West Ham United are set to take on Stoke City on Saturday at the London Stadium.
Stuart Pearce has told Sky Sports News, which was broadcast on 3rd November, that he believes Stoke City will get a result against West Ham United at the weekend.
West Ham have won three of their last four games to start to move up the Premier League table.
However, Pearce feels that his former side could slip up against Stoke in front of their own fans on Saturday.
“I think Stoke will get a result, I really do,” he said.
West Ham did lose 2-0 against Everton on their last outing, but their performances have been improved recently.
Stoke City have also got better, after a poor start, and go into the fixture on the back of a victory over Swansea City.
If West Ham can get a victory, they could move up into the top half in the Premier League table.
However, a defeat would leave them in danger of slipping back into the relegation zone.
With the table so tight, there is still some hope that West Ham could start to accelerate through the standings, but Pearce feels that Slaven Bilic’s side will be stuck in mid-table come May.
“I don’t think it’ll be a struggle. I think they’ll finish mid-table,” he said. “I don’t think they’ll challenge at the top of the table, as not enough of their players are showing enough form.
“Expectation went through the roof at West Ham. Last season they had a great season, and people were expecting West Ham to push on and threaten the top four.
“I think it’s a learning curve for them. They’ll finish mid-table and hopefully get a good finish in the cup.”
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