On the 3rd of September, in this week 6 match, Chelsea will host West Ham United at Stamford Bridge in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams in the ever popular London derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Chelsea recorded a 1-2 loss against Southampton. Raheem Sterling struck first for Chelsea in the 23rd minute, then Roméo Lavia tied it up for Southampton in the 28th minute But luckily in the 46th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Adam Armstrong. Chelsea is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, West Ham United recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Aston Villa. Pablo Fornals struck first for West Ham United in the 74th minute on a feed from Declan Rice, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Aston Villa was frustrated by West Ham United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. West Ham United ended the match with the shutout victory. West Ham United looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each. Chelsea’s most prolific scorer has been Raheem Sterling. The English attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches
Chelsea will be without Christian Pulišić, N’Golo Kanté, Marcos Alonso and Kalidou Koulibaly, while David Moyes’s squad will be without Craig Dawson and Benjamin Johnson.