Chelsea welcome West Ham to Stamford Bridge needing a change in form. Six matches ago it felt like Chelsea were within touching distance of a title race, but with only one win in that time, they are at risk of falling adrift from the top four. Chelsea took the early lead against Manchester City last weekend but were outperformed as City found their feet later in the game.
West Ham have picked up four points from three matches since Graham Potter has taken charge. A statement victory would help them make a push towards the top half. West Ham will feel they should have got more out of the game against Aston Villa as they created four big chances in the game.
Head-to-head record in the Premier League- Last 10 games
Matchup Statistics
- Chelsea have the youngest squad in the Premier League, with an average of 26.7; West Ham have the oldest squad, with an average age of 28.9.
- West Ham haven’t kept a clean sheet against Chelsea since 2019, that was in a 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge.
- West Ham have picked up three red cards in their last eight matches against Chelsea with two straight red cards and one for two yellows.
- Nicolas Jackson has scored four goals and provided two assists in his last two matches against West Ham, he hasn’t been involved in more goals against any other side.
Team Statistics
- West Ham have conceded more goals than any other team in the league during the first 10 minutes of a match (9). In the first game against Chelsea, they conceded to Nicolas Jackson in the 4th minute.
- There have been four or more goals in each of Chelsea’s last four games in all competitions with Chelsea scoring each of their last five matches.
- Chelsea have scored the first goal in each of their last five games. In three of those games, they have scored within the first 15 minutes.
- West Ham have only kept one clean sheet in their last 12 games, this coming against Southampton, they lost six and drew three of these 12 matches.
Player Statistics
- Mohamed Kudus loves to complete a dribble. He has completed five or more dribbles in a game 20 times since joining the Premier League. This is more than any player in the top five leagues in the same time.
- No player has had more ‘errors leading to goal’ than Robert Sanchez with five.
- In his last 11 matches, Cole Palmer has scored seven goals and provided one assist.
- Cole Palmer has had at least one shot and one chance created in each game since the middle of September when they played Bournemouth.
- Nicolas Jackson has taken at least two shots and created at least two chances in each of the last three Premier League matches.
- In his last five matches, Paqueta has attempted 12 shots (2.4 per match). In the games before then he had 24 shots in 18 matches (1.3 per match).