Dec 28th features a match where Watford hosts West Ham United at Vicarage Road in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Watford is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Brentford. Emmanuel Dennis scored the first goal for Watford in the 24th minute, then Pontus Jansson got the equalizer for Brentford in the 84th minute on a feed from Marcus Forss Finally they completed the comback in the 95th minute on a penalty goal by Bryan Mbeumo to cap off a wild match. Watford looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, West Ham United recorded a 0-2 loss against Arsenal. Martinelli struck first for Arsenal in the 48th minute, then Emile Smith Rowe added another in the 87th minute In the end, West Ham United couldn’t muster any offence and Arsenal ran away with the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches West Ham United should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
West Ham United hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Tomáš Souček and Arthur Masuaku, and they each have 1 goal. Emmanuel Dennis has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Watford
Adam Masina, Ismaila Sarr, Christian Kabasele and Ben Foster are unavailable to play for Watford, while West Ham United will be without Ryan Fredericks, Angelo Ogbonna and Benjamin Johnson.