Overview
West Ham's form under manager Julen Lopetegui has been inconsistent. In their last seven games in all competitions, the Hammers have lost four, drawn one and won two.
After a 1-4 defeat to Tottenham, West Ham beat Manchester United in a dramatic fashion but then lost 3-0 to Nottingham Forest. Lopetegui is still having a headache with West Ham's defense, as they have conceded a total of 24 goals since the start of the season.
According to British media, West Ham's board may reconsider Lopetegui's position during the upcoming international break if they lose to Everton.
On the other side of the front line, Everton's situation is not very good, even worse than the home team. The Goodison Park team has only won 1 match against Ipswich in the last 4 rounds of the Premier League.
The narrow defeat to Southampton in the last round was the 5th defeat of the season, leaving The Toffees in 16th place and 4 points above the relegation zone. Coach Sean Dyche's team was also eliminated by Southampton in the 3rd round of the Carabao Cup despite a good performance.
This is an important match and a chance for both teams to break away. However, with the unconvincing performance of both sides recently, it is likely that this match will end in a draw.
Everton have lost four of their last six Premier League meetings with West Ham, but they did beat them 2-1 away from home last season.
Human resources situation
West Ham will be without suspended duo Edson Alvarez and Mohammed Kudus, while Niclas Fullkrug will miss the weekend through injury.
On the other side of the front line, Jarrad Branthwaite is expected to return to the Everton starting line-up. However, Armando Broja, James Garner and Tim Iroegbunam are still absent due to injury.
Expected lineup:
West Ham: Fabianski, Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Emerson, Rodriguez, Carlos Soler, Bowen, Paqueta, Summerville, Antonio.
Everton: Pickford, Young, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Gueye, Doucoure, Lindstrom, McNeil, Ndiaye, Calvert-Lewin.
The match between West Ham and Everton takes place at 22:00 on November 9 (Vietnam time).
