The Premier League action resumes this weekend as Arsenal and Manchester City both look to bounce back from surprise defeats in the title race.
The Gunners can go eight points clear at the summit if they beat Brentford in a London derby on Saturday, with crisis-stricken City not in action until they host Aston Villa in the late Sunday kick-off.
Manchester United would (temporarily at least) leapfrog their cross-city rivals into second with a win over managerless Leeds at Elland Road, with the two rivals facing off for the second time in the space of just five days.
The weekend action kicks off with another all-capital showdown between Chelsea and West Ham, with Graham Potter and David Moyes both craving quick victories.
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West Ham United have alternated between winning (4) and not winning (D1 L2) in their last seven Premier League home games against Chelsea, winning this fixture 3-2 last season. But the Blues have won four of their last five Premier League games against West Ham (L1) and are looking to win three in a row against them for the first time since April 2011.
West Ham have lost eight of their last ten Premier League London Derbies, the exceptions being a draw against Tottenham Hotspur and a win over Fulham this season. Meanwhile, if Chelsea win, they will be the first team to reach 150 London Derby victories in the Premier League.
West Ham have earned four points from their last two Premier League games, as many as they had in their previous nine (W1 D1 L7). Only once this season have they gone three league matches unbeaten, doing so in October against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Fulham and Southampton.
Chelsea’s last two Premier League matches have finished 0-0. They last failed to score in more consecutive league games in September 2007 (4), while they have never had three consecutive goalless draws in their league history.
Raheem Sterling has been involved in nine goals in his five Premier League appearances against West Ham United at the London Stadium (four goals, five assists), the most of any non-West Ham player on the ground.
0 - There were no shots on target in the second half between West Ham and Chelsea; just the second Premier League match with none after half time this season, after Southampton v Nottingham Forest in January. Fizzled.
1 - Along with assisting his team’s only goal, no Chelsea player completed more passes (84), recovered possession more often (7) or made more tackles (3) than Enzo Fernández against West Ham. General.
