2017-03-06

West Ham vs Chelsea betting tips and predictions for the Monday Night Football tonight including team news, head to head stats and the best odds for our Premier League tips.

Chelsea will hope to take one step closer to the league title tonight when they face West Ham United at the London Stadium. Here are some betting tips and predictions for the Monday Night Football.

West Ham vs Chelsea Betting Tips

Both teams to score and over 2.5 goals – 27/20 at Coral: Bet Now

Winston Reid to be carded – 5/2 at Unibet: Bet Now

Eden Hazard to provide an assist – 11/4 at Unibet: Bet Now

West Ham come into this match after two successive draws and they are currently in ninth place in the Premier League. The challenge for Slaven Bilic and his side is to keep their performance levels up as they are unlikely to qualify for Europe and won’t be going down this season but they are having a steady season and it looks likely that the manager will earn a new contract very soon. West Ham actually hosted Chelsea earlier in the season in the EFL Cup but this game was over-shadowed by crowd trouble and let’s hope that headlines are made on the pitch instead of off the pitch on Monday.

Chelsea are ten points clear at the top of the table and it would take a huge effort from one of the chasing pack to stop Antonio Conte winning the title in his first season at Stamford Bridge. They eventually won 3-1 against Swansea last weekend even though they weren’t playing the best football and this is the hallmark of Champions but this game against West Ham is a potential banana skin considering their recent away form. They have only won one away game in their last four and have lost their last two games away to West Ham so this may not be as straightforward as people think.

West Ham vs Chelsea Predictions

My first West Ham vs Chelsea prediction for this game is for both teams to score and for there to be over 2.5 goals in the game. I expect goals in this game as both sides are in good attacking form recently. They have scored nineteen goals between them in the last five matches and in the last four matches that they have played against each other both teams have scored and there has been over 2.5 goals. Coral are offering 27/20 for this to happen and if you open a Coral account you can bet £1 at 33/1 for Chelsea to win.

My second West Ham vs Chelsea betting tip is going to be for Winston Reid to be carded. The centre-back will be up against Diego Costa and he is a veteran at winding defenders up and I can see Reid getting at least a yellow card. He has picked up two bookings in his last three games against Chelsea and has also been booked twice in his last three games. Unibet are offering 5/2 that the New Zealand international gets booked and you’ll get a £30 free bet if you open an account at Unibet.

My third and final West Ham vs Chelsea betting tip comes from Unibet as well and they are one of the only sites that offer this particular market. Eden Hazard is 11/4 to provide an assist and I think these odds are too good to turn down. The Belgian playmaker is always likely to be in the action with the talent that he has and the 11/4 that Unibet are offering for him to give an assist is my final betting tip for this MNF game.

West Ham vs Chelsea Team News

West Ham are expected to have Andy Carroll back for this match after he has been training all week in preparation for this match. Michail Antonio will be missing for the hosts after getting sent off last week against Watford.  Chelsea have no injury concerns for this match and the only decision that Conte will have to make is whether to start Cesc Fabregas or Nemanja Matic in the centre of midfield.

West Ham vs Chelsea Head to Head

As mentioned previously, West Ham have actually beat Chelsea already this season but this was in the EFL Cup. Chelsea won the return fixture back in August thanks to a late Diego Costa winner. Chelsea have only lost twice to West Ham United in the Premier League in the past ten years and will hope to continue that impressive record on Monday night.

West Ham vs Chelsea Betting Odds

Chelsea are favourites for this match and are 8/13 for the victory with SkyBet. The draw is 16/5 at Bet365 and a win for the Hammers is 11/2 with Bet365. Diego Costa always looks likely to score first and he is 7/2 for the first goal with Betway but Andy Carroll is a huge 10/1 to open the scoring with Bet365 and could be worth a punt if he starts.

West Ham vs Chelsea Betting Tips

Both teams to score and over 2.5 goals – 27/20 at Coral: Bet Now

Winston Reid to be carded – 5/2 at Unibet: Bet Now

Eden Hazard to provide an assist – 11/4 at Unibet: Bet Now

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