West Ham v Chelsea Prediction, Tips & Best Bet – Premier League

We have a West Ham v Chelsea prediction for you plus a breakdown of the betting odds, team news and matchups ahead of Saturday's early kickoff.

West Ham despite high pre-season expectation levels have only 4 points from their opening 4 league games though they played Aston Villa and Man City among those fixtures.

You never know what you’re going to get with Chelsea, but 7 points from their opening 4 league games has been a solid start for the most part which they can build on.

How To Watch West Ham v Chelsea

When is West Ham v Chelsea?

West Ham v Chelsea will take place on Saturday at 12.30 pm in the Premier League.

TV Channel

TNT Sports 1

Where is West Ham v Chelsea Being Played?

London Stadium

West Ham v Chelsea Odds

West Ham are 9/4 outsiders for this London Derby while Chelsea can be gotten as EVS favourite per the latest football odds at BoyleSports. The draw could be an interesting prospect too at 11/4.

Handicap Betting

West Ham: +1 @ 3/4

Chelsea: -1 @ 5/2

Handicap Draw: +1 @ 3/1

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West Ham’s Form

West Ham had a solid 23/24 campaign under David Moyes reaching the Quarter-Final of both the EFL Cup and the Europa League. However, a 9th league finish was deemed not good enough and he was replaced in the summer by Julen Lopetegui. The transfer window saw them retain most of their core squad though some strong additions in the likes of Kilman, Wan Bissaka, and Todibo (on loan) so expectation levels remain high.

Despite a less than impressive 4 points from their first 4 games putting them 14th, it’s pretty much where they deserve to be at best with their Expected Points total of 3.39 would have them 15th on the table. Their recent 1-1 draw with Fulham away looked to be lucky with an XG scoreline of 2.89 to 0.68.

West Ham have a solid squad but expectation levels are a little high for them from supporters.

West Ham’s Last Five Results

Fulham 1-1 West Ham | September 14th | Draw

West Ham 1-3 Man City | August 31st | Loss

West Ham 1-0 Bournemouth | August 28th | Win

Crystal Palace 0-2 West Ham | August 24th | Win

West Ham 1-2 Aston Villa | August 17th | Loss

2 Wins, 2 Losses and 1 Draw

Chelsea’s Form

Chelsea had a strange 23/24 season, they reached the Semi-Final in the FA Cup, were runners-up in the EFL Cup and finished 6th in the Premier League under Mauricio Pochettino. However, while the final few weeks saw signs of significant improvement Mauricio was removed from his position and replaced by Enzo Maresca who was backed to the tune of close to £250 million in the summer, so the expectation level remains.

Enzo’s first 4 games at the helm has them on 7 points and in 7th position in the league albeit their sole defeat came against Man City. However, their Expected Points position has them only on 6.03 points and in 11th place suggesting they haven’t brought their late season form from 23/24 into 24/25 yet anyway.

This is a huge game for the early season context behind the club, a win puts them in a good position, but a loss could put the manager under a little of early season pressure.

Chelsea’s Last Five Results

Bournemouth 0-1 Chelsea | September 14th | Win

Chelsea 1-1 Crystal Palace | September 1st | Draw

Servette 2-1 Chelsea | August 29th | Loss

Wolves 2-6 Chelsea | August 25th | Win

Chelsea 2-0 Servette | August 22nd | Win

3 Wins, 1 Draw and 1 Loss

West Ham v Chelsea Predicted Lineups

West Ham’s Predicted Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

GK: Areola

RB: Wan Bissaka, CB: Mavropanos, CB: Kilman, LB: Emerson

CM: Rodriguez, CM: Alvarez,

RW: Bowen, AM: Paquetá, LW: Kudos

CF: Antonio

Chelsea Predicted Starting XI(4-2-3-1)

GK: Sanchez.

RB: Disasi, CB: Fofana, CB: Colwill, LB: Cucarella

CM: Caicedo, CM: Veiga

RW: Madueke, AM: Palmer, LW: Sancho

CF: Jackson

West Ham v Chelsea Head-To-Head Results & Stats

All-Time Head-To-Head Record

West Ham wins: 44

Chelsea wins: 53

Draws: 23

Head-To-Head Results Last Five Matches

Chelsea 5-0 West Ham | Premier League | May 4th, 2024

West Ham 3-1 Chelsea | Premier League | August 20th, 2023

West Ham 1-1 Chelsea | Premier League| February 11th, 2023

Chelsea 2-1 West Ham | Premier League | September 3rd, 2022

Chelsea 1-0 West Ham | Premier League | April 24th, 2022

Key Players To Watch

Aaron Wan Bissaka – West Ham

West Ham’s summer signing from Man United otherwise known as “Spiderman” is one of the most underrated RBs in World Football and has already impressed from the small sample size in the opening weeks of the season. He’s one of the best defensive RBs in the world with his 2.37 Interceptions and 3.19 Clearances in the 99 ^th and 92 ^nd percentile. His pass completion of 83.1% and 0.92 successful take-ons are in the 78 ^th and 71 ^st percentile also making him more complete than he gets credit for.

Cole Palmer – Chelsea

After signing for Chelsea from City last summer he had a sensational first year at the club being their shining light with 27 goals and 15 assists from 48 games in all competitions. For England, he has 2 Goals in 9 Appearances since debuting in 2023. He has picked up where he let off last season too with 1 Goal and 4 Assists from his first 6 games in all competitions. A player of immense quality and by far their biggest game-changer.

West Ham v Chelsea Prediction & Best Bet

Prediction: West Ham 0-2 Chelsea

West Ham went big in the summer removing a manager in David Moyes who had brought them a European trophy and significantly backing replacement Julen Lopetegui the expectation level has risen further in the summer.

Chelsea are under who replaced their manager in the summer in somewhat of a harsh circumstance, Enzo was also significantly backed and will be expected to perform more consistently than his predecessor Pochettino.

Chelsea should be too good for West Ham in this fixture.

Best Bet: Chelsea @ Evens

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