Jeff Stelling predicts West Ham defeat v Chelsea
Sky Sports host Jeff Stelling has predicted a West Ham United defeat in their upcoming league fixture against city-rivals Chelsea.
Both teams will clash in the Premier League matchday six at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, September 3.
Stelling made those predictions on the Sky Sports Super 6 where he gave the Blues an edge going into Saturday’s fixture despite the recent form of both sides.
Big match
West Ham’s season is now seemingly back on track after a horrendous beginning where they lost three matches in a row.
The win against Aston Villa followed by a draw against city-rivals Tottenham Hotspur and the signing of midfielders Lucas Paqueta has definitely given a boost to the fans as well as the players ahead of the upcoming fixtures.
Manager David Moyes will be hoping that recent events, as well as the arrival of fresh faces, will give the players much-needed confidence which would help them produce a positive result against a team like Chelsea who themselves are struggling big time and are coming off the back of a 2-1 defeat to Southampton.
However, the numbers in the previous meetings do not make great reading for the Hammers as they have only managed to win 15 times in 52 meetings against Chelsea and suffered 28 defeats in the process whereas nine matches ended in a stalemate [Transfermarkt].