West Ham vs Chelsea preview

Chelsea have the opportunity to extend their lead on top of the Premier League on Monday when they take on West Ham in tonight's London stadium derby.

The Blues can thus make the decisive step towards the sixth league title with the potential win from London stadium because they are as many as ten points clear at the top at the moment. Victory over West Ham on Monday would bring Antonio Conte closer to his dream of debut campaign in English football with the Premier League title.

West Ham United conceded at least a goal in each of their last five Premier league matches and have been tipped by SportyBet not to keep a clean sheet at odds of (1.11) in this clash. Even with their leaky defence, Bilic's team still sits at 9th position, far away from the danger zone where they spent a sizeable part in the early stages of the season.

The Hammers have been terrible at home against the top six teams, and they will come into this encounter with SportyBet as underdogs with odds of (5.63). The team conceded nine goals in two games with Manchester City, five goals against Arsenal and two goals against Manchester United since December last year.

Chelsea are likely to be out for revenge, after losing a violent EFL Cup match there earlier this season, as both sets of supporters fought in the stands at the end of the game. Conte will also be hoping for a better result on the pitch this time around as he guns for the title. Chelsea's chances of avenging their EFL cup defeat tonight goes for (1.60), while the two sides are expected to share the spoils after normal regulation period at a price of (4.03).

West Ham's home form has not been the best, having won just one of their last five matches across all competitions at the London Stadium, losing three and conceding 13 goals in the process. Only five teams have gathered fewer Premier League points at home than Bilic's side this season, while only Middlesbrough have scored fewer home goals.

SportyBet backs both teams to score in this encounter after 90 minutes at odds of (1.82) considering the fact that both sides scored in their last match played at the EFL cup, but the second half is expected to record most of the goals in the clash at odds of (2.05). The Stamford Bridge outfit may have lost their last game against West Ham, their chances of winning both halves with the betting company goes for (3.57), as they have been priced at odds of (1.44) to score first in this meeting.

Ever since their consecutive defeats at the hands of Liverpool and Arsenal in September, the Blues have now won 17 of their last 20 league games. Chelsea have kept only one clean sheet in their last five games in all competitions, and they stand a chance to improve their clean sheet record to two after the game at a price of (2.13). West Ham have been offered at (2.32) odds to score in both halves of the fixture.

Andy Carroll is set to replace Michail Antonio in West Ham's squad, with their top scorer suspended for this match following his red card at Watford last weekend. Carroll is now fit after missing the last two matches with a groin injury. For Chelsea, Diego Costa is two goals short of 50 Premier League goals, and two goals in this match would see him become the fifth quickest player to reach 50 in the league's history.

Andy Carroll (3.80) and Andre Ayew (4.35) are tipped to help the home side conquer their visitors for the second time this season, while Diego Silva (1.85) and Eden Hazard (2.30) are expected to hand the Blues a win away from home.

Form guide

Chelsea:

Recent form: WWDWDW

West Ham: 

Recent form: WWLWDD

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