West Ham vs Chelsea Prediction, Odds and Betting Tips: Back Bowen on Saturday lunchtime

This weekend's Premier League action gets underway in the capital on Saturday lunchtime when Chelsea travel to West Ham, live on TNT Sports 1 at 12:30pm.

New West Ham skipper Jarrod Bowen has enjoyed a bright start to the season with three goal involvements in five league and cup matches.

Bowen scored West Ham's second in the 2-0 win at Crystal Palace and set-up a last-gasp 95th minute assist for Danny Ings in the dramatic draw at Fulham last weekend. In between those games he scored the winner against Bournemouth in the second round of the Carabao Cup.

This positive early form follows a fantastic 2023/24 campaign during which he recorded 30 goal contributions in 44 matches in all competitions, netting 16 Premier League goals and a further six assists. 

Bowen, who has three goals and four assists in his last 10 Premier League games, now as an ideal opportunity to claim more attacking returns at home to an inconsistent Chelsea side who are still adjusting to the huge influx of players under new boss Enzo Maresca, with CopyBet pricing the Hammers hero up at 11/8 to score or assist.

Frequent offender Nicolas Jackson has been priced up at 11/4 to be carded yet again on Saturday which represents decent value given his appalling record.

The Chelsea striker accrued 10 top-flight yellow cards in his debut season for Chelsea and has already received three yellows in five league and cup games this term, including his last two Premier League games against Crystal Palace and Bournemouth.

With the added spice of a London derby, Jackson's tempestuous side is bound to be on display at the London Stadium.

West Ham vs Chelsea Predicted Line-Ups

West Ham Predicted Starting XI

Areola; Wan-Bissaca, Mavropanos, Kilman, Emerson; Rodriguez, Alvarez, Paqueta; Kudus, Bowen, Antonio

Chelsea Predicted Starting XI

Sanchez; Disasi, Fofana, Colwill, Cucurella; Fernandez, Caicedo, Palmer; Sancho, Madueke, Jackson

West Ham vs Chelsea Head-To-Head Record

Chelsea have won 55 of their 122 clashes with West Ham, with the Hammers claiming 44 wins of their own, while the remaining 23 games have been drawn.

The Blues thumped West Ham 5-0 at the backend of last season, but the irons won 3-1 on home soil.