David Moyes has increased the team's morale for some time, but the issues are not over. The team's offence is among the weakest in the EPL. The best team's player, Felipe Anderson, is out of action. The Cup is of secondary priority for the Londoners: as such, Moyes is likely to let out the reserves to not risk the remaining leaders.

West Bromwich is also not particularly interested in the English Cup. Slaven Bilić's crew is leading in the Championship, but its enormous gap to the second place has decreased. The battle for the elite division is far from being over.

Both teams play in a typical British manner, exploiting flanks whenever possible. Considering that West Ham is most likely to let out reserves, one shouldn't expect the team to get too creative. One can expect this match to be equal and mostly unprolific (with the total of less than 2.5). Neither team is particularly motivated.