Lewis Jones predicts West Ham clash v Everton
Lewis Jones has backed West Ham United to pick up a draw in their Premier League clash against Everton this weekend.
The Sky Sports guru has predicted that it will finish 1-1 at Goodison Park on the return from the international break.
Jones has backed Kurt Zouma to have a big say on the fixture, with his threat from set-pieces set to challenge the Toffees.
Writing in his Sky Sports predictions column, Jones made his prediction and isn’t expecting fireworks in Merseyside.
“This could be a slow burner,” he said. “Both these two love to counter-attack and this one might not take off until the first goal is scored. A tight encounter is expected.
“You can rest assured one of the main reasons West Ham decided to fork out £30m for his [Zouma] signature revolved around his threat in the opposition box. David Moyes has built a very powerful team that are hugely focused on causing problems from set-pieces.”
Win at all costs?
After crashing to that disappointing defeat at home to Brentford last time out, returning to winning ways is critical here.
As well as getting our form back, it would also be a big three points against a side that we could realistically be challenging for Europe against.
David Moyes will be getting into his squad and making sure they combat the danger of Andros Townsend and Demarai Gray.
One less problem they will have to deal with is Dominic Calvert-Lewin, meaning the likes of Zouma and Angelo Ogbonna should be able to impose their dominance physically in both boxes with ease.
Whether that will decide the game, it is unknown, but if the likes of Zouma get free in the final third, expect chances and hopefully goals.
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