English championship

West Ham – Chelsea

11 February. 14.30. London. “Olympic Stadium”
Live broadcast – Setanta
Forecast from Parimatch Ukraine:
– West Ham victory – 3.30
– “Chelsea” win – 3.25
– draw – 2.23

As British football pundits debate why Mudrik’s Stamford Bridge debut failed, to put it mildly, the Ukrainian is gearing up for another London derby. The confrontation between West Ham and Chelsea is not the most important in the capital of Great Britain, but in East London the Blues are always difficult. The last time the Hammers defeated guests from the western part of the capital was back in December 2021 (while Andriy Yarmolenko was in the team, although the Ukrainian himself did not take part in that match), but Chelsea’s victories in 2022 were not easy for them ( 1:0 with Pulisic’s goal in the 90th minute, and 2:1 – the Blues conceded first, and Havertz scored the winning goal only in the 88th minute). Therefore, now, despite all the problems of West Ham in the season, we should expect a fundamental confrontation.

The Hammers are one step away from the relegation zone. Moyes’ team has only 19 points and is 16th in the standings, while last-placed Southampton have 15 points in the asset, so every test score counts. Although in England they say that despite this, West Ham were ready to sell one of their main stars, Decline Rice, in the winter. The 24-year-old Englishman was claimed by Arsenal, but for now, Rice, in maroon and blue, must do everything so that his price does not fall below the declared 100 million euros.

Chelsea, as you know, did a lot of work in the transfer market over the winter, and continue to do so, getting rid of the ballast in the person of Aubameyang. Now in Potter’s cage is not only a magician from Ukraine, but also the best young player of the 2022 World Cup, Enzo Fernandez. Therefore, there is hope that the results of the team will improve. Now the Blues are 9th in the standings, as much as 10 points from the Champions League zone. In the last round at home, Chelsea unfortunately shared points with Fulham (0:0), before that they played with the same score at Anfield. In the last five matches, they generally scored only 2 goals. So the match against West Ham should break this scoring lull.

The official partner of Chelsea and the first Ukrainian licensed bookmaker Parimatch has determined the odds for the upcoming match. Experts consider the Blues’ chances of an away victory quite high. Chelsea’s odds are 2.23, but the home team is likely to score no points in the derby. The chances of their victory are 3.30 to 1, about the same quotes and a draw – 3.25. You should expect an average performance in the match. You can bet on total over 2 with a quote of 1.56. The most likely score is 0:1 for 7.30.

It is noteworthy that in favor of the Potter team and the overall statistics of confrontations between London clubs. The teams played each other 117 times. The Blues won 52 matches, the Hammers 43, and drew 22 games.

The 23rd round of the Premier League promises interesting football, charge for victory with Parimatch Ukraine!