ENGLISH PREMIER BETTING PICK - WEST HAM UNITED V FULHAM

English Premier

2012-09-01 - West Ham United vs Fulham

A Sports Betting Pick by Cruiser

Match Preview :

Fulham will want to show that they are not suffering any ill effects after the exit of Moussa Dembele when they travel to Upton Park to face West Ham today. No doubt that the exit of their key midfielder to Tottenham has taken some of the gloss off Fulham's good start.

Fulham were also eliminated from the Capital One Cup by Championship side Sheffield Wednesday in midweek and Martin Jol will be eager for his side to bounce back immediately.

Meanwhile just like Fulham, West Ham began with a win then a defeat in their opening two games. In their last match they lost 3-0 to Swansea and their defence have gotten Sam Allardyce a worried man ahead of this fixture.

Poor errors from Jussi Jaaskelainen and James Collins added to their weakness but their team look poor throughout the match. The only consolation was in midweek they beat Crewe by 2-0 but it was the fringe players who took to the field instead.

Team News :

West Ham Team News :
England striker Andy Carroll is in line to make his West Ham debut against Fulham after completing a season-long loan switch from Liverpool. Left-back George McCartney (ankle) and centre-halves James Collins (calf) and Winston Reid (knee) face late fitness tests after knocks against Swansea.

Midfielder Jack Collison remains sidelined with a knee problem but the likes of Jussi Jaaskelainen, Guy Demel, Mark Noble, Mohamed Diame and Matt Jarvis will return after they were rested in midweek's Capital One Cup win over Crewe.

Fulham Team News :
Fulham boss Martin Jol will welcome back the first team players who missed the midweek Capital One Cup defeat at Sheffield Wednesday. Forward Mladen Petric did not feature in the 1-0 loss due to a slight knock, while midfielder Mahamadou Diarra was rested.

Meanwhile, full-back John-Arne Riise returns following a muscular injury but Bryan Ruiz, who pulled up with a hamstring problem during the warm-up at Hillsborough, is a doubt with Kerim Frei (pelvis) and Philippe Senderos (foot) still ruled out. Kieran Richardson has joined for Sunderland.

Predictions :

Take Fulham to get the win here.

The Pick :

BEST BETTING TIP :

Take Fulham to win.