Premier League: West Ham - Chelsea

[Malchus]

04.12.21 - 13:30 CET

Saturday's schedule for the next round of the English Premier League kicks off with the London derby between home side West Ham United and table leaders Chelsea. West Ham were not helped by a quick goal from Tomáš Souček and only drew 1-1 with Brighton and after three games without a win they are already seven points behind the top three teams, but that might not worry the Hammers so much, because their main goal will be to finish in the top four, where everything is still open. Chelsea managed to beat Watford, another London side, 2-1 to defend their first position ahead of Manchester City. The only thing that may cause slight concern is the fact that Thomas Tuchel's charges conceded again, which they are not quite used to. But their numbers this year suggest that they are still capable of inflicting West Ham's first home league defeat since October, as they did in their April fixture at this stadium (1-0).

Prediction:
Chelsea @ 1.75 (bet365

 

[Giovanni]

West Ham's match against Wolves in Round 13 went completely wrong, losing 1-0. In round 14 they lost 2-1 to Manchester City. I'm not saying that if they lost the last 2 games, they will lose this match as well, but there will be more pressure on them than on Chelsea, who lead the whole PL. I like Chelsea incredibly this year, they are giving constant performances and rightfully basking in the first place of the table. They have only conceded 5 goals in 13 games, which also says something about the quality of their defensive performance. And 31 goals scored? Only Liverpool have more. Moreover, Chelsea's last loss in the PL was in the 6th round, where they lost at home to Manchester City (1-0).

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[Malchus]

Prediction:
Chelsea @ 1.75 (bet365

FT: West Ham 3:2 Chelsea

West Ham scorers: Manuel Lanzini (40' PEN), Jarrod Bowen (56'), Arthur Masuaku (87')
Chelsea scorers: Thiago Silva (28'), Mason Mount (44')

Prediction KO

 

[Giovanni]

Lukaku struggles a lot without space, West Ham are an absolute nightmare to play against for someone like him.

 

[Paarai]

Well deserved win for West Ham. What a game.