West Ham United vs Chelsea – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Sreya

West Ham United vs Chelsea – Chelsea travel to London Stadium to face West Ham United in a crucial English Premier League fixture on 6th March, Monday.

West Ham United are eleventh in league standings with thirty three points while Chelsea are the league leaders and have amassed sixty three points so far.

Chelsea defeated Swansea 3-1 in their previous league outing while West Ham played out a 1-1 draw at Watford.

Team News

Angelo Ogbonna, Diafra Sakho and Gokhan Tore are sidelined through injuries while Michail Antonio is suspended. Alvaro Arbeloa and Harvard Nordtveit are still regaining match fitness.

Chelsea have a completely healthy squad to choose from.

West Ham United Possible Starting Lineup: Darren Randolph, Cheikhou Kouyate, Jose Fonte, Winston Reid, Aaron Creswell, Mark Noble, Pedro Obiang, Sociale Feghouli, Robert Snodgrass, Manuel Lanzini, Andre Awet.

Chelsea Possible Starting Lineup: Thibaut Courtois, Cesar Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Gary Cahill, Victor Moses, N’Golo Kante, Nemanja Matic, Marcos Alonso, Pedro, Diego Costa, Eden Hazard.

“If you asked me before the change if I imagined him [Victor Moses] in this new position, I would say not, because we started to try to play with the 4-2-4 and I always saw him as a winger, very good one-v-one but a bit poor defensively.

When I decided to change the system, I wanted to try him in this role, to work with him in a different situation, and he showed me great commitment to understand and to study the new role, above all in defensive situations. Now we have a complete player, offensively and defensively.”

– Antonio Conte, Chelsea.

According to West Ham United vs Chelsea H2H Stats, Chelsea have won three, lost two and drawn one of their previous six meetings with West Ham United.

The visitors have won seventeen of their previous twenty Premier League matches and are the favorites tonight. Chelsea are likely to win 2-1 tonight.