West Ham have alternated wins (5) and losses (2 draws, 3 defeats) in their last 10 Premier League home games against Chelsea. Last season they beat Chelsea 3-1 at the London Stadium. They last won two consecutive home games against the Blues in 2001-02/2002-03.
Chelsea have won 30 of their 56 Premier League games against West Ham (10 draws, 16 losses) and have only won more against Tottenham in the history of the competition (35).
West Ham have lost both of their Premier League home games so far this season: 2-1 against Aston Villa and 3-1 against Manchester City. They have never lost their first three home games in a single season in league history.
Chelsea have won each of their last four away games in the Premier League, most recently winning five such games in a row under Thomas Tuchel in December 2021. That includes both games under Enzo Maresca this season, with Pep Guardiola in 2016 being the last manager to win each of his first three away games in the top flight.
Of the 17 teams that have been consistently featured this calendar year, only Everton (22) and Wolves (19) have picked up fewer Premier League points in 2024 than West Ham (23 – W5 D8 L10). All five of those wins have come against teams in the bottom half of the table, four draws and seven losses against teams in the top 10.
West Ham have had to save more shots than any other team in their first four Premier League games this season, with 18.25 being their highest number of shots per game since 2010/11, when they were relegated (18.26).
Chelsea have received more yellow cards than any other team in the Premier League this season (16), with half of them coming in their last game against Bournemouth. These eight cards are the highest number of bookings the team has ever received in a Premier League game (not including second yellow/red cards).
No player has had more successful dribbles in the current Premier League season than Mohammed Kudus (16). He has also created more big chances (2) than any other West Ham player so far.
West Ham’s Michail Antonio has been involved in five goals, scoring three and providing two assists in his last six Premier League games against Chelsea. His next goal involvement will be his 100th in the competition, making him the first West Ham player to reach that milestone (67 goals, 32 assists).
All four of Christopher Nkunku’s Premier League goals for Chelsea have come as a substitute, including his winner against Bournemouth in the last game. It is the most goals scored by a player in the history of the competition, with 100% of them coming from the bench.
