Chelsea vs West Ham Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 31st January 2026

Chelsea appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face West Ham in round 24 of the Premier League season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at Stamford Bridge this coming Saturday.

Ranked as number 5 in the Premier League standings, Chelsea, have so far collected 37 points this season, while West Ham collected 20 points. This puts them up as number 18 after 23 rounds.

We are bound to see an exciting game this coming Saturday as both Chelsea and The Irons are looking to add some much-needed points to their respective accounts.

The Blues go into their next Premier League match, scoring a humble average of 1.5 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 15 times, while conceding 13. That amounts to an average of 1.3 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

West Ham are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 12 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.2 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 18 goals, and while West Ham claimed zero clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.8 goals per match.

Chelsea had a good reading on The Irons in their last two meetings, which they won by 2-1 and 5-1, respectively.

Chelsea vs West Ham Prediction

Chelsea Form

In their last three outings, Chelsea won 1-0 against Pafos FC, beat Crystal Palace by 1-3 and hammered SSC Napoli 2-3. Chelsea won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored 11 and conceded five goals.

West Ham Form

In their last three matches, West Ham drew 1-1 with Queens Park Rangers, beat Tottenham by 1-2 and beat Sunderland by 3-1. West Ham claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Premier League. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to six.

Both Chelsea and West Ham have been scoring freely over the past weeks, and we anticipate a very entertaining match. They usually throw caution to the wind, when clashing with each other.

Chelsea recorded 16 points following five wins from their last seven games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored 17 goals, but also conceded five. West Ham claimed zero wins and one points in their last six games against teams from the top six. They scored four times in these matches, but also conceded 16 goals. Chelsea have a record of ten wins, seven draws and six defeats in the Premier League this season. West Ham enjoy a record of five wins, five draws and 13 defeats in the Premier League.

Chelsea vs West Ham Squads

Chelsea Squad

The 41-year-old coach of the home team, Liam Rosenior, will select the lineup against West Ham from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Filip Joergensen (0/2), Gabriel Slonina (0/0), Robert Sanchez (0/22), Aaron Anselmino (0/0), Axel Disasi (0/0), Benoit Badiashile (0/7), Caleb Wiley (0/0), Jorrel Hato (0/8), Josh Acheampong (1/9), Levi Colwill (0/0), Malo Gusto (2/20), Marc Cucurella (0/21), Reece James (2/22), Tosin Adarabioyo (0/11), Trevoh Chalobah (3/22), Wesley Fofana (0/12), Andrey Santos (0/17), Cole Palmer (4/12), Dario Essugo (0/0), Enzo Fernandez (7/22), Jamie Gittens (0/15), Moises Caicedo (3/18), Romeo Lavia (0/4), Tyrique George (0/4), Alejandro Garnacho (1/14), Estevao (2/18), Joao Pedro (8/23), Liam Delap (1/14), Marc Guiu (0/9), Mykhaylo Mudryk (0/0), Pedro Neto (5/23), Raheem Sterling (0/0), Shumaira Mheuka (0/0).

West Ham Squad

Here is the full team squad of West Ham. The 52 year-old Nuno Espirito Santo will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Alphonse Areola (0/19), Lukasz Fabianski (0/0), Mads Hermansen (0/4), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (0/14), Ezra Mayers (0/5), Igor Julio (0/4), Jean-Clair Todibo (0/17), Konstantinos Mavropanos (0/16), Kyle Walker-Peters (1/16), Max Kilman (0/20), Soungoutou Magassa (1/14), Crysencio Summerville (2/18), Freddie Potts (0/17), Malick Diouf (0/17), Mateus Fernandes (3/21), Mohamadou Kante (0/3), Oliver Scarles (0/9), Tomas Soucek (2/20), Adama Traore (0/0), Callum Wilson (5/19), Jarrod Bowen (7/23), Keiber Lamadrid (0/0), Pablo (0/3), Valentin Castellanos (0/3).

Chelsea vs West Ham Team News

Chelsea vs West Ham Lineups

Chelsea vs West Ham H2H

The Blues had a good reading on West Ham in their last two meetings, which they won by 2-1 and 5-1, respectively. The Blues will be hoping to add another win to their fine tally against West Ham. They are enjoying a good 7-1-2 advantage against their forthcoming visitors. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/2.

Chelsea vs West Ham Results

The past ten matches between Chelsea and West Ham have largely been entertaining affairs. Over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in these encounters. It seems only natural to look for goals this coming Saturday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 8/15 with the bookies.

Chelsea vs West Ham Betting Tips

Jarrod Bowen shows decent form right now for West Ham, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Premier League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Chelsea, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Joao Pedro also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Premier League matches.

Chelsea won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing three as well. West Ham won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost four in this run. Chelsea will feel optimistic about scoring on Saturday, with West Ham managing a clean sheet once in the previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to five clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Both teams scored six times in the last ten encounters between Chelsea and West Ham, while over 2.5 goals came out seven times. Chelsea scored 2.3 goals on average, while West Ham pulled one goal on average. Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Chelsea, who scored an average of 2.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches West Ham played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals themselves during this run.