West Ham vs Chelsea Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 20/09/2018, 09:50  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 20/09/2018 at 10:51 in Premier League Predictions

West Ham climbed off the bottom of the Premier League and out of the relegation zone when they won at Everton last weekend. Not since January 2017 have the Hammers won two league games in a row and they have a tough task on their hands this weekend when they host league leaders Chelsea. West Ham have only won one of their last six home league games but last season they did beat Chelsea 1-0 at home. A rare clean sheet for West Ham and they go into this game on a run of six league matches in which they have always conceded. They could be without Marko Arnautovic for this game and that would be a major blow for them if that is the case.

Chelsea lead the table on goal difference after five straight league wins with 14 goals scored and just four conceded. Last weekend saw them go 1-0 down at home to Cardiff City but rallied well to get a 4-1 win and go top of the table on goal difference. They have won five of their last six away league games and they have scored at least twice in four of those matches. Eden Hazard is in top form with a hat-trick against Cardiff last week and if they could just find a top striker or Morata scored more consistently then they would be even stronger title contenders. At least they are showing consistency which their opponents aren't renowned for. The tip here is to go for an away win to maintain Chelsea's 100% league record.