West Ham vs Southampton Prediction and Analysis: The Away Team Will Collapse
The match between West Ham and Southampton in the English Premier League will take place at 9:00 PM on April 19th. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes the form, provides football commentary, and predicts the score.
Latest West Ham vs Southampton team news
West Ham will be without Aaron Cresswell (muscle), Crysencio Summerville (thigh), and Michail Antonio (leg). Manager Potter may switch to a four-man defense featuring Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, and Scarles, while Mavropanos could be left out of the starting lineup.
Midfield could see the return of Edson Alvarez or Tomas Soucek to partner with former Southampton player James Ward-Prowse. Up front, Niclas Fullkrug could be given a starting spot alongside Bowen, Paqueta and Kudus.
For Southampton, Albert Gronbaek (tendon) and Charlie Taylor (hip) remain absent, while Paul Onuachu (ankle) is still doubtful. The good news is that Flynn Downes – the former West Ham player – has completed his suspension and is likely to return to the starting lineup in midfield, replacing either Fernandes or Ugochukwu.
Young talent Tyler Dibling, who has been a substitute in two of the last three games, could start alongside Cameron Archer and one of two other names: Fernandes or Kamaldeen Sulemana in attack.
Latest predicted lineups for West Ham vs Southampton
West Ham United:
Areola; Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Scarles; Soucek, Ward-Prowse; Bowen, Kudus, Paqueta; Fullkrug
Southampton:
Ramsdale; Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Stephens; Walker-Peters, Downes, Ugochukwu, Manning; Fernandes, Dibling; Archer
Latest West Ham vs Southampton football match prediction
Following two consecutive wins against Arsenal and Leicester City at the end of February, West Ham have spent their last five Premier League matches in a state of instability, alternating between defeats and draws. Their most recent game saw them lose 1-2 away to title contenders Liverpool.
Liverpool looked set to secure a valuable point at Anfield after an own goal by Andrew Robertson in the 86th minute, but just two minutes later, captain Virgil van Dijk headed in the winning goal, handing manager Graham Potter his sixth defeat in 12 games since taking over in January.
West Ham have now dropped to 17th place in the table, but are still 14 points clear of the relegation zone. A win against Southampton would almost guarantee their 13th consecutive Premier League survival. They would also be just 3 points behind Everton, who are currently 13th.
The Hammers have reason to be confident when hosting Southampton, as they have only lost once in their last 12 Premier League encounters with this opponent (8 wins, 3 draws). That defeat came at home with a 2-3 scoreline in December 2021.
However, Potter still needs to improve their home form, where West Ham have won only 2 of their last 7 league matches (1 draw, 4 losses), including 4 games where they failed to score.
On the other side, Southampton have officially been relegated and have just parted ways with manager Ivan Juric. Their first match after the upheaval was a 0-3 defeat at home against Aston Villa.
This was their 26th defeat in 32 league matches – the worst record in the club's 139-year history. Their current 81% losing rate is also the highest ever recorded in a single season in the top tier of English football.
Up until the match against West Ham, Southampton had spent a total of 170 days at the bottom of the table this season – the most in a single season. In their last two Premier League seasons, they have spent 60% of their time (324 out of 544 days as of April 19) at the bottom of the table.
Interim manager Simon Rusk will lead Southampton for the remaining six games and hopes to help the team surpass their Premier League record low of 11 points (Derby County's 2007-08 season). They currently need two more points to achieve this.
Southampton have only won 5 of their last 23 Premier League meetings against West Ham, however 3 of those wins came away from home, including a 3-2 victory in December 2021 under Ralph Hasenhuttl.
Latest West Ham vs Southampton score prediction
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.West Ham vs Southamptonas follows:
- Sportsmole:West Ham 2-0 Southampton
- WhoScore:West Ham 3-1 Southampton
- Our newspaper predicts:West Ham 3-1 Southampton
When and where can I watch West Ham vs Southampton live?
To watch the West Ham vs Southampton match live in the English Premier League at 9:00 PM on April 19th, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.
