Chelsea vs West Ham predictions: Blues to bounce back against London rivals
- Chelsea have won their last two meetings with West Ham
- Both teams have scored in four of West Ham’s last five competitive matches
- Recommended bet: Chelsea to win & both teams to score
Last weekend’s defeat to Manchester City at the Etihad leaves Chelsea sixth in the Premier League, but they head into gameweek 24 only a point off the top-four spots and will be hoping to break into that illustrious section on Monday.
Graham Potter, three Premier League games into his tenure at West Ham, will be targeting a positive return to his former club, with the new Hammers' boss lasting less than a season in charge of the Blues.
Team news
Chelsea remain without the injured quartet of Wesley Fofana, Benoit Badiashile, Romeo Lavia, and Omari Kellyman on Monday, while Mykhailo Mudryk is suspended.
Joao Felix’s future at Chelsea is in doubt and he may not be involved.
Jarrod Bowen faces a late fitness test for the Hammers but may recover in time to face Chelsea, with Crysencio Summerville and Lucas Paqueta also doubtful.
Niclas Fullkrug, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Jean-Clair Todibo and Michail Antonio are all sidelined for the visitors.
The stats
Both teams to score has landed in nine of Chelsea’s last 10 Premier League home games.
The Blues have only lost one of their home league games this season.
West Ham have won just three of their 13 competitive away games this term.
However, the Hammers have scored in 12 of these trips.
Prediction
Chelsea were beaten 3-1 at Manchester City last weekend, but they could bounce back on Monday when they welcome a West Ham side now led by former Blues boss Graham Potter.
The Hammers have taken four points from three games since Potter’s appointment in January, but they have only won three competitive away games all season and are justified underdogs for their trip to Stamford Bridge.
West Ham have, however, scored in all but one of their trips away, and they face a Chelsea defence that has managed just one clean sheet in the last 10 top-flight affairs, shipping 17 goals in this period.
Enzo Maresca’s side have only lost one of their last 10 Premier League home games and have won their last two meetings with West Ham, scoring eight goals in the process, so they should have the beating of the Hammers, but a clean sheet is a rarity in West London.
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