West Ham United vs Chelsea Predictions, Lineups & Betting Tips

Match Details: August 22, 2025 | London Stadium | Premier League | 20:00 BST

After winless starts and miserable displays in their respective openers, West Ham and Chelsea clash on Friday night with both teams seeking their first win of the 2025/26 Premier League season. The World Champions have high hopes and aspirations for this campaign, so a victory will be demanded from them in their trip to East London against a Hammers side who looked absolutely dismal against Sunderland.

Key Betting Tip: Over 2.5 Goals & BTTS at 1.97 odds on Kwiff represents excellent value based on the tip provided by our team of in-house tipsters.

West Ham vs Chelsea Predicted Lineups

West Ham Predicted XI: Alphonse Areola; Nayef Aguerd, Max Kilman, Jean-Clair Todibo; Malick Diouf, Guido Rodriguez, James Ward-Prowse, Aaron Wan-Bissaka; Lucas Paquetá; Niclas Füllkrug, Jarrod Bowen.

Chelsea Predicted XI: Robert Sanchez; Marc Cucurella, Trevoh Chalobah, Tosin Adarabioyo, Reece James; Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernández; Jamie Gittens, Cole Palmer, Pedro Neto; João Pedro.

For Graham Potter’s side, they may have to stick with the same starting XI, however, may bring in Areola after Mads Hermansen’s dreadful debut in the north-east.

As for Enzo Maresca’s side could opt to make a change in the backline, with Tosin’s discomfort going away in recent days, believing he will be safe to slot back into the side to replace the ever-reliable youngster Josh Acheampong, who enjoyed a successful afternoon at the Bridge in the opener.

Both sides record a number of injuries for this fixture, with the hosts missing Crysencio Summerville (hamstring), George Earthy (knock), and Luis Guilherme (broken collarbone). Meanwhile, Chelsea will be without Benoit Badiashile (leg), Levi Colwill (acl), Omari Kellyman (hamstring), and Romeo Lavia (strain), while Adarabioyo is still touch and go regarding his issue from last week.

West Ham vs Chelsea Current League Standings

Everything about the Hammers’ performance on the opening weekend was a disaster, and their loss to the Black Cats was their first defeat to them since 2013. Three goals conceded to a newly promoted side, with no goals to show for it was nothing short of a disaster and Potter will be demanding a response on Friday against his former employers.

Chelsea, meanwhile, were dominant against the Eagles, but were missing their clinical instincts which led to them dropping two points. It could have been worse, with Eberechi Eze’s free kick goal being overruled by a little-known rule. The Blues won their last Friday evening fixture in the top-flight, so will be hoping to repeat that this week.

West Ham vs Chelsea Head-to-Head Timeline

There is a good reason why we have gone for both teams to score and three or more goals in this match, with some thrilling ties being played out in the past. Chelsea have won each of the last three meetings 10 to one in goals but before the last trip to London Stadium, West Ham were unbeaten in three at home, with both teams scoring on each occasion.

Recent Head-to-Head Results:

• February 3, 2025: Chelsea 2-1 West Ham (Premier League)
• September 21, 2024: West Ham 0-3 Chelsea (Premier League)
• May 5, 2024: Chelsea 5-0 West Ham (Premier League)
• August 20, 2023: West Ham 3-1 Chelsea (Premier League)
• February 11, 2023: West Ham 1-1 Chelsea (Premier League)

The last meeting fell back in February, where the Blues put on a dominant display in a 2-1 win, however, West Ham really made them fight for the three points, as Bowen’s opener was cancelled out in the second half by Neto, before a fortunate deflection off Wan-Bissaka saw the Blues take the share of the spoils, leaving West Ham to head back to east London empty handed.

West Ham and Chelsea Recent Matches Analysis

West Ham Last 5 Matches:

• West Ham 0-3 Sunderland (A) – Premier League
• West Ham p1-1 Lille (H) – Club Friendly
• West Ham 2-0 Bournemouth (N) – Club Friendly
• West Ham 2-1 Everton (N) – Club Friendly
• West Ham 1-2 Manchester United (N) – Club Friendly

The Hammers had a successful PL Summer Series campaign, losing only to Man United, while beating both Bournemouth and Everton, however, the 3-0 thrashing by Sunderland is the game they really had to win to avoid any early pressure. A defeat on Friday would see pressure build on Potter.

Chelsea Last 5 Matches:

• Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace (H) – Premier League
• Chelsea 4-1 AC Milan (H) – Club Friendly
• Chelsea 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen (H) – Club Friendly
• Chelsea 3-0 PSG (N) – Club World Cup
• Chelsea 2-0 Fluminense (N) – Club World Cup

Since lifting the Club World Cup, the Blues had a short break before pre-season began, where they carried on their momentum from USA with two good dominant victories over Leverkusen and Milan, before a 0-0 draw with Palace where they looked nothing like their recent selves. If they can find their Club World Cup knockout stage form, they will beat West Ham, but nonetheless, defensively, the Blues remain rock solid with fans views on specifically Sanchez in goal starting to shift into more positive light.

West Ham vs Chelsea Predictions

Our advanced algorithm analyses over 200 data points to generate these predictions with confidence in a Over 2.5 Goals & Both Teams to Score victory. The model factors in current form, head-to-head records, player availability, and tactical matchups.

Best West Ham vs Chelsea Betting Tips

Football Park’s Best Bet: Over 2.5 Goals & BTTS @ 1.97 - Recent form suggests confidence in a BTTS victory. With recent meetings following this trend and West Ham holding the home advantage, they could sneak a goal or two, however, Chelsea will respond with their top quality attack and will look to punish any mistakes.

Key Players to Watch: West Ham vs Chelsea

Jarrod Bowen (West Ham): With the team still nowhere near their best, Bowen remains the standout man to watch. The 28-year-old bagged 21 goal contributions in the league last season and he remains the only Hammers player to score against Chelsea in their last three matches.

João Pedro (Chelsea): After a disappointing Premier League debut in the Royal Blue, Pedro knows he needs to make his mark. In a Chelsea attack that lacked that killer instinct last weekend, the Brazilian will look to score his first of many on Friday evening.

West Ham vs Chelsea Match Facts

Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG). He is a man used to officiating some mouth-watering clashes, and his 670-match career, he has handed out an average of 3.3 yellow cards per match, but in 26 fixtures last domestic season, this number rose to 4.62.

Broadcast Details:

UK: Sky Sports at 20:00 BST.

Stadium Information: Located in East London, the London Stadium is sure to bring a noisy and passionate atmosphere on Friday evening, with capacity of 62,500 loud football fans.

West Ham vs Chelsea: Final Prediction

West Ham 1-2 Chelsea