Chelsea can increase their prime 4 hopes on Monday once they face West Ham United within the remaining Premier League match of the weekend.
The Blues head into the sport in sixth place within the Premier League, although they’re only one level behind fourth-place Manchester Metropolis and boast a greater objective differential than Pep Guardiola’s facet. West Ham, in contrast, are in fifteenth place however can rise as much as thirteenth – and go above Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur – with a win.
Here is what you’ll want to know earlier than tuning in.
watch and odds
- Date: Monday, Feb. 3 | Time: 3 p.m. ET
- Location: Stamford Bridge — London, England
- TV: USA Community | Reside stream: Fubo (strive without spending a dime)
- Odds: Chelsea -280; Draw +460; West Ham United +650
Storylines
Chelsea are nonetheless very a lot within the combine for a top-four spot, however they’ve hit a plateau after their spectacular begin to the season. The Blues have only one win of their final seven Premier League video games – a 3-1 win over relegation contenders Wolverhampton Wanderers final month. Additionally they enter Monday’s sport after a 3-1 loss to a gritty Manchester Metropolis final week, making their conflict with West Ham an necessary alternative to reverse course. That is very true in opposition to West Ham, who’ve 4 factors from 9 since Graham Potter took the job.
Supervisor Enzo Maresca can have a virtually absolutely match squad to work with on Monday, together with Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson. Palmer leads the staff with 14 targets this season, all within the Premier League since he is had the good thing about skipping the Blues’ video games in different competitions, whereas Jackson has 9 within the league this season.
Projected lineup
Sanchez, James, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella, Caicedo, Fernandez, Madueke, Palmer, Sancho, Jackson
Prediction
West Ham carry one thing fascinating to the desk now that they’re coached by Graham Potter, however that is nonetheless Chelsea’s sport to lose, and so long as Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson are on the pitch, they need to have sufficient to choose up all three factors. Choose: Chelsea 2, West Ham United 1
