Chelsea vs West Ham prediction and betting tips on May 5, 2024
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Game Prediction
On May 5, 2024, the clubs from the capital of England, Chelsea and West Ham, will play as part of the 36th round of the English Premier League. Both clubs hope to end up in no lower than 7th place and will go to the European competition – the more important it is to beat the direct competitor.
Key statistics and trends:
- Chelsea scores at least a couple of goals in home matches. This was confirmed with Tottenham.
- Pochettino’s wards won only half of their games on the native field.
- 4 of 5 West Ham’s away matches, including the Europa League, ended in defeat.
Chelsea – the shape of the team and its analysis: even the minimum target for the season may not be met
“The Pensioners” were able to improve the performance compared to the last football year, but it was not difficult, given the final 12th place of the capital’s grandee. Still, there is no stability even during an individual game. And a spectacular but heart-attacking match against Manchester United proves this fact. One way or another, the team at least won it, while Burnley and Sheffield United did not. There were other matches when the club missed chances and lost with a 0-1 score to Liverpool and Manchester City – that was the way the team said goodbye to the chance to win at least the cup. After such a failure, it added a hopeless 0-5 result in the confrontation with Arsenal, which showed how weak and toothless “the Blues” are without the newcomer, Palmer. At the same time, they showed character against Aston Villa, coming back from a 0-2 score. And then it helped the team by defeating Tottenham on Thursday.
West Ham – the shape of the team and its analysis: the club ruined its ratings for the season in the spring
“The Hammers” spent 2023/2024 in a mirror manner compared to the previous season. Then the team started hard, but improved the performance in the end, crowning it with a victory in the Conference League. Now, the club has played well for most of the football year. Still, it capitulated to the invincible opponent, Bayer, in the Europa League. Speaking about the Premier League, there were a minimum of victories in 2024: they happened with Brentford and Everton at the turn of winter and spring and with Wolverhampton in April. The team didn’t win the battle against Liverpool either, but it tripped them up with a 2-2 draw.
Chelsea: team news
Enzo Fernandez has decided to have surgery now to recover for the Copa America and this fact shows that the club is not a priority. At the same time, there are already a dozen people in the infirmary: Robert Sanchez, James, Lavia, Fofana, Chilwell, Gusto, Colwill, and Ugochukwu.
West Ham: team news
There will be no Bowen, who is by far the top scorer and is having his strongest season. Aguerd, Earthy and Mavropanos will not play.
Chelsea vs West Ham: possible starting line-ups
Chelsea (possible line-up): Petković – Cucurella, Badiashile, Disasi, Gilchrist - Caicedo, Mudryk, Sterling, Gallagher, Madueke – Jackson.
West Ham (possible line-up): Fabianski – Emerson, Ogbonna, Zouma, Coufal – Alvarez, Soucek, Lucas Paquetá, Ward-Prowse, Kudus – Antonio.
Previous head-to-head matches
Taking into account 5 previous matches, the one who played at the home arena won 4 times, and once again there was a 1-1 draw on the field of Moyes’s team.
Free prediction for the match Chelsea vs West Ham on May 5:
“The Blues” have shown good football in recent matches, and their following opponent is now focusing all their attention on finding a new coach. We’re betting on another victory for Pochettino’s wards (odds: 1.66).