Chelsea vs West Ham Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 5th May 2024

Chelsea face West Ham at Stamford Bridge in one of the last matches of the season, as only three rounds remain in this current Premier League campaign.

Ranked as number 8 in the Premier League standings, Chelsea, have so far collected 51 points this season, while West Ham collected 49 points. This puts them up as number 9 after 35 rounds.

Chelsea are looking to avenge a disappointing defeat against West Ham in their last meeting. According to the bookmakers, a win for the home team looks like a likely scenario.

Chelsea are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Premier League, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored 2.4 goals on average per match, or 24 goals in total, while allowing 19 goals against, for an average of 1.9 per outing. They managed two clean sheets along the way.

The Irons scored 20 goals, conceded 21 and held on for a clean sheet in zero of their last ten matches.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 3-1 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Sunday?

Chelsea vs West Ham Prediction

Chelsea Form

Chelsea have seen it all in their last three matches, which gave them four points. First, they went down 5-0 against Arsenal, before picking up a 2-2 draw against Aston Villa. Their latest match brought a 2-0 win in their encounter with Tottenham. Chelsea won four of their last six Premier League matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded 11 and scored 19 goals.

Chelsea were hoping to qualify for Europe, but this target looks increasingly difficult to reach, as we are reaching the business end of the season.

West Ham Form

West Ham have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Bayer Leverkusen, they gained a point in a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Crystal Palace, who ran out 5-2 winners. Lately, they managed to steal a point in a 2-2 with Liverpool. West Ham claimed two wins against zero draws and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches reads 16 goals conceded and ten scored.

Bookmakers have Chelsea down as rather big favourites for the win against West Ham. While it might prove a bit more troublesome than odds suggest, we find it equally tempting to side with the hosts.

Chelsea have taken 18 points from their last 16 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won four of these matches with a scoreline of 27 goals to 35. West Ham took 18 points from their last 16 games against teams from the top half of the Premier League table. They won four, scored 23 goals and conceded 33. Chelsea have a record of 14 wins, nine draws and 11 defeats in the Premier League this season. West Ham have a record of 13 wins, ten draws and 12 defeats in the Premier League.

Chelsea vs West Ham Squads

Chelsea Squad

Pochettino will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against West Ham from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Djordje Petrovic (0/19), Marcus Bettinelli (0/0), Robert Sanchez (0/16), Alfie Gilchrist (1/10), Axel Disasi (2/30), Ben Chilwell (0/13), Benoit Badiashile (0/14), Levi Colwill (1/23), Malang Sarr (0/0), Malo Gusto (0/23), Marc Cucurella (0/17), Reece James (0/8), Thiago Silva (3/27), Trevoh Chalobah (1/9), Wesley Fofana (0/0), Carney Chukwuemeka (1/9), Cesare Casadei (0/8), Cole Palmer (20/30), Conor Gallagher (4/33), Enzo Fernandez (3/28), Lesley Ugochukwu (0/10), Moises Caicedo (0/31), Mykhaylo Mudryk (4/28), Noni Madueke (4/19), Romeo Lavia (0/1), Christopher Nkunku (2/7), Deivid Washington (0/0), Diego Moreira (0/0), Nicolas Jackson (11/31), Raheem Sterling (6/28).

West Ham Squad

Below is the full team squad of West Ham. The manager Moyes will pick his starting XI against Chelsea from these players:

Alphonse Areola (0/28), Joseph Anang (0/0), Lukasz Fabianski (0/10), Aaron Cresswell (0/8), Angelo Ogbonna (0/9), Ben Johnson (0/14), Emerson (1/33), Konstantinos Mavropanos (1/18), Kurt Zouma (3/30), Nayef Aguerd (1/21), Vladimir Coufal (0/33), Edson Alvarez (1/29), James Ward-Prowse (6/34), Kalvin Phillips (0/12), Lucas Paqueta (4/28), Mohammed Kudus (7/30), Oliver Scarles (0/0), Tomas Soucek (6/34), Danny Ings (1/17), Divin Mubama (0/5), Jarrod Bowen (16/32), Lewis Orford (0/0), Maxwel Cornet (1/7), Michail Antonio (6/23).

Chelsea vs West Ham Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Chelsea, as they prepare to meet West Ham, since seven could be missing.

Benoit Badiashile, Romeo Lavia, Lesley Ugochukwu, Marc Cucurella, Robert Sanchez, Reece James and Wesley Fofana are all absent from the Chelsea squad that faces West Ham at Stamford Bridge.

Apparently, West Ham have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Sunday.

Lucas Paqueta and Michail Antonio all face a spell on the sidelines for West Ham due to various injuries.

Chelsea vs West Ham Lineups

Chelsea vs West Ham H2H

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 3-1 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest this coming Sunday. Look for either side to win this encounter, as they have a tendency not to draw their matches, since only one of the last ten encounters finished all square. Chelsea won five times, while The Irons ran out winners four times. A home win gets you odds at 11/17 with the bookies, while the best betting odds on an away win are at 7/2.

Chelsea vs West Ham Results

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Chelsea and West Ham. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 2/1 with bookies.

Chelsea vs West Ham Betting Tips

It has been a superb season for Cole Palmer so far as he managed to score impressive 20 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target seven times in his last six games, and Chelsea rely on his abilities against West Ham. Siding with him to find the back of the net this coming Sunday seems like a decent punt.

Chelsea claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. West Ham won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing seven in this series of matches. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Stamford Bridge since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Chelsea. The same occurred in five of the last 10 league games away from home for West Ham.

Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet five times in the past ten encounters between Chelsea and West Ham, with the latter scoring 1.2 goals on average in these. Chelsea managed an average of 1.5 goals as both teams scored five times in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Chelsea, who scored an average of 2.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of West Ham's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.7 goals in these matches.