Saturday 30 April 2016 16:47, UK
Slaven Bilic has no new injuries to contend with as West Ham look to get their European bid back on track with a trip to mid-table West Brom.
Four draws out of five mean the Hammers are looking over their shoulder to hold on to a Europa League spot but though West Brom's season appears pretty much over, Tottenham found to their cost that a Tony Pulis side rarely lets up.
Team news
Saido Berahino and Ben Foster will be assessed by West Brom. The pair missed Monday's 1-1 draw at Tottenham with ankle injuries but Pulis is hopeful they will be fit.
James Morrison has returned to training after a hamstring injury but is unlikely to feature while Chris Brunt is sidelined until next season with a knee injury. Youngsters Jonathan Leko and Tyler Roberts have been training with the first-team squad and could play a part on Saturday.
Bilic's side have had 10 days to shake off any knocks sustained during the 3-1 win over Watford last time out, and the Hammers boss has reported a clean bill of health.
Andy Carroll is set to start up front again after scoring six goals in his last six games.
Opta stats
Seven of the last 10 Premier League meetings between West Bromwich Albion and West Ham have ended in a draw.
West Ham have lost just two of their last 11 league away trips to West Brom (won five, drawn four).
More than half of Andy Carroll's 23 Premier League goals for the Hammers have been scored with his head (12 - 52 per cent).
Payet has created 102 goalscoring chances for West Ham so far; more than twice as many as any team-mate, and 75 more than Darren Fletcher, who is West Brom's most creative player this season.
Albion have crafted a league-low 169 goalscoring attempts from open play this season.
Fourteen of the 18 Premier League goals that Berahino has scored since the start of last season have come at the Hawthorns.
Merson's predictions
West Brom are a hard team to beat. You hear all these West Brom fans say: "Oh, it's boring Tony Pulis football", but look where they are in the league. How many teams go to Tottenham and get a result? And be in the middle of the table.
If Pulis was the manager of any of the three teams in the relegation scrap, they'd be where West Brom are, which tells you everything. West Brom fans need to be careful what they wish for.
Having said that, I think West Ham will win this game because they have to, and it'll be quite an entertaining game.
Paul predicts: West Brom 1-2 West Ham - Andy Carroll to score first
Betting
West Ham have been made even-money favourites by Sky Bet to pick up an away win at West Brom as they still chase the possibility of Champions League football. The home side, who secured their Premier League status in Monday's draw with Tottenham, are priced up at 14/5 to secure the win.
Sky Sports pundit Matt Le Tissier has tipped West Brom striker Solomon Rondon to score the first goal. The Venezuelan has been priced at 6/1 to do this, while Phil Thompson's first scorer tip is Dimitri Payet who is boosted from 6/1 to 7/1 to break the deadlock. Get the latest odds here.
