As the busy Christmas period begins in earnest, with games galore, we focus on the London derby between Fulham and West Ham.

This replay of the 1975 FA Cup final - and how both clubs have changed since then - sees the Hammers looking for their first win of the season away from Upton Park.

West Ham boss Alan Curbishley will enjoy all the enthusiasm and support that new managers usually get from their players, shown last week with their win over Manchester United.

And Craven Cottage is a venue where the east end club have found some good fortune in recent years although they may not have to be world beaters to get a result in this fixture.

This Christmas, Fulham may well be looking for Santa Claus to deliver for some consistency - they have won only three of their last 10 games, losing out to lesser Premiership clubs like Reading and Wigan.

West Ham will take a huge support over to west London and we reckon they will be rewarded with three valuable points which is why we will take Betterbet.com offers 6/4 for the away win.