Chelsea are in the midst of a London derby-fest and their latest instalment brings a visit from West Ham to Stamford Bridge for Saturday's teatime offering in the Premier League.
The Blues have faced London opposition in each of their last five domestic encounters and follow this with Arsenal in the Carabao Cup in midweek.
Premier League wins over Brentford and Crystal Palace provided a tonic after the defeat against Fulham and new boss Liam Rosenior will be delighted with his start.
Opposite number Nuno Espirito Santo has been boosted by wins over Tottenham and Sunderland, enough to breathe life into their survival hopes, but there is still major work to be done for the Hammers.
This capital clash is the subject of a bet builder which, if successful, returns odds of a 13/2.
Chelsea v West Ham Bet Builder Tips
Chelsea -1 @ 13/10
Joao Pedro anytime goalscorer @ 6/4
Over 6.5 Chelsea corners @ 13/20
Over 2.5 goals @ 11/20
Pays out at 13/2
Blues to blunt Hammers’ revival
New Blues boss Rosenior now has five wins on his CV from six games after their impressive midweek Champions League success at Napoli.
Rosenior has won successive Premier League London derbies against Brentford and Palace and will welcome the visit of West Ham – whose last 19 league trips to Stamford Bridge have yielded 14 home wins and just one away victory.
Indeed, Chelsea have utterly dominated this rivalry of late, with four successive Premier League wins, and they can put a stop to the Irons’ revival, which brought wins over Tottenham and Sunderland – two sides in the bottom four of the Premier League’s form table, with just one win in six each.
The Blues can land a third successive London derby league victory by more than one goal.
Leg 1: Chelsea -1 @ 13/10
Brazilian the man to watch for Blues
Forward Joao Pedro fired a midweek brace in Naples, including a sublime winning goal from outside the box, taking his tally to four goals in his last three starts.
The Brazilian ace has eight league goals and was on target inside 15 minutes when these sides met at the London Stadium in August.
Indeed, he had two further assists in a 5-1 rout for the visiting side. He’s in the mood for goals and can continue his hot streak.
Leg 2: Joao Pedro anytime goalscorer @ 6/4
Hosts should tally plenty corners
Only Newcastle and Arsenal had taken more Premier League corners this season than Chelsea entering this round of games, with 132 for the Blues in 23 games, averaging out at just under six per game.
This should be an above-average payout on flag kicks for the home side as West Ham’s average corner concession in league games is 6.26 – the highest in the league.
Leg 3: Over 6.5 Chelsea corners @ 13/20
Expect goals at the Bridge
Since losing at Fulham at the start of January, Chelsea have scored 16 goals in six games, an impressive stat considering they limped to a 1-0 Champions League win over Pafos in that sequence.
The Blues have scored 15 goals in four meetings with the Hammers since May 2024, with those four games yielding goal tallies of five, three, three and six.
Both teams have scored in five of West Ham’s last six games in league and cup, while five of those games have gone over 2.5 goals inside 90 minutes.
Leg 4: Over 2.5 goals @ 11/20
