Chelsea and West Ham United kick off the weekend's round of Premier League fixtures with what has the potential to be a feisty Saturday lunchtime derby at the London Stadium.
The Blues, in a rich vein of domestic form, have won six of their past seven top-flight games and victory against the Hammers would pull them level on points with second-place Manchester United, who host table-topping neighbours Man City the following day. By stark contrast, West Ham, one point off the basement, are entrenched in a relegation battle and are yet to win under new manager David Moyes.
At face value then, the result should be a foregone conclusion with Antonio Conte's side coasting to three easy points -- but complacency would be ill-advised.
Moyes will be desperate to prove his worth to his new club and Chelsea have already faced a similar situation before this season when they made another short journey across London in September, this time to play Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
Palace went into that game pointless and goalless with manager Roy Hodgson having failed to make an impression since taking over from Frank de Boer, who had been sacked just four league games into the campaign. The Eagles put on a committed display, outfought the Blues and deservedly won 2-1.... <<< read more >>> @ www.galatixnews.com