Another brutal match report from David Sullivan might be preferable to a visit to Goodison Park for Gianfranco Zola, given that West Ham have won only once in their last 13 visits and face an Everton side that has triumphed on its last seven home league games – a club record in the Premier League. Injury to Mikel Arteta at least deprives Everton of their most creative outlet but with the pressure firmly on the Italian, and his side winning only once on their league travels this season, it will take more than spirit from the struggling Hammers to ease the sense of crisis this weekend. Andy Hunter

Venue Goodison Park, Sunday 4pm

Tickets £29-35 (0871 663 1878)

Last season Everton 3 West Ham 1

Referee H Webb

This season’s matches 23 Y87, R3, 3.91 cards per game

Odds Everton 5-11 West Ham 15-2 Draw 10-3

Everton

Subs from Nash, Senderos, Mustafi, Bilyaletdinov, Yakubu, Agard, Hibbert, Anichebe, Duffy, Baxter, Wallace, Yobo

Doubtful Anichebe (ribs), Yobo (back)

Injured Arteta (groin, 14 Apr), Fellaini (ankle, Aug), Gosling (knee, Jan)

Suspended None

Form guide DWWDWL

Disciplinary record Y52 R2

Leading scorer Saha 13

West Ham

Subs from Kurucz, Stech, Daprela, Gabbidon, Ilan, Diamanti, McCarthy, Ilunga, Dyer, Tomkins, Kovac, Stanislas

Doubtful Collison (knee), Dyer (hamstring), Ilunga (knee), Tomkins (ankle)

Injured Franco (achilles, May), Boa Morte (knee, Aug), Hines (knee, Aug)

Suspended None

Form guide LLLLLL

Disciplinary record Y56 R3

Leading scorer Cole 9

Match pointers

• If West Ham lose, they will become the 22nd team in Premier League history to lose seven or more consecutive games

• Everton have lost one of their last 15 home league matches while West Ham have failed to win in 15 away

• Louis Saha has scored five goals in his last three appearances against West Ham

• If the season had begun on 1 January, Everton would be in second place behind Manchester United

• West Ham have conceded 799 Premier League goals in their history

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• Parker says West Ham have ‘too much quality’ to go down
• Midfielder feels international break has come at a bad time

Scott Parker says West Ham United will soon escape the relegation zone despite their home defeat by Everton on Sunday. “We’ll get out of it. We’ve got too much quality,” the midfielder said. “This happened to us last year. We had a run of bad results when we didn’t really deserve it. We need to pick up results as quick as we can, concentrate on playing well and I’m sure it will turn around.”

Unfortunately for Parker and his team-mates the international break means they have nearly a fortnight until they resume in the Premier League with a game against fellow strugglers Hull City, whose victory over Stoke City on Sunday, thanks to a last-minute goal by Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, took them a point and a place clear of West Ham.

“I don’t think it’s a good time to have a break,” Parker said. “We’re playing some good stuff and in the position we’re in we want to kick on. We obviously need to get on the training field and work on what we need to do and get a result at Hull. It’s a massive game for us but I think every game this year is going to be massive. It’s not happening for us at times – we’re playing well but not picking up results. We’re going to have to bounce back at Hull now.”

For a club whose finances are precarious, the idea of playing in the Championship next season is particularly uncomfortable. But Parker added: “It’s too early to say it’s a relegation battle. The league is tight this year. Everyone seems to be able to beat everyone.”

For Everton, meanwhile, their 2-1 victory after seven games without a win was sweet. “It’s just nice to get three points,” said Sylvain Distin, who was excellent in the visitors’ defence. “Even if you pretend you’re not affected, you do think about it. That doesn’t mean your confidence is low.”

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