- Form (West Ham): West Ham are unbeaten in their last five matches (W4, D1), winning each of their last three games.
- Form (Fulham): Fulham have lost their last two matches and have won two of their last five.
- Home/Away: West Ham have won three of their four home matches (W3, D1), Fulham are yet to win away (D3, L1).
Cup game to keep the West Ham momentum going
Recent form
West Ham have won four of their last five games and have hit their stride in all competitions. The Irons have been flying and they'll play at the London Stadium with the momentum of three straight wins behind them on Tuesday.
Head-to-head
Nuno Espirito Santo's side beat Fulham 1-0 away from home in the 2025/2026 Premier League campaign and the two teams are tied on two wins apiece and one draw in the last five head-to-head meetings. However, Fulham have claimed two of the last three meetings between the two when playing at the London Stadium so the Cottagers know how to spoil a home team's night.
Tactical approaches
Álvaro Arbeloa has made Fulham a more positional side this season, focusing on building from the back and playing with width. West Ham, by contrast, are a compact, shape-first team under Nuno Espirito Santo, who have a team that excels when they transition well and can counterattack their opponents.
Upset alert
The bookmakers have Fulham as the slight favourites here at 2.18, compared to West Ham at 3.05 and the draw at 3.55, but we feel that the Irons will be a little shorter than that based on recent form.
The Cottagers are in better shape overall, with three wins, three draws and four defeats in their last ten games, but West Ham are the more settled side.
Fulham are looking for a first away win in all competitions and West Ham will make it tough for them, so we're taking the momentum of The Irons to see them snatch an upset.
- Fulham have conceded five goals in their four away games in all competitions so they may struggle to keep The Irons out on Tuesday and that makes over 2.5 goals at 1.67 a solid bet here, while both teams to score at 1.55 looks a good option as well.
- This will be a tense matchup with Fulham's possession game looking to break West Ham down and West Ham counter-punching, so it should be a chess match.
