West Ham host Everton at London Stadium on Saturday in a clash which could have huge implications for the relegation battle and race for Europe.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side sit just two points outside the bottom three with five games left to play, while Everton are just three points behind 6th-placed Brighton.
David Moyes’ return to the ground in which he established himself as a West Ham legend over a four-year spell adds another layer of mettle to the game.
West Ham need to win, especially as Tottenham travel to already-relegated Wolves at the same time on Saturday lunchtime. Spurs will be expected to pick up their first win of 2026 at Molineux, so that adds more pressure on the Hammers to ensure they at the very least match Tottenham’s result in the Midlands.
The hardest fixture to predict
Many will have The Toffees down as favourites here, given the league position of the two teams, but we all know that’s not how football works.
The Hammers are ever-so-slightly the form team going into this game, having picked up eight points from their last five league games, compared to Everton’s seven.
That makes it even harder to call, especially when you consider the home and away form of the two teams respectively.
West Ham haven’t lost at home in the Premier League since early January – a run of five games – picking up impressive results against the likes of Sunderland, Manchester United, Bournemouth and Manchester City in the process.
In all competitions, they haven’t lost at home in 90 minutes since 6th January, only losing to Leeds on penalties in the FA Cup since then.
Meanwhile, Everton have lost just one of their last eight top-flight games on the road, and that came against title-chasing Arsenal.
Whats more, since the Hammers moved into the London Stadium 10 years ago, they’ve won three, drawn three and lost three of their nine meetings against Everton.
So this is one of the hardest fixtures to call of the season so far, with everything taken into account.
However, Everton might feel like they’ve got a slight advantage after all, when taking into account David Moyes’ record against West Ham during his managerial career.
David Moyes' London Stadium Record as West Ham manager
Competition Games W D L GF GA +/- Win %
Premier League 100 43 30 27 158 130 +28 43.00%
FA Cup 5 3 1 1 8 2 +6 60.00%
League Cup 5 4 0 1 13 4 +9 80.00%
Europa League 11 7 2 2 21 6 +15 63.64%
Conference League 7 7 0 0 19 5 +14 100.00%
Moyes won 43 of his 100 Premier League home games in charge of West Ham across two spells, and registered 64 victories in 128 home games in all competitions – that means he won exactly half of his home games as West Ham boss, which is pretty crazy.
The Scot has also lost just three of his 23 games against the Hammers as manager of opposing clubs – winning 11 and drawing nine, with a win percentage of 48.8%.
On the flip side, Nuno Espirito Santo’s record against Everton as manager stands at three wins, two draws and five defeats – a win percentage of just 30%.
So is that really advantage Moyes and Everton?
Pundits shocked at Jill Scott’s prediction
Jill Scott and Gary Neville on The Overlap
Jill Scott predicts West Ham victory over Everton (Image credit: The Overlap / YouTube)
Jill Scott doesn’t seem to think so and shocked both Gary Neville and Roy Keane with her prediction for this game on The Overlap.
Neville predicted a 2-2 draw but Scott admitted that she thinks West Ham will win the game 1-0.
“Wow!” was the response from Neville and Keane, who both agreed that a West Ham win would be a “big result.”
It would, too, given the implications it could have at both ends of the table. A win for the Hammers ensures they keep Spurs in the bottom three, regardless of what their London rivals do at Molineux, while Everton’s push for European qualification takes a major blow.
It’s fair to say all eyes are going to be on London Stadium this weekend.