West Ham vs Chelsea Prediction: Its an all London contest

The Hammers will be aiming to repeat last season's 3-1 home victory against the Blues. Nayef Aguerd, Michail Antonio and Lucas Paqueta all found the back of the net for the hammers. The only question is, will history repeat itself or are we in for a blue revolution?

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Team News

Julen Lopetegui revealed to the media that, Emerson Palmer has not suffered a bad injury and will be assessed before this weekends clash against Chelsea. He may be available from the bench. Aaron Cresswell or Aaron Wan-Bissaka could start at left-back if Emerson, is not cleared ahead of kick-off. Niclas Fullkrug is doubt for the game after he picked up an Achilles injury.

Chelsea will be without Reece James, who is still out injured. Romeo Lavia, Malo Gusto, Enzo Fernandez and Kieran Dewsbury-Hall have all been seeing training with the team this week. Which is a positive sign for Chelsea fans.

West Ham Predicted Line-up(4-2-3-1): Areola; Wan-Bisakka, Mavropanos, Kilman, Emerson, Alvarez, Rodriguez, Kudus, Paqueta, Summerville, Bowen.

Chelsea Predicted Line-up(4-2-3-1): Sanchez; Gusto, Fofana, Colwill, Cucurella, Fernandez, Caicedo, Madueke, Palmer, Sancho, Jackson.

3 Way - Draw 57/20

The London Derby takes centre stage once again, with West Ham poised to take on Chelsea. The Hammers have struggled in this fixture, having conceded a goal in each of their last nine matches against this opponent. However, Chelsea have enjoyed playing West Ham in recent times. They scored five goals against them in May of this year and they have also been the first team on the score sheet in seven out of their last nine meetings.

West Ham however, have not lost to Chelsea at home since April of 2021. They have two wins and one draw against them at home in their last three matches. The Blues picked up a win last time out against Bournemouth, but they have struggled for consistency this season.

The Blues are hot and cold, for example, they scored six goals against Wolves in the Premier League, and then went on to lose 2-1 to Serviette in the UEFA Conference League. They are yet to put together a run of results that will put them on track this season. For that reason, it is hard to back the Blues with the on and off performances they have dished out in recent weeks.

The Hammers are also hot and cold, losing to Villa and City since the turn of the season. They are sitting 14th on the Table on 4 points. They are yet to hit their stride this season and they too, are difficult to back in this game. However, they come alive in the London Derby. Especially when they are playing at home. So consider them a threat but, not enough to win the match outright.

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