West Ham V Chelsea: Premier League – Live

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Here we are, then, 1 crippled into nan caller season, pinch 2 managers already nether pressure. West Ham are coming disconnected a three-goal spanking astatine recently promoted Sunderland, which, coupled pinch a tally of conscionable 2 wins successful 11 astatine nan extremity of past season, has plonked Graham Potter connected nan Premier League hot-seat. He’s nan bookies’ favourite to go nan first leader successful nan section to beryllium fixed nan heave-ho, aft a specified 20 games successful nan job. He’s mislaid half of them. Oh Graham.

Enzo Marseca’s not successful contiguous threat of nan sack, 1 wouldn’t person thought. He’s conscionable won nan Club World Cup and Conference League, for goodness sake. But he is moving for trigger-happy Chelsea, and his squad were thoroughly unconvincing astatine location against Crystal Palace past weekend. So expect noises disconnected to beryllium turned connected should nan acold commencement to their title situation proceed this evening. It’s nan quality of nan beast.

But location are straws to grab. West Ham mightiness person vanished past play poorly, but they nevertheless snagged large wins against Arsenal and Manchester United, and were nan amended squad against champions-elect Liverpool. Chelsea meanwhile, to belabour nan point, person conscionable won nan Club World Cup and Conference League. Oh, and they started sluggishly astatine location past play arsenic well, earlier rebounding pinch a 6-2 distant triumph successful their 2nd match. Eh, and they won this fixture 3-0 past year, and are presently connected a three-match winning tally against nan Hammers to nan cumulative people of 10-1. So they’re favourites to prevail present tonight, each told. Still, shot is football, truthful let’s spot if that’s right. Kick-off is astatine 8pm UK time. It’s on!