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The last match of the 33rd round of English Premier League is clash between two London teams. The home team, Chelsea occupies the fifth place in the table and has even 23 points more than 14th-placed West Ham. In previous round the Hammer won a very valuable victory in the survival race, while on the other hand the Blues lost direct clash for reaching the Champions League to Tottenham. Let’s add that match between the two teams played last autumn had ended as West Ham’s victory 1-0.

Chelsea

All this indicates that last year’s champions of England will not only fail to defend the title but will most probably not qualify after a long time for the Champions League, which is definitely a tragedy for this team. Right because of that it is clear to everyone that manager Conte will soon leave Chelsea, regardless how the season ends for the team. Still, Chelsea has chance to win a title, given that it semi-finalist of the FA Cup.

On the other hand, it was quite easily eliminated from the round of 16 of the Champions League by Barcelona, while in the league after the latest series of three losses and just one victory it seriously lags behind teams that occupy positions that lead to the Champions League. Of course, in situation like this it will be not easy to play against West Ham, while out of action are injured stopper Luiz and midfielder Barkely, while not fully ready goalkeeper Courtois, defender Zappacosta and forward Pedro are questionable for this match.

Probable lineups Chelsea: Caballero – Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger – Moses, Kante, Fabregas, Alonso – Willian, Hazard – Morata

West Ham

We have said in the introduction that match with city rival Chelsea comes for West Ham after very valuable home victory of 3-0  over 18th-placed Southampton as the Hammers now have five points more than they. It means that West Ham had probably made the decisive step in the survival battle in previous round, especially as victory over the Saints has finally put an end to three-game losing streak.

However, several very demanding matches are waiting for them by the end of season including this away match with city rival Chelsea, and the team must stay maximally focused throughout whole 90 minutes at the Stamford Bridge on Sunday. True, manager Moyes still has plenty of troubles with absences and on the list of injured players are currently defenders Reid and Byram, midfielder Obiang and forwards Antonio and Carroll, while stopper Collins, midfielder Lanzini and forward Chicharito are not fully ready yet.

Probable lineups West Ham: Hart – Rice, Ogbonna, Cresswell – Zabaleta, Fernandes, Noble, Kouyate, Masuaku – Joao Mario – Arnautovic

Verdict:

Of course, the home team is a favourite to win the match but its latest results don’t give much reason for optimism, while on the other hand the Hammers come to the Stamford Bridge after a very valuable victory of the Saints, which is why we have opted here for a pick with plenty of goals.

Pick:  over 2.5 goals 1.61 - 61/100 @1XBet