David Moyes’s West Ham welcome high-flying Shrewsbury Town to the London Olympic Stadium in what promises to be an intriguing third round replay. The Shrews performed admirably in gaining a 0-0 draw the New Meadow in the first meeting between the teams and were perceived by many to be the better team whilst West Ham appear to be prioritising Premier League safety for the time being.
English FA Cup – West Ham United v Shrewsbury Town – London Olympic Stadium – Tuesday 16th January 2018 – 19:45 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 13/4 at Unibet |
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Shrewsbury TownWest Ham United
David Moyes continues to defy the naysayers and has overseen a transformation at West Ham that has pushed them up to 15th place in the Premier League table. They are only 2 points above the relegation picture but have only lost once in their last 7 games in the Premier League. They rotated their squad against Shrewsbury last time out and could do the same here meaning Andre Ayew could be given the opportunity to add to his goal tally of 6 for the season.
Shrewsbury Town
The Shrews have had a remarkable start to the season and sit in 2nd place in the League One table and have serious promotion aspirations this term. Their cup run has been incredible too and Paul Hurst can be very proud of the job he has done with the Shropshire outfit. Stefan Payne has registered 9 goals for Shrewsbury this season and how he would love to add to that tally at the Olympic Stadium.
Head to Head
Despite their larger pedigree, West Ham share an identical head to head record with Shrewsbury with both sides winning 2 and drawing 1 of the 5 previous encounters between the teams. Their meeting on January 7th 2018 was the first between the sides since February 1981.
West Ham United v Shrewsbury Town – Betting Odds and Predictions
West Ham will be keen to take the game to Shrewsbury and put on a show for their home fans.
Over 2.5 goals in the game looks excellent value at 8/11 with PaddyPower.
Andre Ayew has found chances few and far between of late but he’ll be keen to show his worth against the Shrews.
Andre Ayew to score anytime looks good value at 10/11 with Unibet.
Shrewsbury are a resolute outfit but could find goals hard to come by on the humongous pitch at the Olympic Stadium.
Both teams to score – NO – is a logical punt at 9/10 with BetVictor.
West Ham should have too much for Shrewsbury – even with a rotated squad.
West Ham United to win the game is a banker bet at 1/2 with Ladbrokes.
Score Prediction
West Ham United 3 – 0 Shrewsbury Town – 9/1 with William Hill.
Top Betting Tip West Ham United v Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury will be delighted to have reached this far in the competition but this could be a bridge too far for them. West Ham United to win the match to nil is a strong bet at 7/5 with Ladbrokes.