Everton and West Ham United face at Goodison Park, in a match for the 9th round of the Premier League. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the last 6 games. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 16‑20-2018, in a Premier League match that ended West Ham United’s victory by (1-3). The goals of the match were scored by G. Sigurðsson (45 ‘), for Everton, and A. Yarmolenko (11′ e 31 ‘) and M. Arnautović (61’), for West Ham United.
Everton :
After 2 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses, the home team is currently in 18th position, with 7 points won. In their last game, they lost with Burnley out by (1‑0), after in the previous match they lost by (1‑3) at home, in a match against Manchester City. For the championship, Everton conquered 6 points in 12 possible, after 2 wins and 2 losses in the last 4 games he played in his stadium.
For this competition, he does not win 4 games. His defense has not been very solid, since he suffered goals in 6 of the last 8 games for this competition. This is a team that usually marks few times first: it only opened the scoring in 2 of its last 8 matches for the Premier League, of these 2 it came to rest at an advantage in all and won at the end of the 90’s in all. In 8 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 5 times and never got the comeback.
Everton comes to this match with a 1×0 defeat on the trip to Burnley, for the Premier League. Due to this negative phase, coach Marco Silva has been highly criticized and management considers this game as a litmus test for his future at the club. In general, the Portuguese coach favors the maintenance of possession of the ball and organized attacks, especially through the flanks: Alex Iwobi and Richarlison are very fast and competent players in transporting the ball to the attack. The main weaknesses of this team are especially in the offensive sector. For this game the coach could not count on Coleman, suspended, in addition to Gbamin and Delph, these with physical problems.
West Ham United:
After 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, the away team is currently in 8th position, with 12 points won. In their last game, they lost with Crystal Palace at home by (1-2), after in the previous match they had drawn away, in a match against Bournemouth AFC, by (2-2). For the championship, West Ham United won 6 points in 12 possible, after 1 win and 3 draws in the last 4 games he played as a visitor.
For this competition, he did not lose any of the last 4 away matches. His attack has scored regularly, as he scored goals in 6 of the last 8 games for this competition. This is a team that does not usually feel difficult to open the scoring: he scored the first goal in 6 of the last 8 matches for the Premier League, of these 6 he came to the break in advantage in 2 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 3. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 7 away matches for all competitions: they scored 5 of their 8 goals between minutes (61′-75’).
West Ham United is going through a different phase than the rival of this day. They are at the top of the ranking, just 4 points from second place. However, we point out that Londoners do not win two games in the English league, having lost their last home game against Crystal Palace by 1×2: Sébastien Haller scored the only goal of the team. On this trip to Liverpool, coach Manuel Pellegrini should keep the team 4-3-3, with Sébastien Haller as the most offensive reference: this player stands out in West Ham United, with 4 goals scored. We point out that outsiders have difficulties in defensive stopped balls and in the organization of their defense. Outside of this game are Michail Antonio and Fabianski, both with physical problems.
