Carling Cup 12 Dec

West Ham v Everton

They are both teams who are currently showing good form, the Hammers took three points of Blackburn at the weekend and both teams will want to push for silverware and an easy place into Europe next season. The game will be hard fought but both teams do have handicaps, Camara and Solano are cup tied for West Ham whilst Everton’s Leighton Baines has torn his hamstring, taking him out of the game.

Everton just about edge it in my opinion, they play extremely well when under pressure and seem to really pull there finger out when a goal is needed in those last few minutes of a game. West Ham despite having the home advantage are no real fortress at Upton Park, of their 19 points dropped this season nine have been at home and ten away. If Everton can equalise at Stamford Bridge then surely Upton Park is a much less daunting prospect.

Have a one point bet on Everton (level) at 2.11 on betfair.

[Everton won 2-1]