Graham Potter and his West Ham side host Fulham in the Premier League on Tuesday evening, and you can find the latest team news and confirmed lineups in our preview ahead of the action.
West Ham vs Fulham Preview
Fulham travel to East London to take on West Ham at the London Stadium in the Premier League on Tuesday night, where Marco Silva’s side can extend their unbeaten run across all competitions to 10 straight matches by avoiding defeat.
The Cottagers cruised to a 4-1 win over Watford in the FA Cup third round last time out, following on from two successive 2-2 stalemates against Bournemouth and Ipswich in the league.
Fulham head into Gameweek 21 occupying ninth place in the English top-flight table, ahead of the likes of Brighton, Brentford, Tottenham and Manchester United, just six points adrift of rivals Chelsea in the top four.
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West Ham, meanwhile, are seven points behind the Cottagers in 14th place, seven points clear of the relegation zone. They come into this one off the back of a 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa in their third round cup clash on Friday evening, which was Graham Potter’s first game in charge following the departure of Julen Lopetegui.
The Hammers have now suffered three successive defeats, losing 4-1 to Manchester City and 5-0 to Liverpool prior to their cup loss, with their most recent win coming in the form of a 1-0 triumph over Southampton on Boxing Day.
Tuesday’s meeting will be the second time that the pair have met this term. The reverse fixture in mid-September ended in a 1-1 draw at Craven Cottage, where Danny Ings netted an injury-time leveller after Raul Jimenez’s opener.
West Ham Team News
The hosts are without several key players for Fulham’s visit, with all of Michail Antonio, Jarrod Bowen (foot), Jean-Clair Todibo (unspecified) and Niclas Fullkrug (hamstring) ruled out due to their respective injury concerns.
Emerson Palmieri (unspecified) and Crysencio Summerville (thigh) are also doubts and face late fitness tests ahead of the tie.
Fulham Team News
As for the Cottagers, they are without Kenny Tete (knee) and Reiss Nelson (thigh), while Sander Berge (ankle) and Rodrigo Muniz (back) are doubtful.
Tete’s absence should mean that Timothy Castagne retains his place in right-back, with Joachim Andersen, Calvin Bassey and Antonee Robinson likely to make up the remainder of the backline.
West Ham vs Fulham Confirmed Lineups
West Ham Lineup:
Fabianski; Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Kilman, Emerson; Alvarez, Rodriguez, Soucek; Soler, Kudus, Paqueta
Fulham Lineup:
Leno; Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Pereira, Lukic, Smith Rowe; Wilson, Jimenez, Iwobi
West Ham vs Fulham Prediction
Fulham are favoured to come out on top against West Ham by the UK’s best football betting sites, and while we agree that they’ll prevail, we’re predicting a close encounter at the London Stadium.
As previously mentioned, the Hammers have lost three in a row in all competitions, while the Cottagers are unbeaten in nine, with their impressive run including wins over Brighton, Chelsea and Watford.
We at SportsCasting expect Harry Wilson, Alexander Iwobi, Jimenez and co. to maintain this strong run of form on Tuesday, as we’re predicting the West Londoners to claim a narrow 1-0 triumph on the road.
Prediction: West Ham 0-1 Fulham
