Premier League
West Ham vs Chelsea
Stadium Upton Park
Sun, Dec 19 2009
kick off:15:00 GMT
Referee: Mike Dean
squads
West Ham United: Green, Kurucz, Faubert, Da Costa, Gabbidon, Upson, Tomkins, Ilunga, Spector, Kovac, Noble, Parker, Collison, Payne, Diamanti, Jimenez, Stanislas, Franco.
Chelsea: Cech, Hilario, Turnbull, Ivanovic, Belletti, Alex, Carvalho, Terry, A Cole, Lampard, Ballack, Obi, Malouda, J Cole, Zhirkov, Drogba, Anelka, Kalou, Kakuta, Bruma, Borini, Deco, Sturridge, Matic.
West Ham
Suspended: None Doubtful: Jimenez (groin), Dyer & Upson (both hamstring)
Injured: Behrami, Boa Morte, Cole & Hines (all knee), Davenport (leg)
Chelsea
Suspended: None Doubtful: Drogba (back), Sturridge (hip/thigh)
Injured: Bosingwa (knee), Essien (hamstring)
| L A S T 6 M A T C H E S | |||||
| West Ham | Chelsea | ||||
| 15.12 | Bolton – West Ham | 3 : 1 | 15.12 | Chelsea – Portsmouth | 2 : 1 |
| 12.12 | Birmingham – West Ham | 1 : 0 | 12.12 | Chelsea – Everton | 3 : 3 |
| 05.12 | West Ham – Manchester Utd | 0 : 4 | 05.12 | Manchester City – Chelsea | 2 : 1 |
| 28.11 | West Ham – Burnley | 5 : 3 | 28.11 | Arsenal – Chelsea | 0 : 3 |
| 21.11 | Hull City – West Ham | 3 : 3 | 21.11 | Chelsea – Wolves | 4 : 0 |
| 08.11 | West Ham – Everton | 1 : 2 | 08.11 | Chelsea – Manchester Utd | 1 : 0 |
| E C E N T L E A G U E F O R M (L A S T 10 M A T C H E S) | ||||||||||
| Chelsea | ||||||||||
| 16.12 | 12.12 | 05.12 | 29.11 | 21.11 | 08.11 | 31.10 | 24.10 | 17.10 | 04.10 | |
| Result (Win,Draw,Lose) | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | W |
| Home/Away | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Under/Over (2,5 goal) | O | O | O | O | O | U | O | O | O | U |
| Clean Sheet | - | - | - | + | + | + | + | + | - | + |
| Fail To Score | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Score First | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
| Opponent Scores First | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Half Time/Full Time | W/W | D/D | D/L | W/W | W/W | D/W | W/W | W/W | D/L | D/W |
| Early goal (1-25 min) | + | + | + | - | + | - | - | + | + | - |
Head-to-head
Chelsea have won on their last four visits to Upton Park, scoring 12 goals and conceding two.
West Ham have not beaten Chelsea in any of their last nine meetings in all competitions (D1, L8).
Referee Mike Dean is officiating at a West Ham game for the first time since this corresponding fixture last April.
LEADING GOALSCORERS
West Ham
Cole: 7 goals (7 league); Stanislas: 4 goals (2 league)
Chelsea
Drogba: 18 goals (13 league); Anelka: 8 goals (5 league)
squads.
MOST RECENT MEETING
West Ham 0-1 Chelsea (25 April 2009)
Chelsea scorer: Kalou 55
| Goal scorers: 45′ [1 : 0] A. Diamanti (pen.) 61′ [1 : 1] Frank Lampard (pen.) |
Cards: 30′ Ricardo Carvalho 33′ Guillermo Franco 44′ Ashley Cole 45′ Scott Parker 52′ Mark Noble 59′ Matthew Upson |
44:13 GOAL – Alessandro Diamanti:West Ham 1 – 0 Chelsea Alessandro Diamanti scores a placed penalty.
60:39 GOAL – Frank Lampard:West Ham 1 – 1 Chelsea Frank Lampard scores a placed penalty.
Chelsea came from behind to draw 1-1 with West Ham United. Frank Lampard’s second-half penalty salvaged a point for the Blues.
Chelsea wins this match!
J