Bolton Wanderers vs West Ham United

Posted on | December 9, 2006 | No Comments

West Ham make the trip to the north of the country to face Sam Allardyce’s big Bolton Wanderers. Big Sam will be looking to stop their bad run which has seen them to become the worst team in the premier league form table. They have now won only 1 off their last seven matches and are having a bad slump. Its been a long time since they had a good run in October when they won four consecutive matches. This bad form has seen them go from 3rd in the league to 9th place. West Ham on the other hand have won 3 of their last 5 matches but often run hot and cold. They are sitting third from bottom of the table ( 18th place ) with only 14 points. They are one of the two clubs who have record double digit loses along with Charlton.

Big Sam will be without Tal Ben Haim due to a suspension. Ricardo Gardner is due to make a comeback on Saturday this week who has recovered from a knee injury. Former Manchester United player Quinton Fortune is still doubtful with a Achilles problem. The hammers will be without their starlet Anton Ferdinand who has done a good job in the defense this season. Danny Gabbidon is also out with a hamstring injury. Javier Mascherano remains a doubt for this match, but his Argentinean team mate Tevez is likely to start after looking in good touch in the past few weeks.

This could possibly be a draw and the odds for that are 3.30. Carlos Tevez to score in this match is at 3.75 and those are pretty good odds looking at what the striker has been doing but without any luck of getting on the score sheet. A first half draw is at 2.10 and is a good bet. Overall I think West Ham could come out with a surprise and an Asian Handicap on West Ham (+0.5) at 2.075 is the best bet out of the lot.

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