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Chelsea vs West Ham Prediction & Betting tips
A London derby in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon, as the match between Chelsea and West Ham United is scheduled on Stamford Bridge. Chelsea is performing above expectations under the new manager Frank Lampard, while West Ham United is underperforming.
Chelsea:
Chelsea is working on a great season under Lampard, both in the Premier League and in the Champions League. In the Premier League, The Blues are neatly in fourth place and in the Champions League, Chelsea has wintering in their own hands. On Wednesday-evening, Chelsea played an away game at Valencia in that Champions League and the game at the Estadio Mestalla ended in a 2-2 draw. Chelsea now has eight points in group H together with Valencia, but if The Blues simply do their duty at home in their last game against Lille, then wintering is a fact.
In the Premier League, Chelsea lost a visit to Manchester City last weekend: 2-1. Lampard’s team still took the lead through a goal in the 21st minute of N’Golo Kanté, but still Manchester City put the score at 2-1. With the defeat at Etihad Stadium, Chelsea now has two points behind Manchester City. On the other hand, Chelsea, which is in fourth place, has a lead of seven points at number five in Wolverhampton. The goal for Lampard is Champions League qualification and The Blues are also well on their way to finishing in the top 4, despite the fact that only thirteen games have been played in the Premier League.
West Ham United:
Prior to this season, I tipped West Ham United as a possible seasonal surprise in the preview of the new Premier League season. One thing is certain after thirteen rounds of play: West Ham United is by no means the season surprise of the Premier League. In fact, West Ham United is currently the most disappointing team in the Premier League. The formation of Manuel Pellegrini is in a disappointing seventeenth place in the Premier League and has only three points more than Norwich City, the first club under the red line. Pellegrini must therefore quickly score points with his team.
The problem is that West Ham United has been unable to grab points in recent weeks. The Hammers lost no less than five of the last six games and that one game that was not lost ended in a 1-1 draw. The 1-1 draw came about a month ago at home against Sheffield United. In the three games that followed for West Ham United, The Hammers went down in succession against Newcastle United (2-3), Burnley (3-0) and Tottenham Hotspur (2-3). Last week West Ham United was already 0-3 behind the Spurs within fifty minutes and Pellegrini is feeling the pressure increasing. With duels against Chelsea, Wolverhampton and Arsenal, West Ham United also has a tough week ahead.
Chelsea vs West Ham head to head matches
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