Battle for Last Champions League Spot: West Ham vs Chelsea

< wpparagraph > <p>This Saturday April 24 at the London Stadium the Hammers will host the team led by German Thomas Tuchel Chelsea in what promises to be a duel of high level as both teams are fighting for fourth place a place that gives the last place to access the UEFA Champions League So the team that wins on Saturday will be closer to the highest continental competition this great match will be broadcast by ESPN from 1130 ET<p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p>Lets review 5 interesting facts between the Blues and the Hammers<p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p>1 In the last five meetings played by West Ham at the London Stadium against Chelsea the Hammers have managed 3 wins 1 draw and 1 loss against Chelsea which dates back to 2017<br>2 In the five most recent meetings between the two sides the two sides have won twice and drawn once at West Hams home ground<br>3 Reviewing the last 20 meetings between the Blues and the Hammers we have that Chelsea dominates with 10 wins there are 4 duels in draw and 6 wins for the team led by David Moyes currently<br>4 Eleven goals have been scored in the last five meetings between the two sides with the Blues scoring seven goals and West Ham scoring four<br>5 The top scorer for the home side is Jesse Lingard with 9 goals while Tammy Abraham leads the Blues with 6 goals<p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p>Lets review the current situation of both teams<p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p>West Ham The team coached by David Moyes has had a fairly high performance in their last few matches as they have faced teams that are part of the Big Six and have been able to maintain their fight to reach for next season a place that will give them access to the most prestigious continental tournament so in this match against the Blues they will seek to return to the winning path as in the last match they lost 3 2 to Newcastle away<p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p>Relive highlights from the Hammers last match here<p> < wpparagraph > < wpembed urlhttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=zzs5nfrJ vMtypevideoproviderNameSlugyoutuberesponsivetrueclassNamewp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio > <figure class=wp block embed is type video is provider youtube wp block embed youtube wp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio><div class=wp block embed wrapper> httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=zzs5nfrJ vM <div><figure> < wpembed > < wpparagraph > <p>Video courtesy of West Ham United<p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p>Chelsea The Blues arrive at this match where much more than just three points are at stake with the need to improve their performance in the Premier League since in their last few matches they have had very irregular performances where they have dropped 7 points out of a possible 15 and today they are tied with West Ham in the fight for the fourth position and they arrive at this match after a goalless draw against Brighton a team that is only three points away from the relegation places<p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p>Relive the best highlights of the Blues last match here<p> < wpparagraph > < wpembed urlhttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=pN1HHXTZ MtypevideoproviderNameSlugyoutuberesponsivetrueclassNamewp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio > <figure class=wp block embed is type video is provider youtube wp block embed youtube wp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio><div class=wp block embed wrapper> httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=pN1HHXTZ M <div><figure> < wpembed > < wpparagraph > <p>Video courtesy of Chelsea Football Club<p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p>Betting line<br>West Ham 292 +351 Goals 108<br>Chelsea 471 140 Goals 174<br>Draw 237 +265<p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p>This match could be definitive for the aspirations of both teams for next season however Chelsea is currently qualified for the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League and will face the most winning team of this competition just three days later Real Madrid and the Blues have not qualified for this stage since the 201314 season so the illusion of returning to this stage is great so it could be a match where the Blues take the victory by the minimum as they come with great illusion in this closing of the season<p> < wpparagraph >