West Ham – Fulham : two teams hunting a real turning point 
Fulham play their last match of 2025 on Saturday, heading to the London Stadium to face West Ham. Two London sides. Different urgencies. Same pressing need: grab points before the season really tips into its second half.
West Ham : a season sliding in the wrong direction 
At the halfway point the picture’s bleak for West Ham. The Hammers are sitting in the relegation zone and already five points off the first safe spot. Disappointing. Especially after the optimism that sparked in early autumn.
They lost narrowly to Aston Villa in mid-December despite leading. Then Manchester City embarrassed them last weekend. A clear 3-0 defeat. No arguments — City were on another level.
Since two wins on the spin against Newcastle and Burnley in early November, West Ham haven’t won. Six games without a victory. Three points from the last eighteen. Home form looks fragile.
The London Stadium is no longer a haven. Since March, the Hammers have won just twice there in the league. Eleven games without victory in thirteen. It weighs on the group’s confidence.
Still, recent history gives them a tiny edge. Fulham travel badly to this ground — just one win in their last fourteen visits. It’s a detail West Ham will cling to.
Fulham : capable of brilliance and collapse 
Fulham move forward, but without consistency. Marco Silva’s side swap good spells for dry patches. Hence their current spot in the table. Thirteenth. Win here and they could realistically push into the top half.
Last Monday the Cottagers did the job against Nottingham Forest. A tight, tense game, unlocked just before half-time by a Raul Jimenez penalty. Narrow win. Valuable. It kept their league run at two wins in a row.
Between those two league games, Fulham exited the League Cup, beaten 2-1 by Newcastle at St James’ Park. Frustrating, but not shocking given the circumstances.
With seven league wins, Fulham are one of the teams that actually know how to win. The flip side: they’ve lost a lot too — eight defeats already. That’s inconsistency. Ten points clear of West Ham, the visitors go to East London without heavy pressure, but keen to finish the year on a high.
Likely line-ups
West Ham : Areola, Walker-Peters, Kilman, Todibo, Julio, Potts, Fernandes, Magassa, Paqueta, Bowen, Summerville
Fulham : Leno, Tete, Andersen, Cuenca, Robinson, Lukic, Berge, Wilson, Smith Rowe, Kevin, Jimenez
What to take away
- West Ham are in a rough patch and fighting to climb out of the relegation zone.
- Fulham are inconsistent but can string results together in the league.
- Matches between these two often produce goals.
- The London Stadium is no longer a fortress for the Hammers.
Football Tip West Ham vs Fulham
Both teams to score
Games between West Ham and Fulham usually open up. Both defenses leave gaps. Absences linked to the AFCON could scramble things even more. In that context, each side finding the net looks likely. Expect a tight, undecided game until the end.
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