West Ham United vs Chelsea Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 08/22/25

Chelsea left it too late to change gears against Crystal Palace on Sunday, but should be able to get on top of a poor West Ham team and stay there when they travel to London Stadium on Friday. The Blues were left to rue their late missed chances after opening their Premier League campaign with a goalless tie against the Eagles, who had set their stall out for a point in the 2nd half. Enzo Maresca used 6 attackers signed for a combined £250m, but his team took until virtually the last minute of the 90 to get their first clear sight of goal. They then had two further decent chances in added time as substitutes Estevao and Andrey Santos were off target with efforts that could, and should, have been better.

Expect the Blues to pick up 3 points here, who won 2 of their last 3 league matches on the road last season and stunned Champions League winners PSG in the Club World Cup, to take the spoils in this London derby. They have won each of the last 3 meetings with West Ham and looked very good in preseason when beating Bayer Leverkusen and AC Milan comfortably.

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