West Ham vs Sunderland Tips & Preview - Under pressure Hammers to show quality at home

By Tolu Shotade

22 Jan 2026

Tolu Shotade 22 Jan 2026

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West Ham seeking consecutive EPL wins, boosting survival hopes.
Sunderland struggle away, despite recent top-half success.
Both teams confront defensive issues, promising an action-packed match.

West Ham vs Sunderland

West Ham are seeking consecutive English Premier League victories for only the second time this season when they host Sunderland on Saturday.

The Hammers are showing some fight lately and will be keen to give the home fans something to cheer about. They should make things difficult for the Black Cats, who are unconvincing on their travels.

West Ham Form

West Ham come into this clash off the back of a hard-fought 2-1 victory at Tottenham Hotspur last time out in the Premier League. Crysencio Summerville opened the scoring early in the first half while Callum Wilson struck the winner deep in injury time.

Having moved to within five points of safety, West Ham will be keen to continue their quest for survival. Nuno Espitrito Santo’s team have won at least one half in four of their last five matches across all competitions and have played out a similar pattern in three of their last five Premier League home fixtures.

West Ham have a knack for fast starts and have opened the scoring in four of their last five matches across all competitions. However, they remain shaky at the back and are without a clean sheet in their last 10 fixtures.

Sunderland News

Sunderland are coming off a 2-1 home victory over Crystal Palace in their previous Premier League fixture. They fought back from a goal down, with Enzo Le Fee and Brian Brobbey getting their goals.

The Black Cats have been the surprise team in the league this season and are in the top half of the table. However, Regis Le Bris's men seem to only perform at home and are winless in their last six Premier League away matches.

One issue for Sunderland in recent weeks is a lack of discipline at the back, having failed to keep a clean sheet in their last five matches across all competitions. However, they have scored in three of those fixtures.

Head to Head

West Ham have four wins while Sunderland have picked up three victories, with five draws in the last 12 matches. The visitors claimed a 3-0 home victory in the reverse fixture back in August.

Verdict

West Ham v Sunderland

Sunderland’s away form has been poor all season, and they could find things difficult against a seemingly revitalized West Ham. The Hammers have won at least one half in four of their last five matches and could be set for a repeat.

Both teams have struggled to maintain their discipline at the back and could be backed to score. Having opened the scoring in four of their last five matches, West Ham could be backed to grab the first goal here.

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