West Ham – Chelsea, Prediction – Premier League

⏩ Hammers with a huge test of whether they are ready to play in the Champions League

West Ham failed this time and lost their last game against Newcastle, who are likely to save with this victory. The Hammers are currently relying heavily on their strong attacking play and especially on Lingard, who is in the shape of his life because West Ham is doing quite poorly in defense. They have a unique chance to enter the top 4, as after the match with Chelsea until the end of the season there are matches only with teams under 10th place and Everton, who are in bad shape. The team’s problems are in defense, and the injury of the most important player, Rice, further aggravates the situation of West Ham in defense.

⚽ Chelsea made a mistake, but not fatally

Chelsea made it 0-0 with Brighton on Tuesday, thanks to which they moved West Ham from 4th place by equalizing them by points, but with a better goal difference. The Blues did not play a particularly strong match, but Tuchel explained that no one could concentrate because everyone was talking about the Super League at the time, which is perfectly normal. Kovacic is out for Chelsea, and Thiago Silva remains under question for the match. The Blues have 9 clean sheets in their last 13 games in the league since Tuchel came, which shows how serious the German’s influence is on the team’s game.

Lingard will not forgive Chelsea either. We expect goals

 Expert view: We are not sure that this favoring of Chelsea here is deserved. However, the Blues have a decisive match with Real Madrid in just a few days in the Champions League and this always more or less distracts the teams, although the Blues are so deeply involved in the fight for the top 4. West Ham is very strong in attack and we think that he will take advantage of the situation. This is a London derby in which everyone will want to win, because many more teams are involved in the battle for the top 4 and a draw can be a bad result for both teams, so now is not the time for a cautious and defensive approach. No place for more mistakes for anybody. Prediction – BTTS at 2.00.