Chelsea vs West Ham prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-02-02 20:00.
[p]Enzo Maresca and his Chelsea side are struggling of late, registering just one win from their last seven Premier League fixtures (D3, L3) after losing 3-1 away to Manchester City last round. That downturn has led to a noticeable slide down the Premier League table, with Chelsea now beginning the weekend in sixth place, leaving them on the brink of falling out of the European places should their form not improve.[/p]
[p]The Blues will be glad to return to Stamford Bridge where their fortunes have been far better, having lost just once in their last 16 home games across all competitions (W11, D4). The visit of London rivals West Ham should also boost Chelsea’s confidence, since they’ve fallen to just one defeat across the last 19 H2Hs they’ve hosted (W14, D4).[/p]
[p]West Ham didn’t lay a glove on Chelsea in the last two encounters at any venue, losing 5-0 here last season before a 3-0 loss at the London Stadium earlier this campaign, the most recent of which has put them at risk of losing three successive league H2Hs for the first time since 2011. The visitors don’t quite possess the form that suggests that won’t become a reality, with West Ham losing four of their last six matches across the Premier League and FA Cup (W1, D1).[/p]
[p]The travelling Hammers fans will be hoping Potter has a trick up his sleeve as he returns to his former employers for his fourth assignment as their manager (W1, D1, L1), but old bosses have struggled at Stamford Bridge after leaving Chelsea. In fact, a total of eight former Chelsea head coaches went on to return to Stamford Bridge as an opposition manager, and between them they couldn’t manufacture a single Premier League victory from 22 attempts (D8, L14).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson should be most excited for this game, since he directly contributed to six of the eight goals in the last two H2Hs (G4, A2). Hoping to steal the show could be West Ham’s Emerson, whose last three goals before netting against Aston Villa last time out all came in London derbies, including a goal against Chelsea (D 1-1), his former employers. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: West Ham have conceded nine goals in the opening ten minutes of games this season, a league-high at the start of this round. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]