Chelsea vs West Ham prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-05-04 13:00.
[p]Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea strengthened their European prospects in midweek as they beat Tottenham 2-0 for their sixth win from 11 Premier League London derbies this season (W6, D2, L3). They face their final such game of the season against West Ham, as the Blues seek their first back-to-back league victories since a three-game run over the festive period, two of which were also against London outfits![/p]
[p]Chelsea have been almost perfect across their last seven games at Stamford Bridge (W6, D1), with their return of 24 goals across that period surely enough to strike fear into the Hammers’ hearts. The last ten of those scored home goals came without reply, although scoring first may not guarantee success here as the side scoring first in this Premier League H2H has gone on to lose ten times. [/p]
[p]A European return could be just out of reach for West Ham, who were dumped out of the Europa League and have been left wanting in the league after a five-game winless run in all competitions (D2, L3). That run was at least bookended by a confidence-boosting 2-2 draw against Liverpool, with under-fire boss David Moyes now essentially needing a win if the Hammers are to retain their slender hopes of a top-seven finish. [/p]
[p]Stunning Chelsea 3-1 in the reverse, West Ham have an opportunity to notch what would be just their third winning Premier League double against the Blues and the first since 2019/20. Their record in away London derbies this term suggests it won’t be that simple (W2, L3), with all three defeats seeing them concede at least three times, although their two victories in such games this season came in arguably their two toughest trips against Tottenham and Arsenal. [/p]
[p]Key battle: Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah was their unlikely first scorer in midweek, meaning his last four competitive strikes have all been match openers. He will perhaps be more concerned with stopping Jarrod Bowen, who in the previous round became West Ham’s first player in 19 years to hit 20 competitive goals in one season. [/p]
[p]Hot streak: West Ham have gone 15 Premier League games without a clean sheet, their longest such run since 2008. [/p]