Everton and West Ham square off in a Premier League fixture on Saturday with both teams looking to find some consistency. The Toffees have been plagued by too many draws lately and with West Ham not particularly impressive, another stalemate could be on the card.
Everton got some good news this week as their 10-point deduction for financial breaches was reduced to six. This has eased some of their relegation pressure as they have climbed to 15th on the table, five points clear of the bottom three.
While the points reprieve is a welcome development, Everton still need to improve their results on the pitch to avoid getting dragged back into the scrap. They are winless in their last six matches, playing out four draws in that run, including a 1-1 scoreline at Brighton last time out.
Home form is likely to be pivotal if Everton are to avoid getting dragged back into the relegation scrap and they have lost just once in their last five matches at Goodison Park. However, Sean Dyche’s men have drawn the last three in that run. They have also failed to keep a clean sheet in three of their last five matches.
West Ham travel to Goodison Park off the back of a 4-2 victory over Brentford last time out in the Premier League. Jarrod Bowen netted a hat-trick while Emerson was also on target.
That was a vital win for West Ham as it ended a run of four matches without a win. They had lost the previous three fixtures and have dropped to eighth on the standings, eight points off the European places.
West Ham have also been erratic on their travels with three wins from their last seven away matches. However, they head to Goodison Park winless in their last three Premier League matches on the road.
How the bookies view it
Everton have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 11/10 by 10bet. A victory for West Ham is valued at 5/2 by William Hill while Unibet is offering odds of 13/5 for a draw.
Head to head
Everton have a 68-38 advantage with 27 draws from 133 previous matches against West Ham. Both teams have claimed one win each in the last two meetings, with the Toffees picking up a 1-0 victory in the reverse fixture back in October.
Players to watch
Everton have leading scorer Abdoulaye Doucoure back from injury and will be hoping the midfielder quickly finds his way back among the goals. He has six Premier League goals so far and is priced at 17/5 by Unibet to find the net on Saturday.
Jarrod Bowen will be on a high from his hat-trick last time out and could be worth keeping an eye on. The forward now has 14 Premier League goals and is priced at 3/1 by bet365 to get on the score sheet.
Anything else catch the eye?
There were over 3.5 goals in their last fixture and a repeat is priced at 21/10 by BoyleSports. Over 2.5 goals is valued at 17/20 by bet365, who is also offering odds of 3/4 on both teams to score.
All the goals in Everton’s last two matches have come after the break, so the second half could be tipped to produce the most goals at 11/10 with Paddy Power.
This English Premier League match between Everton and West Ham United will be played on Mar 2, 2024 and kick off at 15:00. Check below for our tipsters best Everton vs West Ham United prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.