West Ham winger Michail Antonio. (Photo : Getty Images)
Reeling squads West Bromwich Albion FC (1-2-1, 4 points) and West Ham United FC (1-3-0, 3 points) are scheduled to take on one another in a 2016-2017 Premier League season match at the Hawthorns on Sep. 17, Saturday as week 5 competitions of the English top flight continues.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 10:00 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
West Brom fell to their third straight winless match after getting turned back by fellow struggling team AFC Bournemouth, 0-1, on the road at the Vitality Stadium last Saturday, as per SkySports.
English forward Callum Wilson scored the lone goal at the 79th minute of the match for the hosts, which gained them their first victory in the current term.
The loss was the Baggies' third straight winless performance after opening their season with a 1-0 nipping of Crystal Palace. It was also the second defeat of the season for head coach Tony Pulis' boys with the first one coming from Everton in week 2.
Meanwhile, West Ham United was romped by middling team Watford in a high-scoring 2-4 affair at their home field of London Stadium also last Saturday, BBC Sport reported.
English winger Michail Antonio netted a brace for head coach Slaven Bilić's side, but it was not enough as he was the only player who scored for the hosts during the game.
Antonio broke the game's deadlock right at the fifth minute with a header off an assist from Euro 2016 hero Dimitri Payet. He then doubled the lead with another goal at the 33rd with another close range header that came off another startling pass from Payet.
The Hammers looked in control of the match early with a 2-0 lead, but Watford managed to equalize at the halftime break, 2-2, with one goal each from their two lead strikers, Odion Ighalo and Troy Deeney at the 41st and in the first injury time respectively.
The Hornets unleashed two more goals in the second half as midfielder Etienne Capoue and defender Jose Holebas netted one each at the 53rd and 63rd to pull off the stunning victory.
West Ham is projected to bounce back from their disappointing loss to Watford as they prevail over West Brom in this match.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a close 2-1 win for West Ham United.
West Bromwich Albion starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Foster; Dawson, McAuley, Evans, Galloway; Fletcher, Yacob; Phillips, Field, Chadli; Berahino
West Ham United starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Adrian; Byram, Reid, Collins, Masuaku; Kouyate, Noble; Antonio, Lanzini, Payet; Zaza
