West Ham vs Chelsea Odds: Two Declan Rice themed tips

The weekend is here and BT Sports are hosting the early Saturday kick off between West Ham and Chelsea at the Olympic Stadium.

David Moyes and his side have had a solid start to the season, the kind of form that could see them battling It out for a place in the European competitions towards the business end of the season. Moyes will be hoping Cresswell will be fit to face Chelsea on Saturday after missing out midweek vs Brighton due to a back injury.

The list of injuries is beginning to build for Tuchel as Chalobah suffered a hamstring injury midweek against Watford. They are now missing Kovacic, Kante, Chilwell, Chalobah and potentially Reece James. Lukaku could return to the starting XI for the first time in six weeks following his recent injury.

The English central midfielder has been outstanding this season and a huge factor in West Ham’s success. Declan has been linked with moves to Chelsea quite often and with a close relationship to Chelsea man, Mason Mount, he will be keen to impress on Saturday afternoon.

Rice has hit thirty tackles in his last eight starts for The Hammers, hitting over this 2.5 line on six occasions. In Chelseas recent fixture with Man Utd, both Matic and McTominay managed four tackles a piece and I expect similar numbers here from the Englishman who has superior tackling stats.

Sticking with the English midfielder here at a juicy price for a shot on target. It’s a game I wouldn’t expect West Ham to rain shots against a solid Chelsea side, however they did look suspect against Watford who caused them real problems, registering six on target.

Rice has registered five shots on target in his last five Premier League matches, often finding himself on the edge of the box picking up those loose balls. If anywhere offers a much bigger price for shot on target from outside the box (over 5/1) I would take that as it would hold more value. Both have landed in four of his last five Premier League matches, including recently against Manchester City.

Andre Marriner takes the whistle at the Olympic Stadium Saturday afternoon and has been in some great booking form of late. He has given thirty-six yellows and two red cards in his last eight matches.

Both Antonio and Ziyech were booked in their last matches and here I have included them to repeat the feat at over 50/1! It could be a long game for Antonio as Chelsea will dominate the ball, leaving him chasing shadows often on his own. Ziyech will also be dealing with forward runs from Ben Johnson who is down to play left back again like he did in midweek. This could definitely be a battle to watch out for!