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West Ham v Fulham: Prediction, Tips and Odds

Graham Potter will take charge of both his first home and first Premier League game as West Ham manager when his new club host Fulham at the London Stadium.

Having taken the reins from Julen Lopetegui last week, former Brighton and Chelsea boss Potter began his tenure with an underwhelming 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa in the FA Cup, despite his team taking the lead.

But fans will be hoping for better when the team turn out in the Premier League under Potter for the first time, although visitors Fulham will not make life easy.

The Cottagers have established themselves as a top-half side this season and are nine games unbeaten in all competitions.

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West Ham v Fulham betting tips and predictions

Fulham to win - 11/8

West Ham fans may have to be extra patient with new boss Potter, who starts his tenure with a depleted squad lacking confidence.

In attack, the Hammers are particularly threadbare with Jarrod Bowen, Michail Antonio and Niclas Fullkrug unavailable and the out-of-form Danny Ings expected to lead the line.

Their last two Premier League fixtures have been testers against Liverpool and Manchester City but losing those matches by an aggregate scoreline of 9-1 is nonetheless concerning.

Visitors Fulham eased past Watford 4-1 in the FA Cup third round on Thursday night, meaning they will have had an extra day of rest and recuperation.

And Marco Silva's team travel to the London Stadium unbeaten in nine matches, having taken on Tottenham, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea in that run.

However, six of those matches finished as draws, so punters fancying a Fulham bet may want to err on the side of caution by backing the visitors in the draw-no-bet market at 8/11.

Stakes are returned in the event of a draw, which has been a regular result for Fulham recently, but if one side is going to win this match, the visitors look the better equipped to do so and are a mighty price to grab a result.

Raul Jimenez to score first goal - 11/2

Central to Fulham's purple patch has been the goals of experienced forward Raul Jimenez.

The Mexican striker bagged a brace in his team's last league fixture against Ipswich Town with both goals coming from the penalty spot, and he has taken his tally to eight goals in the top flight.

Jimenez is priced at 15/8 to score anytime but given that West Ham are seriously lacking quality up top due to their injury list, the 33-year-old is unlikely to face much competition to bag the first goal of the game and is a wise pick at 11/2.

Sasa Lukic to be carded - 2/1

Potter will undoubtedly look to play possession-based football at West Ham and the midfield battle could be intriguing in this contest.

Fulham may be willing to forego possession in the capital but if they are not on the ball a lot, they will be relying on industrious midfielder Sasa Lukic to break down play.

It is something Lukic does well but he is not afraid of committing a cynical foul, having been shown seven yellow cards in the Premier League this season.

One of those cautions came in the reverse fixture between these teams at Craven Cottage earlier this season and at 2/1, Lukic is a great bet to be shown a card.

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West Ham v Fulham odds

West Ham - 19/10
Draw -
5/2
Fulham -
11/8

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This article was written by a partner sports writer via Spotlight Sports Group. All odds displayed on this page were correct at the time of writing and are subject to withdrawal or change at any time.

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