The Premier League reaches its 24th round of fixtures with Chelsea in fifth place on 37 points, one point behind fourth-place Manchester United. West Ham currently occupy one of the relegation places, with 20 points, five fewer than Nottingham Forest, who are fourth from bottom.

Head-to-head

The Blues are seeking a sixth consecutive home league victory against the Hammers for the first time in our history. Chelsea have won eight of our past 11 Premier League meetings with West Ham (two defeats, one draw).

West Ham last came away from Stamford Bridge with three points in November 2019, when Aaron Cresswell scored the only goal just after half-time. That is their only Premier League victory at the Bridge in their last 19 visits (14 defeats, four draws).

Chelsea have scored 109 goals in 59 Premier League games against West Ham, our second-highest tally against an opponent, after Tottenham Hotspur (122 goals in 67 games).

The Blues won this season's reverse fixture 5-1 at the London Stadium in August, thanks to goals from Joao Pedro, Pedro Neto, Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo and Trevoh Chalobah.

Head-to-head (all competitions)

Played 125
Won 58
Drawn 23
Lost 44

Last five meetings at Stamford Bridge

21 December 2020 Premier League W 3-0 Thiago Silva, Abraham 2
24 April 2022 Premier League W 1-0 Pulisic
3 September 2022 Premier League W 2-1 Chilwell, Havertz
5 May 2024 Premier League W 5-0 Palmer, Gallagher, Madueke, Jackson 2
3 February 2025 Premier League W 2-1 Neto, Wan-Bissaka own goal

Biggest win for each team:

Chelsea 5-0 West Ham United 2023/24 Premier League
West Ham United 4-0 Chelsea 1980/81 Division Two
Chelsea 0-4 West Ham United 1985/86 Division One

Chelsea stats

Chelsea are looking to win three consecutive Premier League games for the first time since November (Tottenham 1-0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0, Burnley 2-0), as well as back-to-back home wins in the competition for the first time this season.

Only Manchester City (47), Arsenal (42) and Manchester United (41) have scored more Premier League goals this season than Chelsea (39). Only Arsenal (17) and Manchester City (21) have conceded fewer Premier League goals than Chelsea (25).

Since the start of last season, Chelsea have lost just one London derby in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge (five wins, four draws), a 2-1 defeat to Fulham on Boxing Day 2024.

The average age of Chelsea’s starting XI in the Premier League this season is 24 years and 215 days, the youngest in the division.

Chelsea have won both of our league matches under Liam Rosenior. Only three English managers have ever won their first three Premier League games – Bobby Gould (Coventry City) in August 1992, Sam Allardyce (Bolton Wanderers) in August 2001 and Craig Shakespeare (Leicester City) in April 2017.

Joao Pedro is the fifth Chelsea player to have scored in a manager’s first two Premier League games, joining Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink under Claudio Ranieri, Deco under Luiz Felipe Scolari, Diego Costa under Antonio Conte and Pedro under Maurizio Sarri.

Estevao Willian (18 years, 276 days) is the second-youngest Chelsea player to score and assist in a Premier League match, and youngest since Neil Shipperley (18 years, 164 days) against Wimbledon in April 1993. Estevao has now scored six goals for Chelsea, the joint-most by any player while aged 18 or under for the club in the Premier League era, alongside Callum Hudson-Odoi and Marc Guiu.

Moises Caicedo has made more interceptions than any other player in the Premier League so far this season (40).

Premier League scorers
Joao Pedro 8, Fernandez 7 (2 pens), Neto 5, Palmer 4 (2 pens), Caicedo 3, Chalobah 3, Gusto 2, Estevao 2, James 2, Acheampong 1, Delap 1, Garnacho 1

Premier League assists
James 4, Garnacho 3, Joao Pedro 3, Neto 3, Cucurella 2, Estevao 2, Fernandez 2, Gittens 2, Gusto 2, Caicedo 1, Guiu 1, Sanchez 1

Most Premier League minutes played
Chalobah 1,922, Sanchez 1,895, Fernandez 1,878, Neto 1,811, Cucurella 1,709, Joao Pedro 1,690, James 1,528, Caicedo 1,506, Gusto 1,238, Garnacho 822

Milestones

If selected, Reece James will make his 150th Premier League appearance. He captained Chelsea for the 50th time against Napoli.

Enzo Fernandez’s next appearance will be his 150th for the club in all competitions.

Cole Palmer is two strikes away from a half century of goals for Chelsea, a milestone only 40 players have previously reached.

West Ham United stats

This season’s Premier League stats

Most minutes played: Bowen 2,070, Areola 1,710, Fernandes 1,680
Most goals: Bowen 7, Wilson 5, Paqueta 4, Fernandes 3
Most assists: Diouf 3, Fernandes 2, Bowen 2
Most duels won: Paqueta 123, Bowen 115, Fernandes 113
Clean sheets: Hermansen 1
Most fouls conceded: Summerville 29, Paqueta 28, Fernandes 23
Most yellow cards: Paqueta 5, Bowen 4, Kilman 4, Todibo 4
Red cards: Paqueta 1, Soucek 1

Having gone 10 Premier League games without a win between 22 November and 6 January (six defeats, four draws), West Ham are seeking a third consecutive win in the competition for the first time for over two years. Their last two games have both been with the same starting XI.

The Hammers have not kept a clean sheet in any of their last 20 Premier League games, only once having a longer run (24, between March and November 2008).

West Ham have won 10 points from 11 games on the road this season - wins against Forest and Tottenham; draws at Everton, Bournemouth, Man Utd and Brighton; defeats at Sunderland, Arsenal, Leeds, Man City and Wolves.

West Ham’s win at Spurs two weeks ago ended their run of six consecutive Premier League London derby defeats this season. The Hammers last won consecutive derby matches in the 2021/22 campaign, with those wins coming against Spurs and Chelsea.

West Ham have faced 346 shots and 124 on target in the Premier League this season, second only to Burnley (393 shots, 140 on target). However, in their last match against Sunderland, they allowed just two shots on target, their lowest this season.

The Hammers have dropped 12 points from leading positions this season.

Jarrod Bowen now holds the record for most Premier League goal involvements at West Ham with 103 (63 goals, 43 assists), surpassing Michail Antonio's 101.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s management record vs Chelsea

Won: 2
Drawn: 3
Lost: 5

Last five West Ham results

Wolverhampton Wanderers (a) L 3-0
Nottingham Forest (h) L 2-1
Queens Park Rangers (FA Cup, h) W 2-1 (aet)
Tottenham Hotspur (a) W 2-1
Sunderland (h) W 3-1

Last Premier League line-up

West Ham United 3-1 Sunderland
Saturday 24 January
Team (4-4-1-1): Areola; Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Todibo, Scarles (Diouf 70); Bowen (c), Soucek, Fernandes, Summerville (Kilman 90+3); Pablo (Wilson 70); Castellanos (Potts 75)
Scorers: Summerville 24, Bowen pen 28, Fernandes 43
Booked: Castellanos 71, Fernandes 90+1

Discipline

There are no suspensions.

Players who accumulate 10 yellow cards in Premier League matches up to and including our 32nd fixture will serve a two-match suspension in the competition.

Chelsea Premier League yellow cards
Caicedo 6, Fernandez 5, Cucurella 4, James 4, Santos 4, Chalobah 3, Estevao 3, Sanchez 3, Badiashile 2, Delap 2, Fofana 2, George 2, Hato 2, Joao Pedro 2, Neto 2, Palmer 2, Tosin 2, Garnacho 1, Guiu 1, Gusto 1

Match officials

Referee: Anthony Taylor
Assistants: Gary Beswick, Adam Nunn
Fourth official: Rob Jones
VAR: Michael Salisbury
Assistant VAR: Sian Massey-Ellis

Anthony Taylor is officiating his third Chelsea match this season, having previously refereed our October win over Liverpool and our 1-1 home draw against Arsenal the following month.