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On Saturday, Chelsea will travel to West Ham for a brief matchup in the early Premier League matchup.
The bookmakers have Enzo Maresca's squad picked to win this weekend's matchup against the Hammers, who sit three points and six places above them in the league.
Previous Matches and Head-to-head
In the first half of the 2024–25 season, West Ham have been more impressive away from home, winning at Crystal Palace and drawing at Fulham.
But the Hammers have lost both of their home games this season, 2-1 to Aston Villa and 3-1 to Manchester City.
On Saturday, the home team will be without two key players due to injury: Niclas Fullkrug and Emerson Palmieri.
With seven points earned in their subsequent three matches, Chelsea had made a full recovery from their opening-week loss to Manchester City.
The last time these guys played, Enzo Maresca's squad travelled to Bournemouth, and Chelsea came away with the win thanks to a late strike from substitute Christopher Nkunku.
Romeo Lavia, Reece James, Malo Gusto, and Omari Kellyman may be ruled out of Saturday's match due to thigh injuries. At the same time, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Enzo Fernandez will aim to make a full recovery in time to play.
West Ham x Chelsea Team News
West Ham will hope that Alphonse Areola, who injured himself just before the international break, can recover in time to play in this match. Aaron Cresswell is still not attending for the time being.
An injury to Malo Gusto, who was playing for the France U21 national team, dealt a setback to Chelsea just before the international break. Given the uncertainty surrounding Reece James' participation, Chelsea will be crossing their fingers that he is fit to play in this match. Additionally, Romeo Lavia is uncertain.
Our Predictions
Chelsea to win @ 2.05 on Sky247.ng
After losing to Premier League winners Manchester City to start the Enzo Maresca era, Chelsea have won their last three games to earn seven points. A win today would put them in third place before their rivals play this weekend.
The Blues have a respectable record against West Ham and have won both of their league games played away from home this season, including a 6-2 thrashing of Wolves.
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