West Ham, after beating Manchester United, crushingly lost to Nottingham. Lopetegui’s team looks good in home matches, where they have two wins in a row, but in general does not show anything extraordinary. A club with such a selection of players should play better and achieve more.
Everton’s series of five matches without defeat was interrupted in a very frustrating way. Away at one of the worst teams in the league, and even undeservedly in the game. Everton had to gain at least one point. And they even scored in the end, but the referees canceled Beto’s goal, and Sean Dyche’s team was left with nothing. Everton defend better than they attack, but their defense is by no means perfect.
West Ham have four productive matches in a row, but with such an opponent a lot of goals will not be. The hosts do not attack very inventive, and Everton’s defense should neutralize most of the threats. Even historically in face-to-face matches between these teams rarely score more than two goals per game.