Chelsea vs West Ham Preview & Prediction
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THE FACTS
When is Chelsea vs West Ham taking place? Chelsea vs West Ham will take place on Sunday 24th April, 2022 at 14:00 (UK)
Where is Chelsea vs West Ham taking place? Chelsea vs West Ham will take place at Stamford Bridge in London
Where can I get tickets for Chelsea vs West Ham? Ticket information for Chelsea vs West Ham can be found on each club’s official website
What TV channel is Chelsea vs West Ham on in the UK? Chelsea vs West Ham will be televised live on Sky Sports
Where can I stream Chelsea vs West Ham in the UK? Sky Sports subscribers can stream Chelsea vs West Ham live via Sky Go
THE LOWDOWN
CHELSEA
- Chelsea still sit comfortably in third-place despite their surprise defeat at the hands of Arsenal last time out, the Blues conceding four goals against a Gunners, an extremely rare occurrence.
- The unavailability of Antonio Rudiger likely played a part in Chelsea’s defensive fragility last Wednesday and the German will miss out again here while Andreas Christensen is also a big doubt.
WEST HAM
- West Ham have accrued just a point from their last two Premier League fixtures, both of which came in the midst of their Europa League quarter-final games against Lyon, with such European nights likely having a negative effect on West Ham’s Premier League form.
- A central defensive crisis currently engulfs the Hammers with Kurt Zouma, Issa Diop and Angelo Ogbonna all ruled out here which could mean Declan Rice having to drop back into defence and Mark Noble coming into the midfield.
THE TEAM NEWS
CHELSEA
PREDICTED XI (3-4-1-2): Mendy; Azpilicueta, Thiago Silva, Chalobah; James, Jorginho, Kante, Alonso; Mount; Havertz, Werner
UNAVAILABLE: Rudiger (Injured), Chilwell (Injured), Hudson-Odoi (Injured), Kovacic (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE: Christensen (Injured)
WEST HAM
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Fabianski; Johnson, Dawson, Rice, Cresswell; Noble, Soucek; Bowen, Lanzini, Fornals; Antonio
UNAVAILABLE: Diop (Injured), Ogbonna (Injured), Zouma (Injured)
QUESTIONABLE:
THE PREDICTION
Chelsea will no doubt still be smarting following their home defeat against Arsenal and will be expected to take their frustrations out on a West Ham side who will surely have their eyes firmly planted elsewhere, specifically that Europa League semi-final first-leg this coming Thursday. Thomas Tuchel won’t have to motivate his side here against a London rival and Chelsea are well worth backing to come out of the traps strongly against the Hammers, dominating throughout this one and proving a point by getting back to winning ways.
Tip: CHELSEA TO WIN
