Chelsea vs West Ham Utd | Official Predictions & Match Thread

[stubbo-admin]

Match Centre:

Odds:
West Ham: 15/2
Draw: 5/2
Chelsea: 37/100

Pre-Match Press Conference:
Official Press Conference

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[Ladysmith]

Unfortunately I can’t see past a home win.

we will do well to keep it under 4.

[Sir Alf]

Sadly that team is almost forced onto Potter to play his preferred 3 at the back. 

It was a great result and performance last week but getting something at Chelsea this week just seems a step too much.  Putting in the same effort and pressing, running etc. is arguably more important than the result but all the best will in the world, tactical set up, execution of a tactical plan is not imho going to be enough to make that group of players bridge the gap in quality needed to overcome Chelsea on their patch. 

Freak results do occur now and then but realism suggests very, very unlikely.

[stubbo-admin]

Stubbo, that side is absolutely fucking dreadful. Carthorses at the back, no pace, no creativity and no forward.

Can't disagree. But don't lay squad deficiencies at my door

[fraser]

Haven't Chelsea only won one in their last 7?

Summerville was in a training video looking pretty fit apparently. He also hasn't ruled Paqueta out yet, I'm not writing this off... Yet. 

[Manuel]

Stubbo, that side is absolutely fucking dreadful. Carthorses at the back, no pace, no creativity and no forward.

[stubbo]

Sadly can't see anything but defeat in this one...Potter might have tenuous links to a young wizard but he's not Jesus reincarnated, and he might need to be here.

Sounds like Bowen might be back (bench?) but Paqueta hasn't trained since clearly doing his groin at Villa, and Summerville not back from hamstring yet...plus Mavro is available.

Maybe AWB can play up front as another week goes by without Sullivan securing us a striker.

Result Prediction: 2-0 to Chelsea

Lineup:

Areola

Mavropanos. Kilman. Cresswell

Wan-Bissaka. Alvarez. Soucek. Scarles

Guilherme. Soler

Kudus

Subs: Fabianski, Coufal, Casey, Emerson, Orford, Rodriguez, Bowen, Ings, Irving