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Cameron Smith

Thu 23 April 2026 8:10, UK

West Ham United welcome Everton to the London Stadium, as they look to continue on in their push for Premier League survival.

The Hammers were brought back down to earth on Monday as they missed the chance to pull further clear of the bottom three.

After playing out a goalless draw with Crystal Palace, the gap to Tottenham sits at two points, while the result confirmed the relegation of Nuno Espirito Santo‘s former side, Wolves.

Burnley would soon follow, with their 1-0 loss to Manchester City on Wednesday confirming their place in the Championship.

With one spot now unreserved, the Irons must get back to winning ways on Saturday, with former boss David Moyes and his Everton side making the trip to East London.

Form guide

West Ham (last six games all comps): DWLLDW

Everton (last six games all comps): LDWLWW

Head-to-head

Throughout history, Everton have had the better of the Hammers, with 72 wins to 45 and 33 draws, for a total of 150 matches.

Having only missed out on the top flight four times across the 1930s and 50s, the Toffees are ever-present in the Premier League, meaning that 59 of those matches have come since the competition’s inception.

Back in the reverse fixture, the Irons would earn a point on Merseyside, with Jarrod Bowen netting in Nuno’s first match.

Though West Ham have not beaten Everton at the London Stadium since 2023, when a first-half double from Bowen sealed a 2-0 triumph.

Team news and predicted lineups

Heading into Saturday’s bout, Nuno may be looking to potentially switch it up in the final third, given the goalscoring struggles at Selhurst Park on Monday.

Brazilian forward Pablo has struggled to produce since his January arrival; despite his work rate, he has simply not delivered the numbers needed in a battle for survival.

As a result, Taty Castellanos could drop into a free role alongside Bowen and Crysencio Summerville, handing Callum Wilson the opportunity to lead the line from the off.

Lukasz Fabianski remains the only absentee for Nuno, while Toffees boss Moyes will be without Jarrad Branthwaite, after the defender was stretchered off during the recent Merseyside derby defeat.

Everton are also watching Beto closely after he suffered a head injury against Liverpool, which means he is a doubt moving into the weekend.

West Ham predicted XI: Hermansen; Walker-Peters, Mavropanos, Disasi, Diouf; Fernandes, Soucek; Bowen, Castellanos, Summerville; Wilson

Everton predicted XI: Pickford; O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko; Garner, Gueye; McNeil, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye; Barry

We say: West Ham 2-1 Everton

With rivals Tottenham taking on Wolves, the Hammers are in desperate need of a points haul on Saturday, or they run the risk of dropping back into the bottom three.

Welcoming a wounded Everton to the London Stadium, Nuno’s side have the quality to take all three points, though they will have to be much more efficient in front of goal this time around, righting the wrongs from Selhurst Park.