out of the Premier League and where that can lead. “On the subject of ex-players who are good coaches,” Billy continues, “as a Boro fan, I’m enjoying what Michael Carrick has brought us, up from 21st to 4th, seven wins in the last eight games (and another tomorrow no doubt, up the road at Sunderland). Forest are still 13th with 21 points, three above Leicester and two below Palace, who play Newcastle in a minute. That’s a lad who’ll leave us and go on to do the business in the Prem. Farhad Moshiri was at the London Stadium today, watching Everton live for the first time in 15 months, apparently.

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“Because of the position we are in we have to take that and get on with it but I would hate to think Everton would go down because they meant so much to me over the years.” Lampard’s game management has faced criticism during the club’s wretched run of results and he chose to make changes at half-time, with Dwight McNeil and Tom Davies’ introductions at least adding urgency as they attempted to fight back. “We knew what was at stake and now it is about building on it. In his programme notes he asked for fans to stick with the players as they have changed the perception of the club across Europe. Hopefully we can build that team and are on the right track now.” It was billed as “El Sackico”, with David Moyes also under pressure himself at West Ham and the loser would face losing his job.

A winner would climb out of the Premier League's bottom three when West Ham United hosts Everton at London's Olympic Stadium on Saturday.

West Ham’s running the midfield with Declan Rice, Lucas Paqueta, and friends, and Gianluca Scamacca continues to look like a powder keg waiting to go on an explosive run of form. Everton has scored in four-straight games including their lone positive result, an impressive 1-1 draw with Man City, and Demarai Gray has two of those goals. Dominic Calvert-Lewin has been easier to shut down and the money Everton bypassed by not selling Gordon for the wild fees attached to him would’ve sure been useful. Things are looking up for the Irons. But a team with established Premier League defenders with relegation-fighting experience has now given wins to the teams sitting 19th (Southampton), 18th (Bournemouth), 17th (Wolves), and the now 15th-place Irons. [WATCH LIVE WEST HAM vs EVERTON FULL MATCH REPLAY STREAM – LINK](https://stream.nbcsports.com/premier-league/west-ham-united-everton?cid=SEOPST)

How to watch West Ham vs Everton Premier League game, including kick-off time & team news.

N/A However, both clubs will provide match updates on their respective apps, with live radio commentary available for the full 90 minutes. David Moyes' side have only a point to show over their last seven league games.

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Everton are also winless in the League since the World Cup and the pressure continues to build on Frank Lampard too. [David Moyes](/topic/david-moyes) could be sacked if West Ham fall to a seventh defeat in eight League matches, with the club’s summer of big-spending having far from the desired impact. Follow all the action below with Standard Sport’s LIVE blog, featuring expert analysis from Malik Ouzia at the ground. A real relegation six-pointer. It’s a big one. [Premier League](/topic/premier-league) clash at the London Stadium.

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But you've all got editors that want that question asking and because of the situation we're in we have to take it and get on with it. The Hammers then face three sides considered to be in the 'Big Seven' with their next Premier League game being a trip to Newcastle, live on Sky Sports Saturday Night Football on February 4. "They started well and West Ham looked really nervy for the first 15-20 minutes. But they're just not up to it at the moment. They've got to go through people to make sure they can get anyone in and then they've got Arsenal at home next. It means we're going to have to dig in as a club and I'm prepared to dig in." "Maybe for 10-15 minutes in the first half Everton did well, I thought they were a threat. They've lost to Wolves, Southampton and West Ham in three of their last five games. "The conditions are now we don't have that investment and we sold our no.9 [Richarlison] - and we're trying to rebuild. The forward's deflected cross fell to the feet of Bowen from close range and having scored just twice all season, he doubled his tally by half-time. Speaking in his post match press conference, Lampard said: "It's hard to say we're moving in the right direction when looking at the results. Everton have now scored just four goals in their last eight Premier League games, mustering only five shots at the West Ham goal in a timid attacking performance.

The defeat -- Everton's sixth in their last seven league games -- will add to the pressure on manager Frank Lampard, while for West Ham boss David Moyes victory ...

He was set up for his second by good work on the right wing by [Michail Antonio](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/129737/Michail-Antonio), whose cross was timed perfectly for the incoming forward. Those calls will likely grow louder in the coming days. "Today was a massive game, we knew what was at stake and now it is about building on it. We got into this position and it is up to us to drag us out of it. [Jordan Pickford](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/159443/Jordan-Pickford) pushed an [Emerson](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/159051/Emerson) shot onto the crossbar, the closest either side came to a goal in the second period. "We have been disappointed with how we have been playing and the position we are in.