Chelsea will be looking to revive their campaign by securing all three points when they visit London rivals West Ham United on Saturday. The defending Premier League champions have the chance to secure two consecutive wins for the first time this season. West Ham United are flying high this season, currently sitting fourth in the top-flight table. The Hammers have won just one of their last nineteen matches against Chelsea, with the Blues winning fifteen of those fixtures. Moreover, the Hammers have been unable to score against Chelsea in their last five direct meetings.
West Ham have been doing very well lately under manager Slaven Bilic, they are currently just four points behind Premier League leaders Manchester City in fourth place. Their away form has been exceptional, with four wins out of four so far. Last weekend they won 3-1 against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. They have already beaten Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City this season, so they should have no fears ahead of the clash with Chelsea, especially after going unbeaten in their last five league matches. Winston Reid will be unavailable through injury, while Victor Moses is ineligible to play against his parent club.
Jose Mourinho and his players had a terrible start to the season, but now they could start their revival by claiming back-to-back victories for the first time this campaign. Last weekend they secured a 2-0 home win over Aston Villa. After that match the Blues were held to a goalless draw at Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League. Chelsea are 10 points behind the current Premier League leaders, a glorious comeback is still theoretically possible. It is still unclear whether Mourinho will choose to put Eden Hazard back into the starting eleven, he played in Kiev and will probably play again since Pedro is still not fully fit.
Probable line-ups:
West Ham: Adrian - Jenkinson, Collins, Tomkins, Cresswell - Kouyate, Noble - Valencia, Lanzini, Payet - Sakho
Chelsea: Begovic - Zouma, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta - Ramires, Matic - Willian, Fabregas, Hazard - Costa
My prediction: Chelsea to win 1-0.
Here are the odds for the game at Bet365:
West Ham win - 4.00 Draw - 3.80 Chelsea win - 1.95
Alexa Alexa 8 years ago
West Ham is playing best football in last decade.They were not so brilliant since Lampartd and Joe Cole generation.Slaven Bilic is doing fantastic job so far.They have won all the big matches in this season.I can see them finishing in top 6 teams at the end of the season.
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GREGJO
8 years ago
I think this match won't be an easy one for Chelsea but their loss is not a too likely result. Slaven Bilic's side are really tough and well-organized but without Moises, who has a very important role in this team, they will be less dangerous. Chelsea are in a bad form, Costa is fat and Remy is questionable so they have...
I think this match won't be an easy one for Chelsea but their loss is not a too likely result. Slaven Bilic's side are really tough and well-organized but without Moises, who has a very important role in this team, they will be less dangerous. Chelsea are in a bad form, Costa is fat and Remy is questionable so they have no good strikers. I think the match result will be draw, but I prefer the match goals to match result and my pic is under 2,5 goals.
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nik92 8 years ago
Terrible start of the season for Chelsea. Jose Mourinho is still looking for the right team and the right players. While West Ham has excellent results, currently fourth in the standings. I expect a good match and I believe in the victory of the West Ham. Maybe Payet will be the player of the game.
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sharpe
8 years ago
Another one tough to predict, West Ham had some really impressive wins this season but most of them away from home. Chelsea even don't need to be comment for their performance so far. More so it's a London derby, really don't know what to expect in that one, but still Chelsea will start playing better sooner or later, could...
Another one tough to predict, West Ham had some really impressive wins this season but most of them away from home. Chelsea even don't need to be comment for their performance so far. More so it's a London derby, really don't know what to expect in that one, but still Chelsea will start playing better sooner or later, could it be from this one?
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