West Ham United vs Everton. Premier League.
London Stadium.
Declan Rice returns to training but may not feature; Abdoulaye Doucoure back after eight games; follow West Ham vs Everton live on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event from 4pm on Sunday; kick-off 4.30pm; watch free highlights shortly after full time on Sky Sports website and app
Sunday 9 May 2021 16:36, UK
Team news, stats and prediction ahead of West Ham vs Everton in the Premier League on Sunday (kick-off 4.30pm).
Declan Rice is back in West Ham training ahead of the visit of Everton after spending five weeks out with a knee injury.
Boss David Moyes must decide whether to pitch the England international straight back in or wait until Brighton next weekend.
Angelo Ogbonna, Arthur Masuaku and Mark Noble are still injury doubts.
Everton midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure returns after missing eight matches with a fractured bone in his foot.
Playmaker James Rodriguez is unavailable with a calf problem.
Midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin is now the only long-term absentee.
Everton vs West Ham will be shown live on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event from 4pm on Sunday; kick-off 4.30pm. Sky Sports customers can watch in-game clips in the live match blog on the Sky Sports website and app. Highlights will also be published on the Sky Sports digital platforms and the Sky Sports Football YouTube channel shortly after the final whistle.
The game of the weekend. No question. And, West Ham's most important match since facing Blackpool in the 2012 Championship play-off final.
There's a strong possibility that four wins from their remaining four games will be enough for a top-four finish.
A Hammers fan got in touch this week calling me a "muppet" for my continued negative view when it comes to predicting West Ham matches. He was bang on. I just can't get them right.
But I have seen the light.
My decision to be all over Burnley last week ended in usual calamitous fashion where West Ham games are concerned as David Moyes' side were absolutely dominant in every department. Putting on an all-round showing like that despite going 1-0 down at Turf Moor and without their best player in Declan Rice, triggered my brain to conclude for the first time that a top-four finish is genuinely within their grasp.
Everton are a tough nut to crack on the road but a run of just one win in their last seven Premier League games, taking just six points from 21 available, is a worry. They aren't rising to the occasion, unlike the Hammers.
JONES KNOWS PREDICTS: 2-1
BETTING ANGLE: West Ham to win by one goal (3/1 with Sky Bet)
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Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp joins Peter Smith to discuss Manchester City and Chelsea reaching the Champions League final ahead of their clash at the Etihad this weekend.
He also picks out some standout performers from both sides, explaining how Ruben Dias has transformed City, and praising the rise of Phil Foden and Mason Mount.
Sky Sports football writers Oli Yew and Ben Grounds are also on the show to discuss Arsenal's Europa League exit and Man Utd's progress to the final - and what comes next for both sides, with Mikel Arteta under pressure and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side looking to kick on.
Ben also assesses the top-four race, with some key fixtures coming up, and makes his Pitch for what he thinks will happen in the Premier League this weekend!
