West Ham vs Chelsea: Chelsea looks to stretch their lead at the top of the table when they face West Ham United in the Premier League on Saturday.
Match Details:
Teams: West Ham vs Chelsea
Venue: London Stadium
Date: Saturday 4th December, 2021
Time: 06:00 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.hotstar.com/
Preview
West Ham come into this after a 1-1 home draw vs Brighton in their previous EPL clash on Wednesday.
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Soucek scored the opener for West Ham before Maupay equalized a minute from time to ensure a share of the spoils.
With the dropped points, West Ham remain in 4th place with 24 points but are now 7-points behind 3rd place.
Hence, they cannot afford more dropped points as it could distance them away from the challenging teams above.
On the other hand, Chelsea picked up an impressive 2-1 away win vs Watford in their clash on Wednesday.
Mount scored the opener for the Blues before Dennis equalized for Watford. But Ziyech’s strike in the second half proved to be the winner as the Blues returned to winning.
Chelsea is topping the table with 33 points from 14 matches and can take a 4-point lead at the top with another win.
This is expected to be an intriguing clash as West Ham have held their own against the top sides in the EPL this season.
Both sides met last season in the EPL in April where Chelsea won 1-0 away.
Form Guide
West Ham: WLWLD
Chelsea: DWWDW
Last Matches of both teams:
West Ham 1-1 Brighton
Watford 1-2 Chelsea
“I want to beat Chelsea because I want to beat everybody. I play for West Ham now and I’m very happy to be here.”@KurtZouma on facing his former club, settling in at West Ham and ambitions for the season ⬇️
— West Ham United (@WestHam) December 3, 2021
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of West Ham vs Chelsea in India?
The match can be live streamed on Hotstar VIP App or Jio TV; while the broadcast is on Star Sports Select 1.
Team News
Ogbonna is ruled out of the season for West Ham due to a cruciate ligament injury.
Chilwell, Kovacic and Chalobah are out for Chelsea due to injuries. Kanté and James are doubts as well.
West Ham possible 11:
Fabianski, Johnson, Dawson, Zouma, Cresswell, Soucek, Rice, Bowen, Benrahma, Fornals and Antonio
Chelsea possible 11:
Mendy, Christensen, Silva, Rüdiger, Azpilicueta, Loftus-Cheek, Jorginho, Alonso, Mount, Lukaku and Havertz
Prediction: West Ham 1-1 Chelsea
With the quick turnaround in fixtures, we see both sides not looking for a fast-start.
But with West Ham’s home form, we see them putting Chelsea under pressure.
The Blues have the attack to trouble the hosts and hence we foresee a draw being the fairest result here.
Players to watch out for: Antonio, Benrahma, Mount and Jorginho.
