Southampton team has achieved outstanding results in their last three matches, beating Chelsea, Liverpool and Reading. Thus Southampton got away by six points from the relegation zone and victory in this meeting will strengthen the position of the teams in the standings. The hosts will look for the first goal in the match, which will greatly affect the outcome of the game, given that West Ham had lost all their away matches this season, when the first goal has been in their net.
West Ham have not won in 10 of their last 11 visits in the Premier League and is definitely one of the most poorly performing teams as a guest. "Hammers" are the team with the least goals scored in the away games - only 9. The current form of Southampton, undoubtedly, seriously worries Sam Allardyce, who realizes that a loss in this match will reflect very negatively on his players. West Ham has a very difficult program to the end of the season and if they get something out of this match, the team could end up just three points from the relegation zone.
It is no surprise that Southampton was thought to be the favorite in this match by the bookmakers. The team is quite stable in home performances and even managed to beat Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool. At the beginning of the season, many football experts pointed Southampton as one of the most probable teams to drop off the league, but with their games lately, the team proved that deserves a place in the Premier League. The hopes of the guests are associated with Andy Carroll and Kevin Nolan, who have scored 11 goals this season.
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