West Ham United vs Chelsea Match Preview


On the 4th of December, Chelsea and West Ham United will play a match in London in a clash of the Premier League in the ever popular London derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. West Ham United sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Manchester City. İlkay Gündoğan scored the first goal for Manchester City in the 33rd minute, then Fernandinho added another in the 90th minute on a feed from İlkay Gündoğan. West Ham United is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Chelsea recorded a 1-1 draw against Manchester United. Jadon Sancho struck first for Manchester United in the 50th minute, then Jorginho tied it up for Chelsea in the 69th minute earning them at least the one point. Chelsea is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10.

This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Chelsea won the head to head battle with 2 wins.

Chelsea is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Hakim Ziyech and Kai Havertz each only have 1 goal in their last five. West Ham United’s most prolific scorer has been Saïd Benrahma. The attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches

David Moyes’s squad will be without Angelo Ogbonna and Declan Rice, while Chelsea will be without N’Golo Kanté and Romelu Lukaku.