After a sluggish opening game, Everton has found good form. The new signings, led by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Jack Grealish, have added quality to their possession play, meaning the attack is no longer entirely dependent on individual brilliance from Iliman Ndiaye. At the back, however, the Toffees haven’t been at their best, largely due to the absence of first-choice centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite. Among Everton fans, there are faint hopes he might return for this game, but more likely he’ll only be back in action next weekend.

West Ham have been one of the early-season disappointments. The Hammers’ biggest problem has been defending set pieces. Conceding seven goals from set plays in just five matches is a disastrous record – by comparison, second-worst Manchester United had allowed only three before this round, while the league median was one. The club hierarchy couldn’t tolerate the poor run any longer and sacked manager Graham Potter on Saturday morning. Later the same day, Nuno Espirito Santo was appointed as the new boss after doing outstanding work at Nottingham last season. Nuno isn’t one for stylistic flair – expect him to tighten up the defence and focus on counter-attacks. However, with little time on the training pitch before this fixture, the start may well be difficult.

Looking at xG-data, there is a difference, but once again, it is a small sample and different opponents, but there are some details worth noticing.

Everton have created the second-highest expected goals from set pieces in the league (behind Arsenal) but have only managed to convert one. That tally could easily improve in this match. At home, the Toffees are big favourites, and I believe in a bigger win and choose the asian handicap this time!

Good luck!

在首场比赛表现不佳后，埃弗顿找回了良好的状态。以迪尔南·杜斯伯里-霍尔和杰克·格里利什为首的新援提高了球队的控球能力，这意味着进攻不再完全依赖于伊莱曼·恩迪亚耶的个人才华。然而在后防线上，太妃糖并没有发挥出他们的最佳状态，这主要是因为主力中后卫Jarrad Branthwaite的缺席。在埃弗顿的球迷中，有微弱的希望他可能会在这场比赛中复出，但更有可能的是他要到下周末才能复出。

西汉姆是赛季初令人失望的球队之一。铁锤队最大的问题是防守定位球。仅仅5场比赛就在定位球上丢了7个球，这是一个灾难性的记录——相比之下，排名第二的曼联在本轮之前只丢了3个球，而联赛中位数是1个。俱乐部高层无法再忍受这种糟糕的表现，并在周六上午解雇了主教练格雷厄姆·波特。同一天晚些时候，努诺·埃斯皮里图·桑托被任命为新主帅，他上赛季在诺丁汉表现出色。努诺不是一个有风格天赋的人——希望他能加强防守，专注于反击。然而，在这场比赛之前，在训练场上的时间很少，开局可能会很困难。

看看xg的数据，确实是有区别的，但同样，这是一个小样本和不同的对手，但有一些细节值得注意。

埃弗顿创造了联赛第二高的定位球预期进球（仅次于阿森纳），但只转化了一个。在这场比赛中，这个数字很容易得到提高。在主场，太妃糖是大热门，我相信更大的胜利，这次选择亚洲障碍！

好运！