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For the first time this season, the Premier League teams enter the FA Cup at the third round stage. For today’s betting tip, we’ll be focusing on the important all-Premier League tie in the FA Cup between West Ham United and Leeds United at the London Stadium.
West Ham United have been one of the more impressive teams in the Premier League over the past two seasons. They secured a European spot and made the fifth round of the FA Cup during the 2020/21 season, and they’ll be hoping to go one better in 2022.
David Moyes’ side are also healthy on the injury front. They have four players that will miss out due to injuries and COVID-19 - Kurt Zouma, Angelo Ogbonna, Pablo Fornals, and Aaron Cresswell.
Whilst West Ham United are enjoying an excellent campaign, Leeds United have been battling injuries and COVID-19 in a dismal season for the Yorkshire outfit. They did win their last fixture against Burnley, and they’ll hope to rectify their third round loss to Crawley last season.
Injuries have reared their ugly head again for Marcelo Bielsa’s team. Staples of their promotion campaign such as Kalvin Phillips and Liam Cooper aren’t returning for at least a month, whilst Patrick Bamford has a 50/50 chance of featuring.
Both teams fared differently in the FA Cup last season. Leeds United fell to a humiliating 3-0 defeat at the hands of Crawley Town, whereas West Ham United suffered a narrow loss to Manchester United in the Round of 16.
Since Leeds United’s promotion, West Ham United have had the better of the Whites. In the last three, the Hammers have an undefeated record, including a pair of wins at Elland Road. Therefore, West Ham should fancy their chances with home advantage on the weekend.
This fixture has a history of being one-sided. West Ham United are the healthier, more on-form, and better team entering this FA Cup third round fixture. Therefore, we are suggesting that you back a home victory and both teams to score at 11/4 with Bet 365.
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