West Ham United’s home meeting with Everton brings together two teams with a strong recent history of tight Premier League contests. The numbers point to a game shaped by fine margins, with both sides carrying useful form trends into the London Stadium.
The fixture also carries added context because Everton boss David Moyes faces a club he knows well, while West Ham have recently shown more resilience at home. Everton, meanwhile, arrive with one of their best away-point returns in recent seasons and a striker in Beto finding a sharper conversion rate in 2026.
Recent record at the London Stadium
West Ham have not made home matches against Everton easy to predict, even though the overall numbers still favour the visitors. The Hammers have won only three of their last 17 Premier League home games against Everton, but two of those victories have come in the last four meetings at the London Stadium.
The draw has also become a common outcome in this matchup. Each of the last three Premier League meetings between the clubs finished level, matching the number of draws across the previous 24 encounters in a much longer stretch of results.
Home form gives West Ham a platform
West Ham enter the game unbeaten in their last five Premier League home matches, with two wins and three draws. That is their best run at the London Stadium since a spell between November and February in 2023-24 under Moyes, who is now in charge of Everton.
Defensively, West Ham have also shown signs of improvement in recent home league matches. They have kept two clean sheets in their last three Premier League home games, matching the total from their previous 41 matches at the stadium combined.
The Hammers have also recorded back-to-back league clean sheets overall. Their last run of three straight Premier League shutouts came in January 2024, when they went on a four-match sequence without conceding.
Everton’s away edge and London challenge
Everton’s away form has been a major positive this season. They have collected 25 Premier League points on the road, with seven wins, four draws and five defeats, which stands as their best away total in a season since 2020-21.
That record suggests Everton have been productive away from home, but London trips have still caused problems. The Toffees have won only three of their last 15 games in London, with five draws and seven defeats, so the venue remains a notable test.
Even so, Everton’s overall record against West Ham is strong. They have won more Premier League matches against the Hammers than against any other opponent, with 29 victories in total and 13 away wins.
Key players to watch
Beto has become a major talking point in Everton’s attack. In the Premier League in 2026, he has scored seven goals from only 19 shots, a 37% shot conversion rate, and he is averaging a goal every 81 minutes.
That is a sharp rise from his earlier output. Before 2026, he had scored 12 goals from 111 attempts, with an 11% conversion rate and a goal every 271 minutes, which highlights how much his efficiency has improved.
West Ham have their own proven scorer in Callum Wilson. He has scored eight goals in his last seven Premier League appearances against Everton, and only against West Ham, his current club, has he netted more times in the competition overall, with 12 goals.
Manager storyline adds extra edge
Moyes’ return to the London Stadium adds another layer to the contest. He has already won away at former club Manchester United in November this season, and only a small group of managers have managed away wins at two former clubs in the same campaign.
That list includes Harry Redknapp, Roy Hodgson and Nuno Espírito Santo, which underlines how unusual such a feat can be. For Everton, that makes Moyes’ tactical familiarity and experience a potentially important factor in a fixture that has often been decided by small details.
The balance of form, history and individual output suggests another close contest. West Ham’s improved home defence and Everton’s strong away numbers create a match-up that looks well suited to a tight Premier League battle, with the recent run of draws between the teams reinforcing that sense of uncertainty.