West Ham vs Chelsea preview as both sides come into the game disappointed with their gameweek one result.
West Ham fell to a shocking 3-0 defeat against newly promoted Sunderland, who were officially the lowest-ranked team in the league, having finished fourth in the Championship last season and requiring the playoffs to be promoted.
West Ham created chances in the first half and had a Malick Diouf shot that was cleared off the line. With the game still at 0-0 well into the second half, West Ham quickly conceded twice from deep crosses into the box and strong headers from Mayenda and Ballard, beating newly signed Hermansen. They conceded a third in added time on the counterattack.
Chelsea, however, may feel slightly relieved that they picked up a point as an Eberchi Eze free kick was controversially disallowed for encroachment of the wall within a metre by Marc Guehi.
The young Brazilian new signings, Estevao and Andrey Santos, impressed in the second half when producing chances but failed to turn them into goals. This came in stark contrast to the Club World Cup Final, where the Blues dominated Champions League-winning PSG, with Cole Palmer scoring twice and assisting Joao Pedro for the other.
West Ham vs Chelsea record: Last 10 matches
Chelsea 2-1 West Ham
West Ham 0-3 Chelsea
Chelsea 5-0 West Ham
West Ham 3-1 Chelsea
West Ham 1-1 Chelsea
Chelsea 2-1 West Ham
Chelsea 1-0 West Ham
West Ham 3-2 Chelsea
West Ham 0-1 Chelsea
Chelsea 3-0 West Ham
West Ham two wins
One draw
Chelsea seven wins
West Ham vs Chelsea matchup statistics
- West Ham and Chelsea have a rich transfer history, with Frank Lampard and Joe Cole initially signing for Chelsea from West Ham. West Ham have signed several Chelsea youth products who haven’t cut it at the top level in youth football, like Declan Rice.
- Graham Potter became Chelsea manager after his successful spell at Brighton, but he only lasted 31 games, in which he won 12. Potter has never won against Chelsea in seven attempts, drawing four and losing three.
- Nicolas Jackson has been involved in more goals against West Ham than any other club. He scored four in four games and produced two assists. This included two goals and one assist in the game at the London Stadium last year.
- Joao Pedro has never scored against West Ham in six games. This is the Premier League team he has played against most without scoring.
- Games between West Ham and Chelsea have averaged 3.4 goals per game.
West Ham vs Chelsea team statistics
- West Ham have conceded first in four of their last five Premier League home games.
- Chelsea covered less distance than any other team in the league, with 103.4km for the entire team.
- No team missed more big chances than Chelsea, with two. West Ham were one of only four teams not to create a big chance.
West Ham vs Chelsea player statistics
- Cole Palmer hasn’t scored an open-play Premier League goal since January, a total of 17 games.
- Chalobah and Acheampong are top of the league for accurate passes, with 92 completed for Chalobah and 87 for Acheampong.
- Reece James created three chances in the season opener; no defender created more in the league. He also had four interceptions in the game; no player had more in the opening gameweek.
- Moises Caicedo had five tackles against Crystal Palace; only Rayan Ait-Nouri was involved in more.
- Sanchez was one of only eight goalkeepers in the league who claimed a clean sheet.