Slaven Bilic revives a bit of faith at West Ham United
West Ham v Chelsea: Pre-Match Betting Analysis
West Ham host Premier League leaders Chelsea in tonight’s Monday Night Football. After a slow start to the season, The Hammers have improved over the last couple of months after a shaky start to the season. Slaven Bilic’s men have the chance to move into the top half with a point here but the task will be more difficult without top goalscorer Michail Antonio who misses out through suspension. West Ham will be hopeful Andy Carroll is fit enough to start, the frontman has 6 goals in his 12 league appearances this season and adds a different dimension to their play. Each of West Ham’s last 3 home matches have had Over 2.5 goals. West Ham have lost just 1 of their last 6 league games and beat Chelsea at the Olympic Stadium in the EFL Cup earlier this season.
Chelsea have lost just 1 league games since their shift to a back 3 and have won 17 of their last 20 in the league. Conte’s men are unbeaten away at teams in the bottom half this season, conceding just 4 goals in 8 games. Eden Hazard and Pedro will operate behind Diego Costa and provide quality in the final third; the pair have 16 league goals and 10 assists between them in the Premier League this season while Costa has 16 goals. Chelsea have the chance to go 10 points clear this evening. They have the best defensive record in the league this season.
Chelsea have scored 3 or more goals in 6 of their last 9 league games and each of their last 6 league wins have been by a margin of 2 goals or greater. If Andy Carroll starts I think West Ham may cause Chelsea a few problems however if he remains on the sidelines I’d be inclined to have a look at Chelsea -1. West Ham have been leaky at the back this season and so I like the look of Chelsea and Over 2.5 goals at 6/4.
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