Fulham welcome West Ham to Craven Cottage for a Premier League fixture on Sunday with both teams looking to maintain their recent good form. A closely fought encounter could be on the cards here but the Hammers have been particularly impressive lately and given their record in this fixture, they should have the upper hand here.
Fulham were in rampant mood last time out in the Premier League as they ran out 5-0 winners over Nottingham Forest. Raul Jimenez and Alex Iwobi netted a brace each while Tom Cairney completed the rout four minutes from time.
That was a vital win for Fulham which eases them closer to the top half as they are now one point behind 10th placed Chelsea. However, Marco Silva’s men have still been a bit erratic in recent weeks with two wins and three defeats in their last five matches.
Fulham will be counting on home support on Sunday having won three of their last four matches at Craven Cottage. However, they have kept just one clean sheet in their last five Premier League matches in front of their fans.
West Ham appear to have fully clicked into gear and are looking sharp in recent weeks. They are just three points off the European places and travel to Craven Cottage unbeaten in their last six matches across all competitions, claiming five wins in that run.
The Hammers are coming off a 2-1 win at West Ham in their previous Premier League fixture. They fought back from an early setback with second half efforts from Jarrod Bowen and James Ward-Prowse earning them the win.
That was the third straight away win across all competitions for West Ham, who have also impressed on their recent travels. However, David Moyes’ men have not been convincing at the back, keeping just one clean sheet in their last seven away matches.
How the bookies view it
Fulham have the upper hand among the bookies with a home win priced at 11/8 by bet365. A victory for West Ham is valued at 2/1 with 10bet while a draw is set at odds of 13/5 with William Hill.
Head to head
West Ham have a 24-13 advantage with 10 draws from 47 previous matches against Fulham. The Hammers are unbeaten in the last nine meetings, claiming seven wins in that run, including a 1-0 victory in the most recent fixture at Craven Cottage back in April.
Players to watch
Raul Jimenez finally got off the mark for Fulham last time out against Nottingham Forest and went on to grab a brace. The striker will be keen to go on a scoring run and is priced at 9/4 by BetVictor to find the net on Sunday.
Jarrod Bowen is the leading scorer for West Ham with eight Premier League goals this season and will be the one to watch on Sunday. The forward has also found the net in each of the last seven away matches and is priced at 3/1 by Unibet to maintain his scoring run.
Anything else catch the eye?
Fulham and West Ham have shown plenty of attacking verve lately and both teams could be backed to score at 8/11 with Unibet. The Hammers have seen over 2.5 goals in their last two Premier League away matches and a repeat is priced at 19/20 with Unibet while over 3.5 goals is valued at 11/5 by bet365.
West Ham have opened the scoring in the last three meetings with Fulham and could be set to grab the first goal on Sunday at 6/5 with bet365.
This English Premier League match between Fulham and West Ham will be played on Dec 10, 2023 and kick off at 14:00. Check below for our tipsters best Fulham vs West Ham prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
