West Ham vs Fulham Prediction & Betting Tips (27 December)

Little in sight for a few seasons now, West Ham are playing with fire this year to the point of even seeing potential relegation to the Championship getting closer. Indeed, the Londoners only occupy 18th place in the ranking and they are 5 points behind the first non-relegation team before this 18th day. Unable to win a single match since November 8, Nuno Espirito Santo's men have 6 matches without the slightest success and they have even been beaten by Aston Villa 2-3 and by Manchester City 3-0 in recent weeks. On the other side of the median, Fulham is trying as best they can to ensure their retention in the elite for a 5th consecutive season as quickly as possible.

The residents of Craven Cottage are not particularly celebrating at the moment but they still have a nice margin of 7 points over their opponent of the day before the reception of Nottingham Forest on Monday evening. In recent weeks, the Cottagers had been beaten by City 4-5 and Palace 1-2 before being able to recover against Burnley 2-3. On the other hand, they were defeated by Newcastle in the quarter-finals of the League Cup 2-1 last week. 

For West Ham, starting full-back Wan-Bissaka has joined his team to play in the African Cup of Nations. Otherwise, it should be all hands on deck unless full-back Scarles has to withdraw after coming off injured last week against City. On the other hand, we should find in this team the English international Bowen (5 goals in PL), the prolific Wilson (4 goals in PL) or the midfielders Mateus Fernandes (2 goals in PL) and Paqueta (3 goals in PL) who should start. For the visitors, the full-back left frame Sessegnon (2 goals in the Premier League this season) and potentially starting striker Rodrigo Muniz will have to stay in the infirmary. Additionally, Nigerian internationals Bassey, Iwobi and Chukwueze have all joined the Eagles to play in the Africa Cup of Nations at the moment. The starting defensive midfielder Lukic should be restored.

On his side, winger Wilson (5 goals and 3 assists in PL) remains a sure value on the Fulham side. At his side, we should find the other offensive players Smith Rowe (3 goals in PL) and Raul Jimenez (2 goals and 2 assists in PL). The probable line-ups for West Ham - Fulham: West Ham: Areola - Mavropanos, Igor Julio, Todibo - Walker-Peters, Magassa, Potts, Scarles (Meyers) - Paqueta, Bowen, Mateus Fernandes.Fulham: Leno - Tete, Andersen, Cuenca, Robinson - Lukic, Berge - Wilson, Smith-Rowe, Kevin - Jimenez.

• Summary: West Ham United is going head to head with Fulham starting on 27 Dec 2025 at 15:00 UTC at London Stadium stadium, London city, England. The match is a part of the Premier League .
• Referee: Chris Kavanagh
• West Ham Feedinco Rating: 6.67
• Fulham Feedinco Rating: 6.77