West Ham United have journeyed here for an action-packed battle against the home side Chelsea. Prepare for the fixture with this thorough Premier League preview!
- Chelsea have not yet lost a game at home.
- West Ham United have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Premier League
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Chelsea and West Ham United.
Chelsea form and stats
Only two Premier League home games for Chelsea so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.
No payout for Chelsea in their previous match, an away game at Southampton that ended in defeat 1-2. Sterling, a forward, was the champion player for the side in that match, collecting a rating of 7.62 (out of 10). Sterling scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Ahead of that match, Chelsea won a home game hosting Leicester City (2-1).There will be little rest for Chelsea after this match as they are travelling to Dinamo Zagreb for a Champions League game in only three days.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Chelsea at home in the league. 4 on target and 3 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
West Ham United form and stats
Things could have gone better for West Ham United in their Premier League away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
There were no winners in West Ham's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Tottenham Hotspur (placed 3rd). Midfielder Souček was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.35. Souček scored one goal and had 34 successful passes (of 38 total).
Prior to that result West Ham United won their away game at Aston Villa. The scoreline was 1-0.A bet on few goals? 5 league matches in a row with this club have had two goals or less.
1 goal so far away for West Ham United, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Chelsea wins - draws - West Ham United wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Sterling 3 goals |  R. James 1 goals |  Jorginho 1 goals |
Chelsea missing players
West Ham United missing players
| Chelsea | West Ham United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 60% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 20% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 7.2 | 5.5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.5 | 3.6 |
| 5.8 | 8 | 11 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| 2.4 | 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.2 | 11 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 13.5 | 11.4 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.5 | 3 |
| 30% | 67% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 14% | 13% |
| 11.2 | 13.5 | 19 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 11.5 | 12 |
| 5 | 5 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 3.6 |
- All of Chelsea's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Chelsea have not yet lost a game at home.
- Chelsea have scored more than double the goals of West Ham United.
- Chelsea have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Chelsea haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- West Ham United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- West Ham United have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Premier League
- West Ham United have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Premier League
- West Ham United have the most matches under the total-line (5) in Premier League
- West Ham United have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- West Ham United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Chelsea | Last season | West Ham United | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 21 | 9 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 9 | 14 | ||
| 76 | 37 | Scored | S | 27 | 60 | ||
| 33 | 22 | Conceded | C | 25 | 51 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 95% | ||
| 79% | 84% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 63% | 74% | ||
| 53% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 58% | ||
| 32% | 37% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 39% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 24% | ||
| 50% | 63% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 63% | ||
| 42% | 32% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 21% | ||
| 11% | 5% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 21% | ||
| 6.3 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.3 | ||
| 4 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.3 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 15.8 | 17.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 12 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 36% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 38% | ||
| 8.9 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.1 | 14.4 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 15 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
| 6 | Leeds United | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Fulham | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Southampton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 10 | Brentford | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Manchester United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| 14 | West Ham United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -9 | 4 |
| 16 | AFC Bournemouth | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | -14 | 4 |
| 17 | Everton | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 3 |
| 20 | Leicester City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
