It’s been a disappointing start to the Premier League season for West Ham. But the Hammers can certainly recover and I expect them to pick up all three points Sunday when they host Fulham.

Fulham was promoted back into the Premier League this season and after a respectable start, they’ve predictably regressed. An early red card doomed them against Newcastle United last week and the Cottagers ended up coming out on the wrong side of a 4-1 defeat. Their lone goal came late (88’) when the match was already long decided.

Meanwhile, West Ham beat Wolverhampton 2-0 last week. They are still just one point above the relegation zone however, so recording back to back Premier League wins for the first time this season would be a huge boost.

The Hammers were also successful in the Europa Conference League during the week, beating Anderlecht 1-0. While they are now dealing with a quicker turnaround between fixtures, I don’t anticipate that being a problem.

Fulham is actually pretty low in expected points (18th), so they’ve been a bit lucky so far. West Ham is pretty middle of the pack in expected points, so they’ve been unlucky. No Premier League side has been worse when it comes to expected goals allowed than has Fulham, who hasn’t been nearly as good on their travels and will probably be without Mitrovic. 10*