WEST HAM UNITED will be looking to continue their unbeaten start to the Premier League season when they lock horns with Luton Town in the Premier League on Friday night.
After being in and around the battle to avoid relegation last term, the Hammers have made an encouraging start to the new campaign.
David Moyes’ men picked up a point at Bournemouth in their curtain-raiser before bagging 3-1 victories over both Chelsea and Brighton respectively.
As such, West Ham are surveying the standings from the lofty heights of second place and a win over Luton on Friday night would send them to the summit, at least temporarily.
Having been forced to postpone their opening Premier League home game of the season at Kenilworth Road in order to complete a revamp, this is set to be a historic occasion for the Hatters.
After being brushed aside 4-1 at Brighton on the opening weekend, Rob Edwards’ side endured another baptism of fire in a 3-0 loss at Chelsea last Friday night, on a night where our man Kevin Mac struck gold with a clean sweep of winners at Stamford Bridge.
Outright Betting
Luton Town go into their first home match at the elite level of English since 1992 as 10/3 (PaddyPower) underdogs while the draw is an unfancied 14/5 (William Hill).
Despite winning back-to-back Premier League road games just once since January 2022, West Ham make the trip to Bedfordshire as odds-on 4/5 favourites with Bet 365.
Betting Angles
West Ham are worthy favourites here but they are a little too skinny for my liking, so instead I’ll opt for Both Teams to Score at 9/10 (UniBet).
Whilst West Ham have made a bright start to the new season, keeping the back door shut remains an issue for David Moyes’ men.
The Hammers’ rearguard have failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their opening three league matches of the season, not to mention their backline was breached in 16 of their 19 top-flight road trips last term.
Admittedly, Luton are not necessarily a team that you associate with scoring goals, but their survival prospects could well rest on them making Kenilworth Road as difficult an experience as possible for their opponents, and with the backing of a raucous home crowd here, they could a land a blow against the east Londoners who leak more than their fair share.
However, at the other end of the park, the Hatters' own defensive shortcomings have been apparent in the early weeks of the season, which doesn’t augur well ahead of a visit from a in-form a West Ham side packed with attacking talent.
Therefore, the opportunity to support Both Teams To Score at a backable price – a bet that has clicked in West Ham’s opening three Premier League contests of the season – stands out in Bedfordshire on Friday night.
Given that Luton’s preferred system focuses on width from their wing-backs, I’ll also head to the team corner market and back the hosts to earn a minimum of five corners at 10/11 (Bet 365).
The Hatters' were averaging north of seven corners per home game in the Championship last season and I fancy them to make the most of their hostile home atmosphere here by racking up at least five flag kicks against a pragmatic West Ham side that have shipped a sizeable 10,9 and 17 corners across their opening three contests of the campaign.
This English Premier League match between Luton Town and West Ham United will be played on Sep 1, 2023 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Luton Town vs West Ham United prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
