West Ham United vs Chelsea Prediction - English Premier League Picks 9/21/24

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for today’s game between West Ham United and Chelsea.

West Ham United Betting Preview

West Ham United comes into this game sitting in 14th place in the standings having picked up four points so far this season. In the last game against Fulham, West Ham United played to a 1-1 draw. Two games ago against Manchester City, the defense gave up threee goals and that led to the defeat. In the last game against Fulham, West Ham had a goal from Danny Ings and he scored in the 95th minute. West Ham had 45 percent of the possession and three shots on target. Emerson Palmieri and Niclas Fullkrug are both dealing with long term injuries and they are doubtful for this game. West Ham also might make a change up front and it could be Jarrod Bowen that moves into the starting lineup. 

Chelsea Betting Preview

Chelsea comes into this game sitting in 8th place in the standings having picked up eight points so far this season. Chelsea in the last game faced off against AFC Bournemouth and they were able to secure the 1-0 victory. Christopher Nkunku scored in the 86th minute and that was enough for the victory. Chelsea had 67 percent of the possession and three shots on target. Reece James is dealing with a hamstring injury and it doesn’t look like he’s going to be able to go here. In this game, Chelsea needs to try and push numbers forward and really put the pressure on.

West Ham United vs Chelsea Prediction

Chelsea’s defense was strong in the last game but thier offense didn’t get the scoring going until later. Chelsea is going to struggle to get quality scoring chances again, and that is going to be the difference here. There isn’t going to be more than goal scored here, and this game is going to end up being lower scoring and the under is going to cash.