Chelsea vs West Ham United Predictions

Match info: Premier League

Venue: Stamford Bridge, London

Date: Saturday, 31^st January2026

Time: 6:30 pm Nigerian time

Fresh from their Champions League triumph in midweek, Chelsea welcome a resurgent West Ham United outfit to Stamford Bridge for a Premier League London derby on Saturday evening.

The two teams meet for the first time since August when the Blues cruised to a 5-1victory over a Graham Potter-led Hammers side at the London Stadium.

Head-to-head:

• Chelsea have won 33 of the 59 Premier League meetings between the two teams.

• West Ham United recorded 16 victories.

• The remaining 10 clashes ended in draws.

• Chelsea are on a four-match winning streak.

• West Ham United have secured back-to-back wins in their last three fixtures.

• The Blues are on a four-match winning run against the Hammers.

• Seven of their last nine encounters produced at least three goals.

Form:

• Chelsea in the league: D-D-L-W-W

• Chelsea in all competitions: L-W-W-W-W

• West Ham in the league: D-L-L-W-W

• West Ham in all competitions: L-L-W-W-W

Team News:

• Levi Colwill, Tosin Adarabioyo, Dario Essugo and Romeo Lavia are not going to be inaction for Chelsea due to injuries.

• West Ham United will miss out on the services of Lukasz Fabianski as he is injured.While Lucas Paquetá is set to join Flamengo.

Player(s) to watch:

• João Pedro is coming in after scoring a sensational brace for Chelsea in their UCL win against Napoli. He will be yet again gearing up to help his side in the attacking front and is going to be a big addition for the hosts. In 23 league games of the ongoing campaign, Pedro scored eight goals and has three assists.

• Jarrod Bowen will be one of the main men in the final third for West Ham United. He converted an important spot kick for his side in the previous fixture and will be keen to find the net yet again. Bowen will lead the attack from the right for the visitors and is going to cause issues for the Blues. He has scored seven goals and has two assists to his name in 23 Premier League appearances this season.