This weekend will see West Ham United welcome Chelsea to the London Stadium in a Premier League London derby.
Both teams head into the Saturday lunch-time kick-off knowing they are not doing as well as they would have liked in terms of form. The Hammers have won just one of their last five games in the league, that win coming against relegation rivals Everton last month, but did pick up a point against high-flyers Newcastle United last-time out.
Chelsea are in a similar place having also picked up one win in their last five games, their three points coming against Crystal Palace back in January.
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In the last five London derby fixtures between the two sides, the Blues have won four of them with the Hammers just winning the one - a 3-2 win back in December 2021.
The last time there was a draw in this fixture was September 2018 and pundit Mark Lawrenson believes the two sides will cancel each other after both teams picked up a point last weekend.
Lawrenson has explained his 1-1 draw prediction to Paddy Power, saying: “West Ham got a good point against Newcastle last time out but Chelsea’s draw with Fulham would have frustrated them. I think we’re in for another draw here.
"Both teams are in a little bit of a state of flux at the moment. West Ham look like they’re improving but Chelsea don’t really look like scoring too many."
Chelsea are currently sitting ninth in the league table and in danger of missing out on a top-four finish while David Moyes' side are in the midst of a relegation battle where they sit 17th, one point from falling into the bottom three.
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