Fulham v West Ham

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Fulham will be seeking to collect a third home win on the trot on Sunday afternoon when they play host to West Ham in this all-London clash at Craven Cottage as The Cottagers head into this encounter on the back of posting a comprehensive 5-0 thumping of Nottingham Forest in midweek, while West Ham will also be in confident mood having come from behind to beat Tottenham 2-1 away from home on Thursday night.

Fulham have had their fair share of trials and tribulations in recent times as the hosts have slipped to four defeats within their last seven games in the English top flight being handed defeats by Tottenham, Manchester United, Aston Villa and Liverpool but recent home wins against Wolves and Nottingham Forest will have been welcome boosts for Marco Silva's men who now occupy a comfortable looking 12th place in the Premier League standings where they hold a healthy nine-point buffer over the relegation zone.

Fulham have also managed to pick up a few wins here and there at Craven Cottage so far in this season's campaign and although The Cottagers have suffered three defeats to date, the hosts have also collected important wins against Luton Town and Sheffield United thus keeping them at arms length from the bottom three clubs.

Goals also look likely as seven of Fulham's last 10 home games have produced three goals or more.

West Ham found themselves 1-0 down against a Tottenham side who had totally dominated them in the first half of their Thursday night clash but Spurs had spurned several chances to turn the screw and paid the ultimate price after two defensive errors handed goals on a platter for The Hammers who ran out 2-1 winners.

That smash-and-grab win at Tottenham in midweek became West Ham's third league win in four games as David Moyes' side had previously captured wins against Nottingham Forest and Burnley along with gaining a point in a draw with Crystal Palace and this improved sequence of results have enabled The Hammers to remain in the top half of the Premier League table where they sit in ninth spot.

West Ham are expected to be highly motivated for this relatively short trip across London on Sunday afternoon as well, as they trail fifth placed Tottenham by only three points following their recent wins against Spurs but having collected just four wins from their last 11 matches overall in the top flight, it may be more prudent to delve into the goals market for this clash against Fulham.

Indeed, Over 2.5 goals has featured in seven of West Ham's last 10 games overall.

Fulham v West Ham Verdict

Both Fulham and West Ham will fancy their chances of winning this one which should produce a few goals at Craven Cottage.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.85

Other side bets worth considering:

West Ham win @ 2.90

Correct Score: West Ham 2-1 @ 12.00