Roberto Martinez says that his Everton team should be wary of the threat

Roberto Martinez says that his Everton team should be wary of the threat posed by a West Ham ahead of the league encounter between the two teams.

West Ham have been one of the surprise packages of the 2015-16 season after making an incredible start under new manager SlavenBilic. After flirting with relegation during the time of Sam Allardyce, they are now fighting for a top four spot. Six wins from the opening 11 games have taken made them competitors for this position. They have already secured some impressive wins against Chelsea and Manchester City.

The players seem to be riding on a wave of confidence, which makes the uncertainties to compete for a top four spot at the end of the season according to Martinez. He believes that Everton will not be making the same mistake as other teams by underestimating the threat from the hammers. It will be crucial for Everton to take something out of the game at Upton Park in order to maintain the momentum. The team brought an end to the three match run without a victory by claiming a 6-2 thrashing of Sunderland. This huge result provides a lot of confidence to the forwards at Goodison Park.

"The biggest strength of this West Ham side is they play with an incredible belief and confidence.The results they have had, especially this season, they start on the psychological aspect of having the belief that you can beat those sides. To get those results, away from home, it's very impressive.You have new players, a new manager coming in having them playing a very different way, it's going to be a terrific challenge. We're going to make sure that we are ready to face them,” said Martinez, whose team are only one point behind archrivals Liverpool.