West Ham United FC vs. Chelsea FC 12/4/21 - Premier League Picks & Predictions

West Ham United hosts Chelsea on Saturday and an English Premier League matchday 15 fixture. West Ham United is fourth in the top-flight English league table at 7-3-4 on 24 points with a goal difference of +8. West Ham battled to a 1-1 draw with Brighton Hove and Albion on Tuesday. West Ham opened the scoring with a goal by Thomas Soucek but BHA was able to score an equaliser and West Ham had to share the spoils.

West Ham has two victories, one draw and two losses in its last five matches across all competitions and over that span and scored seven goals and conceded six. Michail Antonio is the leading goal scorer for West Ham with six, while Pablo Fornals has scored four. Jarrod Bowen is the leader in assists with four while three others have three assists apiece.

Chelsea sits atop the  top flight English league table at 10-3-1 on 33 points with a goal difference of +27. Chelsea is one point clear of second-place Manchester City. Chelsea defeated Watford 2-1 on Wednesday. Chelsea opened the scoring with a goal by Mason Mount in the 30th minute and Watford scored an equaliser in the 44th minute, but Hakim Ziyech scored the winner for Chelsea in the 72nd minute.

Chelsea has three victories and two draws in its last five matches across all competitions and over that span has scored 11 goals and conceded three. Chelsea's back line and goalkeeper have two clean sheets in the last four matches played. Mason Mount and Reece James each have four goals to lead Chelsea in EPL play and Mateo Kovacic is the leader in assists with five.