Chelsea have won only one of their last seven Premier League matches, but they are hot favourites to beat West Ham at Stamford Bridge on Monday.
West Ham or draw double chance @ 9/4
Chelsea were second-favourites to win the Premier League just before Christmas, but a run of one win in seven games means that qualifying for the UEFA Champions League is now the focus for the Blues.
They made the perfect start to their fixture at Manchester City last time out, taking a third-minute lead, but the inconsistent champions hit back to win 3-1.
Blues goalkeeper Robert Sanchez made another error, prompting speculation that he may be replaced by Filip Jorgensen when the Blues host the Hammers on Monday evening.
Their lean run includes draws with Everton, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth and defeats at home to Fulham and away to relegation-threatened Ipswich Town.
Despite those struggles, Enzo Maresca's men are hot favourites at 4/11 to beat London rivals West Ham, who will not be short of motivation for their trip to Stamford Bridge.
New Irons boss Graham Potter had an unhappy spell at Chelsea, departing after just 31 matches in charge, and he would love to kickstart his West Ham career with a positive result in west London.
Lucas Paqueta, Jarrod Bowen and Crysencio Summerville will all be assessed before kick-off on Monday but, at the prices, the visitors are worth backing to avoid defeat.
They led for more than an hour at Aston Villa on Potter's debut in the FA Cup before conceding two late goals and beat Fulham 3-2 in their first home fixture under their new boss.
A disappointing 2-0 loss to Palace at the London Stadium followed, but there were plenty of positives to take from the performance at Villa in the league last time out.
The hosts there, who are through to the UEFA Champions League round of 16, were on the ropes in the second half of their 1-1 draw and Paqueta had an injury-time 'winner' ruled out for offside.
Noni Madueke to have over 3.5 shots @ 5/4
Despite Chelsea's recent troubles, they have been racking up plenty of shots, amassing 26 against Bournemouth and 19 against Wolves in their last two home matches.
Winger Noni Madueke should pose a major threat to the visitors' goal, having pounced on a defensive error to give his side an early lead at the Etihad Stadium last time out.
The England international also scored in the 3-1 win over Wolves, in which he had six shots, while his previous three home league starts produced three attempts against the in-form Cherries, seven against Brentford and four against Arsenal.
West Ham boss Potter has inherited a shaky defence - his predecessor Julen Lopetegui's last two league results were a 5-0 defeat to Liverpool and a 4-1 loss at Manchester City - so Madueke is a tempting bet to have over 3.5 shots on Monday.
Over 4.5 cards in the match @ 5/6
Fixtures between Chelsea and West Ham tend to be fiercely contested and there were seven yellow cards in the Blues' 3-0 win at the London Stadium in September.
Three of the Hammers' substitutes were cautioned in that game and backing over 4.5 cards looks like a solid wager in the rematch at Stamford Bridge.
The two 2023/24 league meetings between the clubs produced 11 bookings, including two for Irons defender Nayef Aguerd, who was sent off in his side's 3-1 home win.
Maresca's side have accrued 66 yellow cards and one red in their first 23 league matches and seven of their players, including goalkeeper Sanchez, have received five or more cautions.
West Ham's league fixtures against Fulham and Villa under Potter featured six and five cards, while centre-back Dinos Mavropanos was sent off for a second bookable offence in last month's defeat to the Eagles.
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Chelsea - 4/11
Draw - 17/4
West Ham - 7/1
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