Fulham face West Ham this weekend and both sides will come into this side confident of a win.
Indeed, both teams picked up brilliant results in midweek. Fulham won 5-0 in emphatic fashion against Nottingham Forest, While West Ham picked up a big win away at Tottenham.
It’s tough to call this one as both Fulham and West Ham have been wildly inconsistent this term, but speaking on his podcast, Peter Crouch, along with Steve Sidwell has had a go at predicting this one.
Crouch makes Fulham vs West Ham prediction
The pundit shared how he sees this one playing out.
“I’m going to go for a close one, I’ll go for a draw, 1-1,” Sidwell said.
“I’ve leaned towards Fulham here, West Ham are probably going better than them, they’re only eight points above the relegation zone, but I think they’ll get a win at home here, 2-1,” Crouch said.
Bogey team
Usually, off the back of a 5-0 win, we’d be fairly confident of another good result at home here, but it’s hard to ever back Fulham against West Ham.
The Hammers are, quite simply, Fulham’s bogey team.
Despite not being that much better than Fulham in modern history, Fulham have won just twice against the Hammers since 2004, with the last victory coming almost 10 years ago.
Of course, these records don’t necessarily mean anything, but David Moyes does seem to have Marco Silva’s number as he managed to get the better of him twice last season despite the fact West Ham didn’t play particularly well in either game.
Fulham will be confident heading into this game off the back of a big win, but it would be typical for West Ham to come and spil the party for the Whites this weekend.