“Underwhelming” | Pundit gives bleak view ahead of Hammers clash with league leaders | OneFootball

Chris Sutton has stated that it’s been an underwhelming season so far under Julen Lopetegui.

The Spaniard and his West Ham side take on top-of-the-table Liverpool at the London Stadium today, with recent reports suggesting that the Head Coach is edging closer to the sack.

Results have improved of late but the performances have done little to raise the confidence levels, as the clubs patience wears thin.

Speaking ahead of the match, BBC Sport pundit Chris Sutton provided his prediction, stating that he feels its will be a tighter game than many expect.

“Is anyone going to be able to stop Liverpool? I don’t think West Ham will,” said the former striker.

“To be fair to the Hammers, they are level on points with Spurs and above Manchester United in the table, so maybe their season is just a slow burner.

“So far, they have been underwhelming under Julen Lopetegui, but they have now put together a four-game unbeaten run and Jarrod Bowen seems to have become their go-to player in recent weeks.

“Liverpool’s ability to rotate their team could be key again here, though. They did that against Leicester last time out, when Dominik Szoboszlai and Luis Diaz dropped to the bench – I had Diaz as my Fantasy captain, so I was not happy – but it made no difference to the way they played.

“Arne Slot has such great quality right through his squad that I just think the Reds will keep rolling on. They won’t have as much fun as they did the last time they were in London, but they should leave with the points again.”