West Ham will be looking to carry their recent good form into the FA Cup as they welcome Bristol City to the London Stadium for a third round clash. The Hammers should have too much quality for the Championship side and should ease to a comfortable victory on Sunday.
West Ham head into Sunday’s clash off the back of a 0-0 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion in a Premier League fixture on Tuesday. They rode their luck a few times but were generally solid at the back, fending off several attacks from the Seagulls.
Despite that result, West Ham will still be feeling quite confident ahead of the visit of Bristol City as they are unbeaten in five of their last six matches across all competitions, claiming four wins in that run. That impressive run has been driven by a solid defence that has kept five clean sheets.
West Ham have also done some of their best work at the London Stadium where they are unbeaten in their last eight matches across all competitions. David Moyes’ men have picked up six wins in that run, keeping clean sheets in the last four.
Bristol City are coming off a defeat as they were beaten 1-0 by Millwall in a Championship fixture on New Year’s Day. They laboured for much of the encounter and appeared to have done enough to earn a point before conceding the winner in the 92nd minute.
The result means Bristol City are now winless and have failed to score in their last two matches. However, manager Liam Manning might not be too worried as they have suffered just the one defeat in their last five matches, claiming three wins in that run.
It is a different situation for Bristol City on their travels as they have been a bit erratic away from home this season. They have picked up just one win from their last eight matches on the road, suffering four defeats in that run.
How the bookies view it
West Ham have been installed as overwhelming favourites among the bookies with a home win priced at 21/50 by 10bet. An unlikely victory for Bristol City is valued at 7/1 by Coral while a draw is set at odds of 4/1 by bet365.
Head to head
West Ham and Bristol City have two wins each and three draws from seven previous matches. The Hammers knocked Bristol City out of the FA Cup in 2015 after claiming a 1-0 victory at Ashton Gate.
Players to watch
Mohamed Kudus has departed for AFCON, so much of West Ham’s attacking play will be shouldered by Jarrod Bowen. The forward has scored in two of the last three matches at the London Stadium and is priced at 6/4 by bet365 to find the net on Sunday.
West Ham have also been solid at the back lately, keeping clean sheets in their last four home matches. Kostantinos Mavropanos and Angelo Ogbonna have partnered I’m central defence lately and can lead the Hammers to a similar outcome at evens with bet365.
Anything else catch the eye?
West Ham have won to nil in three of their last four home matches and could be set for a similar outcome at 7/5 with Unibet. They also have the attacking quality to score multiple goals and could be backed in the -1 handicap market at 11/10 with Paddy Power.
The Hammers are expected to be dominant on Sunday and could be tipped to win both halves at 12/5 with bet365.
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