West Ham v Everton postponement latest as heat advisory warning issued
Everton face West Ham in their second clash of the Premier League Summer Series in the United States on Wednesday.
The Blues were beaten 3-0 by Bournemouth in their first match of the American tour and will hope to bounce back against David Moyes‘ former side on 30 July.
The Hammers were also defeated by Manchester United, so both teams will be looking to get back to winning ways.
However, the weather could play a part in deciding whether the contest goes ahead.
Everton postponement latest as weather warning issued
The two Premier League sides will face off at the Chicago Bears’ Soldier Field Stadium, but there has been an alert issued by the National Weather Service.
The Chicago area is currently subject to a heat advisory due to temperatures that feel like between 40 and 42 degrees.
The warning is expected to be in place until 14:00BST on 28 July.
The Blues play on 30 July, by then, conditions may have completely changed, with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low of around 20 degrees expected by kick off.
Therefore, the contest should be able to go ahead and is unlikely to be postponed.
https://x.com/ABC7Chicago/status/1949560446861672603Everton need a win against West Ham
Although it is only a friendly match, the Blues need to beat their rivals and put a marker down ahead of the new campaign.
Victory would give Moyes’ side confidence heading into the new campaign and could potentially prove that they are ahead of the Hammers in their progress.
Moyes still needs new additions, with only Carlos Alcaraz, Thierno Barry and Mark Travers being brought in so far, and just 21 days until their opener against Leeds United.
He has spoken of his desire to add 10 new players this summer and completely reshape his squad, but whether the Friedkin Group can make that a reality or not remains to be seen, but there is little time left in the window to add that many.
If they fail to do so, it may set the L4 outfit back in their hopes of securing European qualification next time out.
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