Three ways to back your team: West Ham

Joe Hart will inspire confidence

West Ham have never won the League Cup, finishing second in 1966 and 1981. That’s surprising for a club with their history, but there’s nothing to say it won’t change this season. With the Premier League having no less than seven sides in European competition this year, many of the division’s bigger names will place the League Cup way down their list of priorities. If West Ham’s new faces can hit the ground running – and they should, given their experience of English football – we could see claret and blue ribbons on the silver. Joe Hart won the trophy twice as a player, 2014 and 2016, and his big game experience will inspire confidence in the ranks. West Ham to win the League Cup is a 33/1 shot, and that looks worth an interest.

West Ham handed a tough opening month

Coral traders offer a number of match bets this term, asking who will finish higher in the final rankings. West Ham have been paired with some tough opponents, including Leicester and Southampton, but we’re confident they’ll fare better than London rivals Crystal Palace, and if you agree, there’s 8/15 available. It doesn’t matter where the two teams finish, top and second, bottom and second bottom, as long as The Hammers finish higher than The Eagles, you’ll get paid out. Slaven Bilic’s side have a tough August, away to Man Utd, Southampton and Newcastle. We’d be surprised if they got more than four points from that trio.

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