West Ham vs Sunderland Prediction & Picks - Premier League
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by Simon Day | in Premier League Picks
West Ham will be looking to build on last week's shock victory at Tottenham when they host high-flying Sunderland at the London Stadium on Saturday.
Despite that 1-2 win at Spurs, West Ham are still five points from safety at the foot of the Premier League table. There has been a slight upturn in their performances since the turn of the year, but unless the Hammers can start stringing positive results together, it is hard to see them beating the drop.
Sunderland's season could hardly have gone any better so far. Saturday's 2-1 win over Crystal Palace moved the Black Cats up to ninth place in the table, only three points off the Champions League qualification places. Given that most experts predicted that Régis Le Bris' men would finish at the bottom of the division, their form over the first five months of the campaign has been nothing short of sensational.
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West Ham vs Sunderland Form
Table
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7
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54 | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | -6 |
|
18
|
39 | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | -19 |
West Ham and Sunderland Latest Matches
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jan 17, 2026 - Premier League
Jan 11, 2026 - FA Cup
Jan 6, 2026 - Premier League
Jan 3, 2026 - Premier League
Dec 30, 2025 - Premier League
Dec 27, 2025 - Premier League
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jan 11, 2026 - FA Cup
Jan 6, 2026 - Premier League
Dec 30, 2025 - Premier League
Dec 27, 2025 - Premier League
Dec 14, 2025 - Premier League
Nov 30, 2025 - Premier League
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jan 17, 2026 - Premier League
Jan 3, 2026 - Premier League
Dec 20, 2025 - Premier League
Dec 7, 2025 - Premier League
Dec 4, 2025 - Premier League
Nov 22, 2025 - Premier League
1/6 (17%)
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jan 17, 2026 - Premier League
Jan 10, 2026 - FA Cup
Jan 7, 2026 - Premier League
Jan 4, 2026 - Premier League
Jan 1, 2026 - Premier League
Dec 28, 2025 - Premier League
3/6 (50%)
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jan 17, 2026 - Premier League
Jan 1, 2026 - Premier League
Dec 28, 2025 - Premier League
Dec 14, 2025 - Premier League
Nov 29, 2025 - Premier League
Nov 8, 2025 - Premier League
0/6 (0%)
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jan 10, 2026 - FA Cup
Jan 7, 2026 - Premier League
Jan 4, 2026 - Premier League
Dec 20, 2025 - Premier League
Dec 6, 2025 - Premier League
Dec 3, 2025 - Premier League
West Ham against Sunderland : Head to Head (H2H)
33 %
33 %
33 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
Aug 16, 2025 - Premier League
Apr 15, 2017 - Premier League
Oct 22, 2016 - Premier League
West Ham against Sunderland Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 4 - 4 - 1 - 1
Formation : 4 - 4 - 2
Substitutes
M. Hermansen
DefenderM. Kilman
K. Walker-Peters
E. Diouf
S. Magassa
MidfielderM. Kante
J. Ward Prowse
F. Potts
C. Wilson
A. Patterson
DefenderD. Cirkin
L. Geertruida
MidfielderH. Diarra
C. Talbi
L. O'Nien
C. Rigg
ForwardW. Isidor
S. Adingra
Missing players
L. Fabianski
A. Masuaku
ForwardB. Traore
Most goals and assists
West Ham - Sunderland Key Points
- Sunderland have lost just 1 of their last 8 games
- West Ham have lost 4 of their last 5 Premier League home games
- West Ham have won just 2 of their 11 home league games this season
- West Ham have gone 17 home games without a clean sheet
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Our West Ham vs Sunderland Prediction
We're not convinced that West Ham's win at Spurs will be the turning point of their season. The Hammers have been woeful in most of their recent games, so it will take more than one positive result to convince us that they can avoid the drop.
They certainly won't find things easy on Saturday against a Black Cats side that are full of confidence after an excellent run of results.
The bookies make the home side marginal favorites for the win, but we think the value lies in backing the visitors to claim all three points.
Our prediction for West Ham United vs Sunderland is: Sunderland to win.
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