Cheltenham vs West Ham – Wednesday 23rd August 2017 – 19:45 - Sky Sports Football
Cheltenham are 13/2 with Mohamed Eisa at 7/1 to score first.
Cheltenham face West Ham at the Whaddon Road Ground on Wednesday evening, in the televised second round match in the Carabao Cup.
The hosts come into this match in poor form, after losing their last fixture against Carlisle 3-0 in League Two.
The game got off to a nightmare start for Cheltenham, with Harry Pell scoring an unfortunate own goal (5).
Reggie Lambe doubled Carlisle's lead just thirteen minutes later (18), the 2-0 scoreline all but securing the three points.
Tom Miller put the outcome beyond all doubt in the second half (60), with a fine strike to make it 3-0.
Poor Start
Cheltenham have had a tough start to their League Two campaign, losing two and winning one of their opening three games.
Defeats against Carlisle and Morecambe have been sandwiched either side of wins against Crawley and Oxford United.
This match sees sides that are three divisions apart compete, this is a huge match for Cheltenham.
They progressed to this round after winning an impressive seven goal thriller against Oxford United.
Hosts Underdogs
Cheltenham come into this match as the underdogs, with the Hammers Premier League status informing the bookies.
This will be a tough assignment for the hosts, with the gap between the two sides a huge three leagues.
Cheltenham will be looking to avenge the 2-1 defeat they suffered in their first and only meeting.
Horror Start
West Ham come into this match in poor form, after losing both of their opening Premier League fixtures.
The Hammers lost their last fixture 3-2 against Southampton, a tough defeat for Bilic's side.