West Ham v Chelsea

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West Ham returned to Premier League action after the international break with a point on the road away from home at Fulham with a 1-1 draw at Craven Cottage and The Hammers will now return to their London Stadium for this Saturday lunchtime's clash with London rivals, Chelsea, no doubt looking to improve their fortunes after making a fairly ordinary start to this new English top flight campaign.

Indeed, West Ham have managed to capture just one win from their opening four games of the new season which came in the shape of a 2-0 win away from home at Crystal Palace but Lopetegui's side have also slipped to two defeats already this term.

Losses at the hands of Aston Villa 2-1 and Manchester City 3-1, both of which were inflicted upon the east London side on home soil at the London Stadium, suggest this upcoming tussle against Chelsea may see the hosts having to endure another difficult day at the office.

Wins in the Premier League have been hard to come by in general for West Ham as the hosts have managed to capture just three wins in their last 14 matches overall, two of which were away from home as well as being handed seven defeats as well.

Chelsea have steadied the ship in recent weeks in the early stages of this new Premier League season as Enzo Maresca's side have put together a solid looking and promising three-match unbeaten sequence which consists of two wins and a draw; victories gained over Wolves and Bournemouth in 6-2 amd 1-0 wins were both achieved away from home along with collecting a point in a 1-1 draw at home with Crystal Palace.

The Blues had previously been dealt a 2-0 defeat at home to Manchester City on the opening day of the new English top flight season but the visitors now look well placed to add to their points tally in some shape or form at the London Stadium.

The bigger picture also further strengthens Chelsea's position ahead of this all-London tussle on Saturday as the visitors have suffered just two defeats in their previous 19 league matches, while also picking up 11 wins in the process.

The prospect of a few goals also looks promising as 14 of Chelsea's last 19 matches overall have resulted in Over 2.5 goals thanks to Chelsea scoring two goals or more on no fewer than 14 occasions.

West Ham v Chelsea Verdict

Chelsea won the previous meeting against West Ham by a comprehensive 5-0 margin and indeed The Blues have won three out of the last five encounters against their London counterparts and the visitors look the most likely here as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be Chelsea win @ 2.10

Other side bets worth considering:

Chelsea win & Over 2 goals @ 2.60

Correct Score: Chelsea 2-1 @ 10.00