Premier League Football: West Ham vs Swansea

West Ham face Swansea at the London Stadium on Saturday lunchtime, in the seventh round of matches in the Premier League.

The Hammers come into this match in good form, despite losing their last match 3-2 to rivals Tottenham.

Harry Kane continued his fine recent form with a first-half double (34, 38), with two goals in four minutes.

Christian Eriksen made it 3-0 on the hour mark (60), with a low hard effort past Joe Hart.

Javier Hernandez pulled one back for the Hammers (65), with the Mexican making it 3-1.

Serge Aurier was sent off for Spurs five minutes later, giving the Hammers an outside chance of rescuing a point.

Cheikou Kouyate made it 3-2 to the Hammers late on (87), it proved to be too late for West Ham.

Bilic has seen the pressure relieved recently, with West Ham now unbeaten in their last three matches.

They won their first match of the season against Huddersfield at the London Stadium, following that up with a draw against West Brom.

It was a spirited display from West Ham to come back in the Tottenham game but Bilic will be alarmed that they conceded three goals at home.

That defeat means that the Hammers remain in 18th place, with four points in their opening six matches.

West Ham come into this match as favourites, with home advantage and their recent form taken into account.

This is a big match for the Hammers with bragging rights at stake, a win here will also continue to ease the pressure on Bilic.

The Irons will be looking to make it three successive wins against Swansea.

Excellent Start

Swansea come into this match on the back of a narrow 2-1 defeat against Watford in their last Premier League.

Andre Gray broke the deadlock for Watford early in the first half (13), giving them a deserved lead.

Tammy Abraham equalised for the hosts (56), with Clements side drawing level with half an hour to go.

Richarlison (90) scored the winner for the Hornets in the dying minutes of the match, with poor Swansea defending at fault.

It was another tough home defeat for Paul Clement, his side continue to produce mixed results.

Tough Start

Swansea have had a tough start to the new season, with just one win this season against Crystal Palace.

They have faced Manchester United and Tottenham already but their fixture list hasn't been that tough.

Clements side have taken just five points from their opening six matches, and find themselves in 15th place.

This match against West Ham will be a tough game, with Bilic's side appearing to have turned the corner.

Swansea come into this match as the underdogs, with West Ham enjoying home advantage.

This will be a tough match for Swansea, with West Ham winning three of their last six matches.

Swansea will be looking for their second win in four matches against the Hammers.

Tip 1 – Hernandez to score first @ 4/1

Tip 2 – West Ham to win 2-1 @ 15/2