Ahead of the final F1 race of the season, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc delivered their verdict on the game between Brighton and West Ham United.
The Ferrari teammates predicted all 10 of the Premier League games from Matchweek 15, including West Ham’s game at the AmEx Stadium.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side desperately need a win as they are three points behind 17th-place Nottingham Forest.
Lewis Hamilton may have annoyed West Ham fans as he predicts Brighton win
Hamilton and Leclerc were both put on the spot ahead of the fixture between West Ham and Brighton.
The former answered first and backed the Hammers to pick up the three points.
Hamilton, on the other hand, stated his preference and claimed that he did not want West Ham to win the game.
The seven-time world champion believes that the Seagulls will run out winners on Sunday afternoon.
Speaking to the Premier League website, Leclerc said: “I don’t know, but West Ham.”
To which Hamilton responded: “I don’t want West Ham to win, actually. So yeah, Brighton.”
This response is most certainly not going to sit well with the London Stadium faithful.
What is the team news for West Ham?
The Hammers were impressive in their 1-1 draw against Manchester United on Thursday, and a lot of players stood out.
The likes of Soungoutou Magassa, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Jean-Clair Todibo and Jarrod Bowen impressed and the four are likely to retain their spots in the playing eleven for Nuno’s side.
The Portuguese confirmed in the press conference for the Brighton game that he hopes Crysencio Summerville will be back for the game.
There will be a late fitness test for the Dutchman to gauge whether or not he is ready in time for the Brighton clash.
While Ollie Scarles has returned from injury and is in individual training, he is still a few weeks away from making his first-team comeback.
Igor Julio will be unavailable for this one as he’s on loan and is ineligible to take on his parent club.
Lukasz Fabianski, who is, in any case, the third-choice keeper, is also unavailable due to a back injury.
Lucas Paqueta is expected to return to the playing eleven after serving out a one-game suspension for getting sent off against Liverpool.
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