Chelsea FC vs West Ham United FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2020-21

Chelsea FC

3 – 0

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West Ham United FC

Mon 21 Dec 2020 · 20:00 UTC Stamford Bridge HT 45+4' · FT 45+4'

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Chelsea FC vs West Ham United FC — Premier League at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
West Ham United FC 38 games · 39 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Dan Cook
Referee Simon Hooper
Referee Chris Kavanagh
Referee

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	0
5	Coventry City FC	0	0
6	Hull City AFC	0	0
7	Ipswich Town FC	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0
9	Manchester City FC	0	0
10	Manchester United FC	0	0
11	Aston Villa FC	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0
13	AFC Bournemouth	0	0
14	Sunderland AFC	0	0
15	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	0	0
16	Brentford FC	0	0
17	Chelsea FC	0	0
18	Fulham FC	0	0
19	Newcastle United FC	0	0
20	Everton FC	0	0
21	Leeds United FC	0	0
22	Crystal Palace FC	0	0
23	Nottingham Forest FC	0	0

Head-to-Head

Chelsea FC 16 games · Avg 3.1 goals West Ham United FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-21 Chelsea FC 3–0 West Ham United FC 2020-07-01 West Ham United FC 3–2 Chelsea FC 2019-11-30 Chelsea FC 0–1 West Ham United FC 2019-04-08 Chelsea FC 2–0 West Ham United FC 2018-09-23 West Ham United FC 0–0 Chelsea FC

Recent Form

Chelsea FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Dec	West Ham United FC	H	3–0	W
15 Dec	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	1–2	L
12 Dec	Everton FC	A	0–1	L
08 Dec	FK Krasnodar	H	1–1	D
05 Dec	Leeds United FC	H	3–1	W
02 Dec	Sevilla FC	A	4–0	W

West Ham United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Dec	Chelsea FC	A	0–3	L
16 Dec	Crystal Palace FC	H	1–1	D
11 Dec	Leeds United FC	A	2–1	W
05 Dec	Manchester United FC	H	1–3	L
30 Nov	Aston Villa FC	H	2–1	W
22 Nov	Sheffield United FC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Chelsea FC		West Ham United FC
#17	Position	#1
0	Points	39
0	Played	38
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	10 / 9 / 19
0	Scored	46
0	Conceded	65
+0	GD	-19
–	PPG	1.03
–	Win %	26%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Chelsea FC are 17th (0 pts). West Ham United FC are 1st (39 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Chelsea FC have kicked off against West Ham United FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chelsea FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' Thiago Silva doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
10' Emerson is replacing Ben Chilwell for the Chelsea FC side.
15' Spain international Azpilicueta has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chelsea FC and West Ham United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
35' Edouard Mendy needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
40' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Timo Werner suffering a number of foals already.
45' With 1 assists to his name this season, Tammy Abraham is clearly more than just a goal scorer for West Ham United FC.
50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. N'Golo Kante made 409 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
55' Chelsea FC is showing some good football. However, Chelsea FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
60' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
65' Supporters expect more eagerness from Declan Rice, as he is very good at scoring at Stamford Bridge with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
66' Chelsea FC make a change. Jorginho trudges off to be replaced by Mateo Kovacic on 66 minutes.
67' Said Benrahma gets the nod from West Ham United FC. He replaces Pablo Fornals and will look to change the dynamic.
72' It’s high time David Moyes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
77' Jarrod Bowen is a natural right winger and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chelsea FC tonight.
78' A goal from the England international Tammy Abraham! He fires home on 78 to make it 2-0!
80' Brilliant from the ! Tammy Abraham makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 80.
84' Time for substitution for Chelsea FC. Christian Pulisic is replaced by Kai Havertz.
89' Chelsea FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
90' Ryan Fredericks gets the nod from West Ham United FC. He replaces Jarrod Bowen and will look to change the dynamic.
West Ham United FC will have plenty to reflect on. Chelsea FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Lampard

West Ham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach David Moyes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Nicolas Jackson	4
Michail Antonio	3
Willian	2
Tomas Soucek	2
Joao Felix	2
Tammy Abraham	2
Thiago Silva	2
Eden Hazard	2

Head to Head

Chelsea FC Form

2020-12-21 Chelsea FC 3–0 West Ham United FC W 2020-12-15 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–1 Chelsea FC L 2020-12-12 Everton FC 1–0 Chelsea FC L 2020-12-08 Chelsea FC 1–1 FK Krasnodar D 2020-12-05 Chelsea FC 3–1 Leeds United FC W 2020-12-02 Sevilla FC 0–4 Chelsea FC W

West Ham United FC Form

2020-12-21 Chelsea FC 3–0 West Ham United FC L 2020-12-16 West Ham United FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC D 2020-12-11 Leeds United FC 1–2 West Ham United FC W 2020-12-05 West Ham United FC 1–3 Manchester United FC L 2020-11-30 West Ham United FC 2–1 Aston Villa FC W 2020-11-22 Sheffield United FC 0–1 West Ham United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.94 Chelsea FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.39 West Ham United FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 84% + Under — clean sheet likely 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Chelsea FC48% Draw36% West Ham United FC16%

Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes21% 0% No79%

Avg goals/match: 1.33

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	71%	29%
± 1.5	39%	61%
± 2.5	16%	84%
± 3.5	5%	95%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

Chelsea FC or Draw

84%

Draw or West Ham United FC

52%

Chelsea FC or West Ham United FC

64%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chelsea FC27% Draw65% West Ham United FC8%

Actual: Chelsea FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

29.2%

1 – 0

23.5%

2 – 0

10.9%

1 – 1

10.5%

0 – 1

8.7%

2 – 1

4.8%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

1.9%

0 – 2

1.7%

3 – 1

1.6%

2 – 2

1.1%

4 – 0

0.8%

Asian Handicap — Chelsea FC

Handicap	Chelsea FC covers	Push	West Ham United FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	13%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	29%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	11%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet

68% ✓

West Ham United FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.