West Ham United and Middlesbrough will face each other in the Premier League this weekend.
Former Arsenal attacker Paul Merson has told Sky Sports that West Ham United will fail to win against Middlesbrough this weekend.
West Ham will take on Middlesbrough at the London Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.
The Hammers are struggling at the moment and currently find themselves third from bottom in the Premier League table with three points from six matches.
Boro are not doing too well either, as the promoted outfit are currently just two points above the bottom three in 16th.
Former Arsenal attacker Merson believes that the match in London on Saturday afternoon will end in a draw.
The former England international has also criticised the Hammers for selling James Tomkins in the summer transfer window.
Tomkins left West Ham to join Premier League rivals Crystal Palace in the summer
According to BBC Sport, Palace had to pay the Hammers a transfer fee of £10 million in order to secure the services of the 27-year-old defender, who can play as a centre-back or as a right-back.
“It was bad business to sell James Tomkins,” Merson told Sky Sports. “He might not be the difference, but he makes a difference.
“He can play at centre-half or full-back, he is comfortable on the ball and at the moment they have no defenders. They sold him for just £10m, it wasn’t a huge fee.
“Middlesbrough are lacking pace and have become a bit predictable. But if they can turn in a performance like they did in the second half against Tottenham last week when the game was lost, then they have more of a chance. It’s a really tough one to call.”
A footnote added: “PAUL PREDICTS: 1-1 (Sky Bet odds 5/1).”
West Ham are not in good form at the moment, but Slaven Bilic’s side will feel confident of picking up all three points from the match against Middlesbrough.
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