I fancied brum to get something from this game originally as west ham now won six on the bounce ,scoring at least 2 goals in each game , so i figured they are due a draw or defeat , especially as most of the goals they have scored have been wonder strikes and this surely cant go on .
But after reading this about the brum team tonight it now appears as the happy hammers should bag another 3 points .
Birmingham
Chris Sutton, Matt Upson, Martin Taylor, David Dunn, Muzzy Izzet, Stan Lazaridis, Neil Kilkenny and Olivier Tebily are injury doubts while Emile Heskey and Damien Johnson are suspended. Skipper Kenny Cunningham (groin) has a chance of being fit.
I backed brum away to torquay in the cup ,and it ended 0-0 ,but torquay dominated for long spells without being able to break through , and if west ham do the same they will surely net a couple here against the ravaged blues ! Brum have lost 7 of 12 away ,and not scored in 7 of those games . They havent got a bad record at upton park
| Team | Won | Lost | Drawn | Goals for | Goals against |
| WEST HAM UNITED | 17 | 14 | 10 | 80 | 54 |
| BIRMINGHAM CITY | 14 | 17 | 10 | 54 | 80 |
which would of backed up my original opinion of a west ham lay , had it not been for the team news , as it is now though , i must go for a home win , as west ham do attack at home and play good football asnd nearly always score , wheras brum with not much attacking talent probably wont score here , making the 10/11 with
betfred look a cracking price .
I wouldnt go overboard on this as it doesnt feel quite right backing west ham after originally wanting to lay them , but taking everything into account i`ll have small a bet on west ham at the 1.93 currently available on
betfair .
regards
Man In The Know