Chelsea continue their title chase with a short trip to London rivals West Ham United at Upton Park on Wednesday. The Blues have clinched their first trophy of the season last weekend as they recorded a 2-0 victory over Tottenham in the Capital One Cup final at Wembley. It was a special moment for Mourinho as it's the first piece of silverware he wins during his second spell in charge at Chelsea.
They have a good chance of doing the double as title rivals Manchester City were defeated 2-0 at Liverpool last weekend, leaving Chelsea five points clear at the top of the table with a game in hand. Mourinho will surely try to make some changes to his team considering that next week they will have a crucial Champions League clash against Paris Saint-Germain.
West Ham have not been particularly impressive lately, they are without a win in their last six competitive games and lost 3-1 to Crystal Palace last weekend. The Hammers have dropped to ninth spot in the league table, so if they want to maintain any sort of European hopes they will have to start winning fast. The reverse fixture was won by Chelsea 2-0 in December.
Probable line-ups:
West Ham: Adrian - Jenkinson, Reid, Tomkins, Cresswell - Song, Noble, Kouyate, Downing - Nolan, Valencia
Chelsea: Courtois - Ivanovic, Terry, Cahill, Azpilicueta - Zouma, Fabregas, Oscar - Hazard, Cuadrado, Costa
My prediction: Chelsea to win 1-0.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
West Ham win - 21/4 Draw - 3/1 Chelsea win - 8/13
Johnajax 9 years ago
Great win for Chelsea and very very important three points. They keep that distance from Manchester city and In premier league every win on the road is very important. Chelsea now can prepare for Champions league, they have great result from first match and I think that they will go into next stage of champions league.
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vlado.mikic.50 9 years ago
I am impresse How brave Jose Mourinho is.In a very tricky clash,he decided to give a chance to a very young like named Kurt Zouma and he even was set to play on position that he played obly few times.Mourinho same thing was doing with Varane and he became one of the best centrw backs in the world.
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vlado.mikic.50 9 years ago
Chelsea again had exactly what it takes to win additional three points away.They played with a lot of discipline.I was particularly impressed with a performance frok Kurt Zouma.He played as a defensive midfielder which is not his Primary position but he was very good.
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kruno1414 9 years ago
Well result in this match was what we expected , but watching how the things go on the field , well Chelsea had some trouybles , even in their bad form West Ham did play some attacking football which caused Chelsea some troubles , but that goal in the first half by Hazard made things much more easier for them , and we all...
Well result in this match was what we expected , but watching how the things go on the field , well Chelsea had some trouybles , even in their bad form West Ham did play some attacking football which caused Chelsea some troubles , but that goal in the first half by Hazard made things much more easier for them , and we all know Murinho is a master when his team needs to save that result .
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vlado.mikic.50 9 years ago
Chelsea won the cup few days ago.Their players probably wont be fully motivated for this match.On the other side,their manager is Jose Mourinho who is probably the best motivator in football.Still Chelsea.is a favourite in this match ,I predic a 1-2 win for them.
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vlado.mikic.50 9 years ago
West Ham is iN bad form.They wont be relegated for sure but they dont play like they did at the start of the season.In this match they wont have a pressure to win,but they will give their best to do that.Players like Valencia and Downing can win a match with one single move.
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sharpe 9 years ago
Obviously Chelsea are the big favourites in this game but still this is a London derby and sometimes the biggest surprises happen in similar local derbies. West Ham are not in the best of forms after the brilliant start of the season and this game is a possibility for them to rise again, as for Chelsea they will be the...
Obviously Chelsea are the big favourites in this game but still this is a London derby and sometimes the biggest surprises happen in similar local derbies. West Ham are not in the best of forms after the brilliant start of the season and this game is a possibility for them to rise again, as for Chelsea they will be the champions this season even if the don't win in this game.
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seculla 9 years ago
I honestly can't wait to watch this match tomorrow. In past match between these two teams maybe wouldn't suppose to be interesting, but this year West Ham is playing very well. However, West Ham is not playing very good in last five matches, they have lost two and got draw in three. On the other side, Chelsea is the biggest...
I honestly can't wait to watch this match tomorrow. In past match between these two teams maybe wouldn't suppose to be interesting, but this year West Ham is playing very well. However, West Ham is not playing very good in last five matches, they have lost two and got draw in three. On the other side, Chelsea is the biggest favorite to win the title this year in Premier League, they are five points ahead of Manchester City and also they have one match less. Anyway, I think that Chelsea should win tomorrow, but also I think that we will see a good match with at least three goals.
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kruno1414 9 years ago
Very important match for Chelsea , if they get a win they would get some distance from Manchester City and they would be a big step closer to winning a tittle this year . If this match was played month ago it would be a nightmare but with current west ham streak i dont think it would be a big problem to clinch this win...
Very important match for Chelsea , if they get a win they would get some distance from Manchester City and they would be a big step closer to winning a tittle this year . If this match was played month ago it would be a nightmare but with current west ham streak i dont think it would be a big problem to clinch this win by a bigger margin . West Ham didnt win for las six matches in Premier league.
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h34dhunt3r 9 years ago
West Ham vs Chelsea, another London derby. Chelsea's morale must be high after winning first trophy of the season. Matic is suspended for this match aswell, but that shouldn't change anything who is favourite vise. On the other hand, West Ham is having a really bad run, won only few points in last 5-6 weeks. Main player...
West Ham vs Chelsea, another London derby. Chelsea's morale must be high after winning first trophy of the season. Matic is suspended for this match aswell, but that shouldn't change anything who is favourite vise. On the other hand, West Ham is having a really bad run, won only few points in last 5-6 weeks. Main player - Endy Carrol is injured probably until end of the season. This one is clear for me, Blues will dominate from minute one and secure their win easly. My prediction: 0-3 for Chelsea, totally disagreeing with Johhny Kram's prediction :)
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