Chelsea squares off against West Ham for a spicy London derby to continue their unbeaten run since September in all competitions. David Moyes's team, however, is desperate to get back to winning ways after dropping points in the last three.
WHU vs CHE Match Details :
When: Saturday, November 4
Time: 13:30 (BST)/ 18:00 (IST)
Where: London Stadium
WHU vs CHE Match Preview :
West Ham will feel frustrated not to come up with three points against Brighton in the midweek clash after dominating in terms of shots on target or chance creation and clearly being the better side between the two. Tomas Soucek scored inside six minutes from another brilliant Hammer's corner routine this season and looked to be on their way. They got a goal controversially chalked out for offside again from a corner leading Neal Maupay's stunning overhead kick to end the match level at the death. It meant West Ham are winless in the last three Premier League games following defeats to Wolves and Manchester City. Things don't get easier for them as league leaders visit London Stadium with unshakable morale. Placed fourth in the table with Arsenal and now Tottenham breathing down the neck, the Hammers have to refine their magic to persist with their remarkable season.
Chelsea collected three more points this season this time at the Vicarage road against Watford but Thomas Tuchel wasn't best pleased with the performance. The Blues took the lead through Mason Mount but Emanuel Denis restored priority for the home side before Hakim Ziyech nodded in the winner. Edouard Mendy had to come up with some strong saves, including coming way out of his box to deny clean through Tom Cleverley, to keep his side in the game. Leaking goals is something not associated with Chelsea since Thomas Tuchel came in and not at all this season. So, it is obvious for the German to get angry about the way the team conceded in consecutive games. The injury crisis at the club from Stamford Bridge have not helped either so the former Dortmund manager demands full concentration for the derby on Saturday from the available players.
Recent Form (all competitions)
West Ham: DLWLW
Chelsea: WDWWD
WHU vs CHE Team News :
Angelo Ogbonna has been ruled out for the rest of the season with his knee injury but Aaron Cresswell can return this weekend following his knee injury. It means Vladimir Coufal will be dropped to the bench. Moyes is unlikely to make changes from the midweek clash so Nikola Vlasic, Arthur Masuaku & Manuel Lanzini, who scored a screamer last weekend against Man City, will resort to impact from the bench again.
Chelsea doesn't have the best of luck regarding injuries. Ben Chilwell is already facing a lengthy spell out due to a cruciate ligament injury while Mateo Kovacic (hamstring) and N'Golo Kante (knee) are still not fit to feature on Saturday. Trevoh Chalobah added himself to the injury list after sustaining a hamstring injury against Watford on Wednesday while Reece James remains a doubt with his ankle injury. Thiago Silva and Cesar Azpilicueta will replace the pair at the weekend. Romelu Lukaku and Jorginho are the other two expected to be back in the starting eleven.
WHU vs CHE Expected Lineups :
West Ham: Lukasz Fabianski; Ben Johnson, Craig Dawson, Kurt Zouma, Aaron Cresswell; Thomas Soucek, Declan Rice; Jerrod Bowen, Said Benrahma, Pablo Fornals; Michail Antonio
Chelsea: Edouard Mendy; Andreas Christensen, Thiago Silva, Antonio Rudiger; Cesar Azpilicueta, Loftus-Cheek, Jorginho, Marcos Alonso; Mason Mount, Romelu Lukaku, Kai Havertz
WHU vs CHE Head to Head :
In the last five meetings at the venue in the Premier League, both Chelsea and West Ham obtained two wins with the other being a 0-0 stalemate. This London derby has provided tight affairs each time they buckle up for it. The Blues won the latest one with Timo Werner scoring the only goal of the game.
WHU vs CHE Dream11 Team Prediction :
GK: E. Mendy (CHE)
DEF: B. Johnson (WHU), T. Silva (CHE), Rudiger (CHE), Cresswell (WHU)
MID: Rice (WHU), Jorginho (CHE), Fornals (WHU), Mount (CHE), Hudson-Odoi (CHE)
FW: Antonio (WHU)
Match Prediction: West Ham 1-2 Chelsea
Chelsea won't be able to get their clean sheet back in the game but three points will be attained again. For Moyes, this won't be a crisis as ,apart from Arsenal, they have an easy stretch of fixtures to regain their form in an otherwise tremendous season for them. It is just Chelsea are too good a side to get beaten at this very moment.
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