There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Chelsea leading West Ham United by 13 points.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Champions League match only three days ago. That game was an away game at Valencia, so at least Chelsea are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Chelsea form and stats
3-2-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Chelsea so far this season. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Chelsea, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
The home team returns to Stamford Bridge after sharing the points with Valencia on their last time out; the Champions League game ended 2-2. A Premier League defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Manchester City.
Chelsea are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 13 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: W8-D4-L1.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League game versus Aston Villa in only four days. This game is also played here at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stamford Bridge with 9 goals in 6 league matches. From these home matches, Chelsea have conceded only 5 goals.
West Ham United form and stats
There's been little loot from West Ham United's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 6 away games in the Premier League. West Ham United only have 1 win to counter their 2 defeats and 3 draws. Recent form does not give West Ham United much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Chelsea will be a tough nut to crack. West Ham United seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier League home defeat versus Tottenham Hotspur with 2-3 on the scoreboard. A 0-3 defeat away at Burnley before that.
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where West Ham United played away with similar odds. This revealed four games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 1 time, 2 were draws and the home team won as expected 1 time.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the West Ham United manager M. Pellegrini as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
West Ham United have scored 6 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as West Ham United have conceded 9 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 4 Chelsea victories, 3 draws and 3 West Ham United wins. 5 of these games ended with three goals or more, 5 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Abraham 10 goals |  C. Pulisic 5 goals |  M. Mount 4 goals |
Chelsea missing players
West Ham United missing players
| Chelsea | West Ham United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 28 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| 19 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 83% | 92% |
| 92% | 83% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 83% | 92% |
| 69% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 54% |
| 46% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 31% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 23% |
| 69% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 54% |
| 23% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 31% |
| 5.5 | 6 | 11 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 3.3 | 2.5 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7.7 | 5.5 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 215 | 102 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 67 | 147 |
| 80 | 32 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 26 | 61 |
| 35% | 28% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 23% | 26% |
- Chelsea have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Chelsea have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Chelsea haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- West Ham United is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 19 | 37 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 23 | 29 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 23 | 28 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Burnley | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 18 |
| 9 | Manchester United | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 17 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 17 |
| 11 | AFC Bournemouth | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 15 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 15 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -9 | 15 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 14 |
| 16 | Everton | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 14 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 13 |
| 18 | Norwich City | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -15 | 10 |
| 19 | Southampton | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -18 | 9 |
| 20 | Watford | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -18 | 8 |