West Ham United and Southampton fans both just want the Premier League campaign to grind to a halt so there's little to get excited about as they lock horns at the London Stadium.
Saints have already been relegated and the only thing left to play for is picking up two more points to ensure they don't replace Derby's class of 2008 as the worst side ever to grace the Premier League.
The St Mary's club are on to their third manager of the season, with Simon Rusk acting as caretaker after the sackings of Russel Martin and Ivan Juric.
It was all change at West Ham back in January too as Graham Potter replaced Julen Lopetegui but the former Chelsea gaffer has failed to get their season back on track.
Sunday's 2-1 defeat at Anfield, which brought up a bet for Slips Tips, saw the Hammers drop to 17th place and they were sitting in 14th when Lopetegui was sacked.
Potter will get the summer to turn thing around but the Hammers need to start showing some signs of progress and losing to this dismal Saints side would not go down well with the fans.
How the bookies view it: Hammers to get some joy
Southampton are taking pretty hefty beatings off all-comers in the Premier League so BoyleSports make them 9/2 outsiders for this one. West Ham are 1/2 favourites and the draw pays 16/5.
Recent head to head: Suffering Saints
West Ham have held the upper hand in this fixture in recent years, winning seven of the last 12 meetings and losing just twice. Their last two clashes with Saints have ended in 1-0 victories, with a bet landing for our man Vlad last time out.
Players to watch: Full steam ahead
Striker Niclas Fullkrug has impressed off the bench in West Ham's last two games and could be unleashed from the start here. The towering German is 11/10 at BoyleSports for anytime scorer and a tempting 8/1 to net with a header at Bet365.
Ross Stewart is another striker who's getting back to full fitness after a long spell out. He has come off the bench in the last two games as well and is 4/1 for anytime scorer.
Probable line-ups
West Ham United's squad is stronger than it has been for some time, with only Michail Antonio and Crysencio Summerville out injured. Southampton also have a pretty clean bill of health with just defender Charlie Taylor crocked.
West Ham United: Areola, Mavropanos, Todibo, Kilman, Kudus , Ward-Prowse, Paqueta, Wan-Bissaka, Scarles, Bowen, Fullkrug.
Southampton: Ramsdale, Stephens, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Walker-Peters, Manning, Fernandes, Ugochukwu, Archer, Sulemana, Stewart.
Anything else catch the eye?
Although West Ham lost at Anfield last weekend, Potter described it as the best performance of his reign. They should build on that back at home so I fancy them at -1 in the handicap at 11/8 with BoyleSports.
Lucas Paqueta looked back to his best last weekend and threaded a few lovely balls through for the Hammers strikers. He's 7/2 with Bet365 for an assist and that looks pretty good value.
I'd be surprised if we saw a lot of cards in this one with neither side having much to play for. Betting against both teams picking up a card pays a decent 7/4 with Bet365.
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