West Ham United will ‘cruise’ to a win over Nottingham Forest claim a top pundit duo ahead of the crunch clash.
West Ham welcome Nottingham Forest to the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon looking to arrest a slump in performances and results in the Premier League.
West Ham have let a promising start to the season fade in the last few weeks.
Three league defeats on the bounce and just one win in their last seven top flight games has seen speculation reignite over the future of David Moyes at West Ham.
Defeat will leave the Hammers in the bottom six – and possibly even bottom five.
West Ham will ‘cruise’ to Forest win claim duo
But on the flip side, West Ham could rise to ninth and back on the coattails of the European mix with victory.
West Ham fans will be turning up expecting a win and that brings its own pressure.
There’s relief on the way for Moyes and his team, though, according to Paul Merson and Chris Sutton.
West Ham will ‘cruise’ to Nottingham Forest win claim the top pundit duo ahead of the crunch clash.
Speaking to Sportskeeda, Merson predicts a 2-0 win for the Hammers.
“West Ham United, at the moment, are on a bad run,” Merson said.
‘I actually have a feeling’
“That’s quite weird given how formidable they were looking a few weeks ago. They’ve lost four of their last five matches in all competitions. But I’m going to go with the Hammers here despite their recent slump.
“They haven’t been able to snap out of the habit of losing games of late. But this one against Forest is a good fixture for them to get their campaign back on track. I still think the Hammers are playing well enough to win against Steve Cooper’s side.
“With Lucas Paqueta and Edson Alvarez returning to the mix, they should be able to cruise to a comfortable win here.”
Sutton agreed West Ham will win in his column for BBC Sport, going for a 2-1 home win. Although he got the team’s form all wrong, incorrectly stating we have lost four in a row.
“It’s four league defeats in a row now for West Ham and they are falling away a bit after starting the season so well,” Sutton said.
“I don’t think they have been playing that badly but David Moyes has been unhappy with the way they have conceded some of the goals that have cost them games.
“I actually have a feeling they will nick this one though. Nottingham Forest’s away form is much improved and they will probably try to keep things tight, but West Ham will find a way to win it.”
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