Fulham vs West Ham Prediction & Betting Tips (14 September)

After tirelessly making progress between 2017 and 2022, Fulham finally managed to settle into the elite during the two previous years. 10th in the Premier League in 2023, the London team then finished 13th in the standings last year with a comfortable lead of 21 points over the relegation zone. The Cottagers hope to assert their place a little more this season. They undeservedly lost their first league match played at Manchester United 1-0 before dominating Leicester 2-1 and taking a point at Ipswich on the last day 1-1. For its entry into the League Cup, Fulham won on the lawn of Birmingham 0-2. Rather to its advantage these days, West Ham has shone on the European scene during the last three years with a title in C4 2023, a semi-final in C3 2022 and a quarter-final in C3 2024.

In the championship, the London team is positioning itself as a contender for the last European places. Last year, they did not achieve their goals and had to settle for 9th place in the Premier League. Deprived of the European Cup this season, the Hammers hope to do better but the start of the championship is proving sluggish. Winners at Crystal Palace during the 2nd day 0-2, they otherwise lost at home against Aston Villa 1-2 and Manchester City just before the international break 1-3. In the League Cup, West Ham took advantage of the support of their fans to beat Bournemouth 1-0.

Spared by injuries at the start of the season, Fulham is still in full force this weekend. Revelation of the second half of last season, striker Rodrigo Muniz started during the first 3 days but did not find the net. The wingers Traoré (1 goal and 1 assist in PL) and Iwobi (1 goal in PL) scored, however. In the midfield, take place the creative Andreas Pereira and Smith Rowe (1 goal in PL). During the offseason, Fulham let go of midfielder Joao Palhinha (Bayern Munich), striker Stansfield (Birmingham) and defender Adarabioyo (Chelsea). This is also the case for the experienced Ream (Charlotte), De Cordova-Reid (Leicester), Kongolo (NAC Breda) and Willian (Olympiakos). On the other hand, the leaders have set their sights on defenders Andersen (Crystal Palace), Cuenca (Villarreal) and Sessegnon (Tottenham), winger Nelson (Arsenal) as well as midfielders Smith Rowe (Arsenal) and Berge (Burnley).

For West Ham, only replacement left back Cresswell is missing this weekend, injured. Already very important last year, the influential Bowen (1 goal in PL), Paqueta (1 goal in PL) and Kudus still play a major role. To occupy the forefront of the attack, it is the experienced Antonio who has been favored by the coach until now but the rookie Füllkrug constitutes solid competition. This summer, West Ham confirmed the departures of Kehrer (Monaco), Zouma (Al-Orobah), Aguerd (Real Sociedad), Ward-Prowse (Nottingham Forest), Cornet (Southampton), Johnson (Ipswich), Ogbonna (without club ), Downes (Southampton) and Benrahma (Lyon). In addition, midfielder Phillips (Man City) was not retained after his loan. In the opposite direction, defenders Kilman (Wolverhampton), Todibo (Nice) and Wan-Bissaka (Man United) arrived as did midfielders Soler (PSG) and Rodriguez (Betis Sevilla), wingers Summerville (Leeds) and Luis Guilherme (Palmeiras) and the solid striker Füllkrug (Dortmund).