Premier League Preview: West Ham Aims for First Home Points of the New Season, Chelsea Seeks Away Win Streak on the Back of Recent Victory

At 19:30 on September 21st, a match in the fifth round of the new Premier League season will take place with West Ham United hosting Chelsea at home. In last season’s Premier League, West Ham United finished ninth, but they conceded the fourth most goals. In the new season, the Hammers have made significant transfers, bringing in eleven new signings including Samuell, Firkruge, Rodriguez, Guilherme, Forde-Lingham, and Kilman. However, after the start of the new season, they only managed to secure four points from their first four Premier League matches. Last weekend, West Ham United managed to earn a point away against Fulham with a last-minute equalizer from Danny Ings.

In their first two home games of the season, West Ham United faced Aston Villa and Manchester City, losing both matches by scores of 1-2 and 1-3 respectively. Regarding the upcoming match against Chelsea, West Ham United’s manager Lopetegui said, “We will strive to deliver a good performance and result for our fans. On Saturday we face a tough challenge, a clash with our city rivals, and we look forward to feeling the support of our fans.”

Chelsea finished sixth last season and underwent significant changes in management, transfers, and squad adjustments during the off-season. Currently, Chelsea’s first team consists of as many as 40 players, and they’ve achieved two wins, one draw, and one loss in their first four matches of the new season, scoring eight goals and conceding five, placing them eighth in the league table. They’ve maintained a perfect away record, but their two home matches resulted in one draw and one loss, scoring one goal and conceding three.

In the previous away match against Bournemouth, Sancho made his debut assisting Nkunku to score, marking Chelsea’s first clean sheet victory in an away Premier League match in 2024, and also their fourth consecutive away win in the league. Regarding the current Chelsea side, manager Maresca stated, “There is no doubt that we are a strong team, but we still need to improve. We will make targeted transfers in January and next year.”

In the past ten encounters, West Ham United has won four, drawn one, and lost five. Over the past 56 Premier League matches, Chelsea has beaten West Ham United 30 times, the most victories over West Ham in Premier League history.

Match officials for this game: Referee: Sam Barrott Assistant Referees: Lee Bettes; Wade Smith Fourth Official: Craig Parson VAR: Stuart Attwell Assistant VAR: Ian Hussein

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