West Ham vs Hull Preview

WEST HAM v HULL, Wednesday 26th March, 19:45

Both these sides are still involved in the relegation battle at the bottom with the Hammers on 31 points, six above Sunderland, and the Tigers on 33 points. Bookmakers make the home team the 11/8 (GENERAL) favourites for the game as the visitors have not won at Upton Park since 1990. The Hammers also have an excellent record against bottom half sides at their own ground going unbeaten in seven meetings this season.

The visitors will be confident after a run of four victories from their last six games in all competitions and victories in their last two league away games. The Tigers are 12/5 (GENERAL) the victory while the draw is a strong option at 23/10 (GNERAL).

Those looking for a bet will see the goalscorer market headed by Carlton Cole who is 6/1 (GENERAL) to score the opener and 5/2 (888 SPORT/unibet) to score at anytime as he has done in each of his last three appearances for West Ham at home to Hull. Andy Carroll meanwhile is a 13/2 chance with the same firms to score first and 5/2 to net at anytime. For the Tigers Nikica Jelavic has netted three in his last two Hull away games and he is 11/4 (SPREADEX) to score at anytime while Shane Long is 3/1 with the same firm.

With so many strikers capable of getting among the goals, that is before we even mention Kevin Nolan in midfield, then the YES in the both teams to score market looks the way to play this game. Hull have netted in seven of their last 11 away games and in each of their last three. West Ham meanwhile have found the net in six of their last eight home games with matches with Man City and United being the only time they have drawn blanks against.

RECOMMENDATION: YES, both teams to score, evens (888 SPORT/unibet)

LIVERPOOL v SUNDERLAND, Wednesday 26th March, 20:00, SKY SPORTS 1

The Reds have won ten and lost none of their last 11 Premier League games and are 2/11 (GENERAL) to get the three points that would move them just a point behind Chelsea. It is hard to see past the Merseysiders considering the form of these sides and the record between the pair in recent meetings. The Black Cats have won just three of their 25 Premier League meetings with Liverpool, with all these victories coming at their own ground. In fact Sunderland have just netted five times in total from their last 12 at Anfield. Throw in the fact that the Black Cats have lost four and drawn one (with Palace) of their last five and it is hard to make any case for the North Easteners, especially as they were miserable against Norwich last Saturday. If you do want to back Sunderland then you can do so at a whopping 18/1 (BETVICTOR/betfair SPORTSBOOK) while the draw is a 17/2 (betfair) chance.

So if you wanted to enhance the price how would you do so? well half time/full time would have paid in ten of the last 11 Premier League home games and is 4/7 (SKYBET).

A bet I like the look of is Liverpool to be ahead of 15 minutes at 12/5 (william hill) as the Reds have netted three goals in the first ten minutes of their last two home games and have a tendency to come flying out of the blocks.

In terms of goalscorer Luis Suarez is a goal machine at the moment with five goals in his last three and he might be an option at 9/4 (SKYBET/william hill) to score two or more goals as might Daniel Sturridge at 11/4 (william hill).

RECOMMENDATION: Liverpool ahead after 15 minutes, 12/5 (WILLIAM HILL)

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