Premier League - Chelsea vs. West Ham United - prediction, team news, lineups
Chelsea is still hoping to grab a spot in the top 6 of the Premier League table and a win is crucial to them — especially when they welcome West Ham at the Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Chelsea will enter this match after a 2-0 win against Tottenham while West Ham secured a 2-2 draw against Liverpool.
Statistics
Chelsea went on a goal-scoring streak to secure a 2-0 win against Tottenham. Thanks to the goals scored by Trevoh Chalobah in the 24 minute and Nicolas Jackson in the 72 minute.
After the 2-game consecutive losses against Manchester City (1-0) and Arsenal (5-0), they seem to have restarted their unbeaten streak.
Whilst Chelsea may be up to enjoying the rest of the remaining games in the Premier League campaign — their hope of making it to the top 6 is still in motion. As for Cole Palmer who has scored a total of 20 goals this season, his counterpart Haaland has extended his goals this season to a total of 25 after scoring 4 goals against Wolves on Saturday.
Chelsea has climbed to the 8th position in the Premier League campaign with 51 points in the last 34 games.
As for West Ham, they have yet to win any game in the last 5 games — and they have conceded a total of 12 goals in those games. They are just 2 points behind Chelsea in the Premier League table. A win against Chelsea could see them move to the 8th position.
West Ham has lost their hope of making it to the top 6 but luckily they don’t have to worry about being relegated — they only have to enjoy the rest of their remaining games while preparing for the best next season.
They only have 3 games left to play in the Premier League this season and that’s against Chelsea, Luton, and Manchester City.
In the last 5 meetings between both teams, Chelsea has 2 wins and one draw while West Ham has 2 wins out of those 5 meetings.
Team news
Chelsea will have to play without the services of Levi Colwill, Christopher Nkunku, Axel Disasi, Enzo Fernandez, Wesley Fofana, Romeo Lavia, Lesley Ugochukwu, Reece James, Raheem Sterling, Malo Gusto, Ben Chilwell, Carney Chukwuemeka, Thiago Silva, and Robert Sanchez due to injuries.
As for West Ham, they will have to play without Dinos Mavropanos and Nayef Aguerd due to injuries.
Chelsea's possible starting lineup:
Petrovic; Gilchrist, Chalobah, Badiashile, Cucurella; Caicedo, Gallagher; Madueke, Palmer, Mudryk; Jackson
West Ham United's possible starting lineup:
Areola; Coufal, Zouma, Mavropanos, Emerson; Alvarez, Soucek; Bowen, Paqueta, Kudus; Antonio
Chelsea vs West Ham betting tips:
Chelsea to win
Over 2.5 goals