Shrewsbury Town will be looking to pull off an upset when they travel to the London Stadium to take on West Ham in Tuesday’s FA Cup Third Round Replay.
The League One outfit will have been disappointed to only record a draw in the original tie after dominating large chunks of play, despite the two divisions separating them from their Premier League opponents.
Match Odds
However, they are now available at 11/2 (6.50) with Paddy Power to make up for that disappointment by securing a first ever away victory against top flight opposition in this competition.
David Moyes’ men continued their Premier League revival with a convincing 4-1 victory away to Huddersfield on Saturday, and they are 1/2 (1.50) favourites to follow that up by coming out on top here.
Three of the hosts’ last five fixtures have resulted in draws, and you can get odds of 3/1 (4.00) on them taking this clash into extra-time after another deadlocked 90 minutes,
Team News
Joe Hart and Javier Hernandez received rare starts as part of a reshuffled team that also included youngsters Reece Burke and Josh Cullen at Montgomery Waters Meadow, although Moyes may choose a stronger line-up this time out.
Captain Mat Sadler returned to Paul Hurst’s team for Saturday’s trip to Charlton despite suffering a bad cut to his head in the original tie, while new signing Luke Hendrie was kept on the bench for the 3-1 defeat at The Valley.
West Ham worthy favourites
The third game in the space of just five days, an away trip to Shropshire was always going to prove difficult for a Hammers team whose sole focus has to be avoiding relegation.
However, with survival now looking more assured and the fixture list becoming far less condensed, Moyes is likely to put more emphasis on overcoming a lower league side that has struggled on the road recently.
While they have by far the best home record in League One, Shrewsbury have only won twice in their last nine league matches on the road.
Tips and Predictions
After their emphatic 4-1 win over Huddersfield on Saturday, odds of 6/4 (2.50) certainly appear generous on a West Ham side that has won each of the last seven FA Cup ties at home to lower league opposition coming out on top by at least two clear goals.
West Ham (-1) to win at 6/4 (2.50) for a 1pt stake with Paddy Power