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Chelsea face a trip to West Ham United at Boleyn Ground on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2008, where Chelsea annihilated the Blues 0 - 4 in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 14 Dec | Chelsea | 1 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Mar | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 4 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Dec | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 18 Apr | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 4 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 18 Nov | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 09 Apr | Chelsea | 4 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 02 Jan | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 3 | Chelsea | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the Hammers score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 2.
The Blues have had a decent run of form away from home recently, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Blues, and 8 goals against.
West Ham Utd.'s 45 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Chelsea sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 68 points from their 33 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Chelsea are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to West Ham Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Chelsea | 3 successive away victories. 5 games since last away draw. 7 games since last defeat. |