A vital match in Premier League as both sides are struggling for the top positions. With West Ham United in 4th place and Chelsea at 1st, this is almost guaranteed to be a thriling meeting. Read on to find out more!
- West Ham United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Chelsea have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Premier League
It's no vacation for neither West Ham United nor Chelsea as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
West Ham United form and stats
Overall Premier League results at home this season for West Ham United are 3-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The spoils were shared in West Ham's previous game, also at home. Visiting Brighton & Hove Albion (placed 7th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Midfield player Pablo Fornals got a match rating of 7.65 in that game, the max score being 10. Fornals hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Manchester City.The West Ham fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 7 league matches. West Ham United's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Chelsea form and stats
Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Chelsea so far, with 6-1-0 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are Premier League statistics. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Arsenal game have they lost an away game, meaning Chelsea has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
Two travels in a row for Chelsea, whose manager T. Tuchel could celebrate last time after the Premier League win against Watford. Chelsea goalie Edouard Mendy was high and low in the Watford game, contributing six saves towards the victory. Hakim Ziyech came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Watford last time out, making the manager T. Tuchel feel like a tactical genius. The attacker Mason Mount got a match rating of 8.31 in that game. Mount scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Manchester United.Chelsea have another match away in just four days, a Champions League match vs Zenit. A strenuous itinerary for the visitors!
The Chelsea manager T. Tuchel has got the team scoring on the road, with 15 away goals in 7 league matches. The Chelsea defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (2 goals in 7 games).
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four West Ham victories, two draws and four Chelsea wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Antonio 6 goals |  P. Fornals Malla 4 goals |   R. James 4 goals |
West Ham United missing players
Chelsea missing players
| West Ham United | Chelsea | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 15 | 33 |
| 17 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 64% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 57% | 57% |
| 36% | 43% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 29% | 29% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 71% | 86% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 29% | 36% |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 71% | 57% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 5.7 | 5.9 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.9 | 6.3 |
| 5.2 | 4.4 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10.5 | 5.7 | 5.1 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14.4 | 14.1 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 14 | 15.9 |
| 5 | 4.6 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.4 | 5.9 |
| 36% | 41% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 39% | 40% |
| 12.5 | 10.6 | 16 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 11.1 | 9.4 |
| 4.1 | 4 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.3 | 3.4 |
- Chelsea have not yet lost a game away.
- Chelsea have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Chelsea have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Chelsea have the fewest conceded goals (2) away in Premier League
- Chelsea have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Premier League
- Chelsea have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Premier League
- Chelsea have the most clean sheets (5) away in Premier League
- Chelsea have the most points (19) away in Premier League
- Chelsea have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Chelsea haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- West Ham United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- West Ham United have scored in all their home matches so far.
- West Ham United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chelsea | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 27 | 33 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 32 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 31 | 31 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -2 | 23 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 21 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 19 |
| 8 | Leicester City | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -3 | 19 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 19 |
| 10 | Manchester United | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | Brentford | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 16 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 16 |
| 14 | Everton | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 15 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 | Southampton | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 15 |
| 17 | Watford | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -7 | 13 |
| 18 | Burnley | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 10 |
| 19 | Norwich City | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | -20 | 10 |
| 20 | Newcastle United | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -14 | 7 |