David Moyes makes Everton claim and explains why West Ham have been treated 'unfairly'

West Ham United manager David Moyes has described Everton as a "hard nut to crack" and praised the job Sean Dyche has done at Goodison Park.

Everton make the trip to the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon looking to bounce back from last weekend’s 2-0 defeat to Liverpool. However, prior to the game at Anfield, the Blues had won three of their last four matches

The Hammers, meanwhile, were hammered 4-1 by Aston Villa last weekend and also saw their unbeaten European run come to an end in midweek when they were beaten 2-1 by Olympiakos in the Europa League.

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And Moyes believes his side will be in for a tough afternoon as Everton, in his eyes, have played better on the road than at home so far this season.

He said: “Everton are a hard nut to crack, they’ve probably played a bit better away from home this season.

“I don’t see teams beating them easily, I see a resilient team who keep at it, and they have players capable of scoring goals.”

On the job Dyche has done at Goodison, Moyes remarked: “I think Sean has done a brilliant job, keeping them in the Premier League last year when it was the toughest I can remember on the relegation side.

“Congratulations to him for that; it looks as if it might be a difficult period at Everton right now with the financial situation, but he’s steering them through it.”

Four of West Ham’s next five fixtures will be played on home soil, and Moyes believes playing at the London Stadium will hand his team an "advantage" after an "unfair" start to the campaign.

“It does feel like an advantage,” he said. “At the start of the season, we