Paul Merson has delivered his prediction for the Premier League showdown at Goodison Park.
Everton will play host to West Ham for the last time at their Goodison Park home this weekend.avid Moyes will be desperate to beat his old club, and there are definitely some people in our fanbase who would actually cheer him on if that happened!
Everton could be without five key players for the West Ham clash, but they will still represent a really difficult test for West Ham.
Moyes has made a huge impact since coming in to Goodison Park, and the Hammers players will have to be 100 per cent on their games if they are to pick up all three points.
Paul Merson makes Everton vs West Ham prediction
The Premier League showdown this weekend is an eagerly anticipated one by both sets of fans.
The two teams sit tied on the same amount of points in the table, and it should be a cracking game at Goodison.
If we are to have any chance whatsoever of finishing inside the top 10, our winning run needs to start tomorrow.
However, Merson sees it going the other way.
When writing his column for Sportskeeda, Merson tipped the Toffees to beat the Hammers 2-0 on Saturday.
In all fairness, I wouldn’t be surprised one little bit if the match ended up like that.
I obviously hope Merson is wrong though…
Paul Merson aims sly dig at West Ham fans
The well-renowned football pundit couldn’t resist a sly dig at the Hammers fans.
He told Sportskeeda how he thinks West Ham are a better team away fro home because of our expectant fans:
“I do think West Ham are a better team away from home. When they are not under pressure in front of their own fans, the Hammers tend to do well. But I don’t think we’ll be seeing any of that at Goodison Park on Saturday. I’m backing Everton to secure maximum points and a clean sheet.“
Last season, West Ham won seven, lost four and drew eight at home. Away from the London Stadium, the Hammers won seven, drew two and lost 10!
This term, we’ve won five, drawn two and lost eight at home.
Meanwhile, away from home we have won four, drawn four and lost five.
Paul Merson clearly doesn’t have any stats to back up his argument, but as a West Ham fan I have to be honest and admit that I get what he means.
Sometimes the atmosphere inside the London Stadium is toxic and that can only be a bad thing for the players.
However, the onus is on them as well to give us all something to shout about.
On Saturday though, it’s all about West Ham getting a result against Everton away from home.
And Paul Merson doesn’t think we’ll take anything back to East London with us.
