Chelsea vs West Ham United Predictions

• Chelsea have won their last five home meetings with West Ham.
• The Blues are on a four-match winning streak.

Chelsea strike gold with Rosenior

A late goal from Joao Pedro secured Chelsea’s position in the Champions League knockout stages in midweek, and the Brazilian could play a starring role again this weekend when the Blues host West Ham.

Liam Rosenior’s six matches in charge of Chelsea have yielded five wins and one defeat, with their success in Naples extending their winning streak to four matches. West Ham may have enjoyed a recent resurgence, but defeat at Stamford Bridge looks a likely outcome.

The Hammers scraped past QPR on penalties in the FA Cup earlier this month before finally snapping their ten-game winless run in the Premier League against Tottenham. They followed that up with victory at home to Sunderland, but a trip to an in-form Chelsea is a very different prospect for Nuno Espirito Santo’s side.

Pedro’s purple patch to continue

The 18th-place side have lost their last five trips to Stamford Bridge by an aggregate scoreline of 13-2, and backing them to fall to defeat again appeals.

West Ham have scored in five of their last six games, though, while Chelsea have conceded in five of their six games under Rosenior. The Blues have scored three goals in their last two matches, so a 3-1 correct score prediction looks a good option.

Joao Pedro’s brace at Napoli on Wednesday took his tally to four goals in his last three starts for Chelsea, and he appears to be a big part of how Rosenior’s side attacks. Pedro scored one and assisted two in their 5-1 battering of the Hammers in August, and he could strike again on Saturday.