Chelsea vs West Ham Predictions: 31.01.2026 - Premier League Betting Tips

Chelsea vs West Ham

Chelsea return to Stamford Bridge to face West Ham after an impressive victory against Napoli in the Champions League. Now four wins in a row across all competitions, the hosts will have a spring in their step against their relegation threatened opponents.

Read what our Premier League football expert Nathan Joyes has to say on Saturday evening's clash.

Chelsea bouncing back

Fighting back from 2-1 down - in Naples - to win 3-2 and extend their winning run to four matches was rather impressive. That's now four wins, nine goals and two clean sheets since losing to Arsenal back in December.

It has been a turbulent period for Chelsea but the appointment of Liam Rosenior has brought stability for the squad and from their press conferences it's clear he's well liked within the dressing room.

Back on Premier League duty, Chelsea have edged back into 5th spot - just one point behind Man United - although Liverpool are hot on their heels. But with West Ham, Wolves and Leeds up next, Rosenior will be hoping his side can pile the pressure on those inside the top four.

Joao Pedro's brace on Wednesday night was his fourth goal in his last four matches - and the Brazilian could be Chelsea's answer once again this weekend.

West Ham showing plenty of fight

After West Ham's last minute defeat against Nottingham Forest, Nuno Santo's side have bounced back with progression in the FA Cup as well as back-to-back Premier League victories.

An impressive 2-1 away victory against rivals Spurs was backed up with a dominant home display vs Sunderland - with the Hammers leading 3-0 at half-time.

West Ham may be five points adrift but there's plenty of fight left in the tank, who will head to Stamford Bridge with plenty of confidence.

They have, however, finally lost Lucas Paqueta who made his move to Flamengo this week, but the Hammers have arguably played better without him of late - and now that saga has been dealt with the rest of the squad can focus on staying in the Premier League.

Chelsea vs West Ham H2H

Chelsea won the reverse fixture 5-1 back in August where once again Joao Pedro was on the scoresheet. Chelsea have, in fact, won the last four head-to-heads, and you have to go back to 2019 the last time West Ham won at Stamford Bridge. Their previous success before that was all the way back in 2002.

Our Chelsea vs West Ham betting tip

With Chelsea flourishing under their new head coach, the hosts are the clear favourites. But with West Ham unbeaten in three, it might be foolish to write off the visitors entirely. So who will stand up and make a difference?

Nathan Joyes has taken a look at the Premier League odds for this match and puts his best bet forward.

Back Chelsea's Brazilian

Chelsea (1/2 with Betfred) are expected to beat West Ham (5/1 with Betano) and extend their winning run to five. However, at the price, it's too skinny to get involved with and instead the focus is very much on their in-form Brazilian.

Joao Pedro has been excellent under Rosenior and his brace against Napoli midweek only confirmed that statement further. Chelsea's new boss trusts Pedro to lead the line - and he's returned the favour with four goals in four matches.

With 11 goals across the Premier League and Champions League, Pedro is very much Chelsea's most reliable goalscorer at present - and having also scored against West Ham earlier in the season when they ran riot, that also bodes well for this particular betting angle.

The Brazilian is 13/10 to score anytime and with West Ham failing to keep a clean sheet in 21 matches, he will get plenty of chances to score again.

TIP: Joao Pedro to score anytime at 13/10 with BetMGM.

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