Derby County vs West Ham predictions and odds: Adverse circumstances
At a glance, West Ham will have an easy match in the fourth round of the FA Cup when the team from the Premier League only has to be a guest on the field of a weaker team, Derby County. Accordingly, the Pride Park home team is a completely inferior team in terms of level when competing in the English 2nd division.
But based on the performance and actual circumstances in the English Premier League, West Ham is the team that suffers more disadvantage. Remember, coach David Moyes and his team are in 16th place in the Premier League table and only 1 point above the red light group and with just a little distraction, the London team can pay a heavy price with the ticket down. class.
Right now, West Ham is also not a reliable team when winning 2 times in the last 9 official matches, the rest are 2 draws and 5 losses. In contrast, the home team Derby County is getting a safe ranking when standing in 4th place in the English 2nd division and they can wholeheartedly focus on the FA Cup arena.
Notably, the team nicknamed Lay Sheep is in good form when winning the last 6 matches and undefeated in the last 19 matches in all competitions. With the current form, Derby County promises to bring many surprises to West Ham.
- Derby County: Wildsmith; Smith, Davies, Forsyth, Roberts; Hourihane, Bird; Mendez-Laing, Knight, Dobbin; McGoldrick.
- West Ham: Fabianski; Zouma, Ogbonna, Aguerd; Coufal, Paqueta, Rice, Palmieri; Bowen, Benrahma; Antonio.