Here's every single thing you should be aware of, and a little bit more, going into the West Ham United - Chelsea game!
- West Ham United have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Premier League
- Chelsea have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Both participants have had enough rest since their last game. Let's look for an enthusiastic fixture!
West Ham United form and stats
The total Premier League statistics playing at home this season for West Ham United are 4-1-5 (wins-draws-losses).
The West Ham United coach Moyes and his gang return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Newcastle United (placed 4th). Midfield player Palmieri got a match rating of 7.45 in that game, the max score being 10. Palmieri hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 30 successful passes (of 36 total).
Before that one, a strong away win at Derby County. A FA Cup match.
Trench warfare? In this club's last 21 league matches, 16 have had less than three goals (under 2.5).
The West Ham fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 10 matches. West Ham United have conceded 12 in these home matches.
Chelsea form and stats
Playing away, Chelsea have won 3 games, drawn 3 and suffered 5 defeats in the Premier League this season.
Chelsea aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 206 league minutes without a goal. Havertz was the last player to find the net. 287 minutes! That's how long the Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga Revuelta and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Chelsea delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Fulham (placed 8th) in their previous fixture. Arrizabalaga was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.81. The agile goalkeeper Arrizabalaga topped it up with a clean sheet.
A 0-0 draw at Liverpool's stadium before that.A tale of few goals? 11 of this side's latest 13 league fixtures have had two or less goals.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Chelsea manager Potter as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Borussia Dortmund.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Chelsea as they have only managed to score 9 times from 11 away games in the league. 14 goals have been conceded by Chelsea in these games.
Head 2 Head
The sides have met each other already this season, with the match result Chelsea - West Ham United 2-1 registered in the official records. Stats for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two contenders are: three wins for West Ham, two draws and five wins for Chelsea. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Havertz 5 goals |   J. Bowen 4 goals |  R. Sterling 4 goals |
West Ham United missing players
Chelsea missing players
| West Ham United | Chelsea | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 18 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| 26 | 12 | 7 | Conceded | C | 6 | 14 | 21 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 86% |
| 71% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 64% | 62% |
| 24% | 20% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 45% | 43% |
| 14% | 10% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 10% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 5% |
| 38% | 30% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 45% | 43% |
| 19% | 30% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | 38% |
| 43% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 36% | 33% |
| 5 | 4 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 4.9 | 5.5 |
| 4.8 | 3.7 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 5 | 5 |
| 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13.6 | 13.7 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 12.1 | 11.8 |
| 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 23% | 26% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 18% | 27% |
| 11.3 | 9.8 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 11.5 | 11.5 |
| 3.6 | 3 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
- All of West Ham United's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Chelsea have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- West Ham United have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Premier League
- West Ham United have the most matches under the total-line (16) in Premier League
- West Ham United have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- West Ham United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 28 | 50 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 33 | 45 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 42 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 40 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 36 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 34 |
| 7 | Brentford | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 35 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 33 |
| 8 | Fulham | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 32 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 30 |
| 10 | Liverpool | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 29 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -6 | 28 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 24 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 25 | -5 | 21 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 23 | -19 | 21 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -15 | 20 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 19 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 18 |
| 18 | Everton | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -12 | 18 |
| 19 | AFC Bournemouth | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 32 | -24 | 17 |
| 20 | Southampton | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -21 | 15 |
