On Sun Oct 9th, West Ham United will host Fulham at London Stadium in a clash of these two mismatched Premier League teams in the anticipated London derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which is great football weather. 15th placed West Ham United is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Gianluca Scamacca scored the first goal for West Ham United in the 29th minute, then Jarrod Bowen added another in the 54th minute In the end, Wolverhampton Wanderers was frustrated by West Ham United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. West Ham United ended the match with the shutout victory. West Ham United looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, 8th placed Fulham, recorded a 1-4 loss against Newcastle United. Callum Wilson scored the first goal for Newcastle United in the 11th minute, then Miguel Almirón added another in the 33rd minute on a feed from Bruno Guimarães. Fulham is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Aleksandar Mitrović has been the most prolific scorer on Fulham in his last five matches with 3 goals. Pablo Fornals and Tomáš Souček are the top scorers for West Ham United in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Benjamin Johnson is unavailable to play for David Moyes’s team, while Manor Solomon is unavailable to play for Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva’s team.