West Ham – Chelsea. Prediction and announcement for the match of the championship of England

On September 21, the London Stadium will host a match of the 5th round of the English Premier League, in which “West Ham” will meet with “Chelsea”. The match will start at 14:30 Kyiv time.

West Ham

The team played the previous seasons under the leadership of David Moyes. Moreover, the most experienced Scot brought her an international trophy, in the form of a convincing victory in the Conference League. But still, after the next season, when the club that sold captain Rice fell to 9th place, they said goodbye to the veteran without much regret. The bet was made on Lopetegui, who did a good job in England at Wolverhampton. Several signings were made for the Spaniard – Kilman and Luis Guillermo, Summerville and Fülkrug, Guido Rodriguez and Todibo, Van-Bissac and Soler, as a result of spending under one and a half hundred million. And at the same time, recent leaders – Agerd, Zuma, Ward-Prowse, Korne – were given out on lease. The start is not such as to justify the following changes: defeats to Aston Villa and Manchester City with victories over Bournemouth (in the League Cup) and Crystal Palace. And even after a break for national team games, they were limited to a draw with Fulham.

Chelsea

The club again spent a record amount. Moreover, it is difficult to understand the logic of all these moves. Much has been written about the need to sell Gallagher, as he is his own pet. But they got about 40 million for him, and only one Pedro Neto cost one and a half times more. Moreover, after giving the midfielder to Atlético, Joao Felix was taken from there, and, having brought Sterling, who had been removed from the club, to Arsenal, they sheltered Jadon Sancho, who was disgraced at Manchester United. As a result, Mareska does not have fewer players, and he is still physically unable to train all four dozen. Hence the unstable and, by and large, not the best results. Yes, they defeated Wolverhampton, but at the same time they lost to Manchester City without a chance. In September, with Bournemouth, they also squeezed out a victory at the end.

Statistics of personal meetings

Last season, the clubs exchanged confident victories on their fields.

Forecast

Bookmakers have more faith in guests. But they can also face problems, so we take neutral totals of less than 3.5 goals (coefficient – 1.63).