Premier League 25/26 · 31 Jan 2026

Chelsea 3–2 West Ham United

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Chelsea favourites at 69%.

Chelsea won and made the better chances: 2.8 xG to 1.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Marc Cucurella, 85.3 in 45′.

Well above their usual level: Marc Cucurella +31.7, Jarrod Bowen +20.2, Benoît Badiashile +16.7.

Well below it: Cole Palmer −18.3, Malo Gusto −17.5, Alejandro Garnacho −12.7.

Each side's last five results before this match.

28 Jan 2026	W 3–2	at SSC Napoli Champions League
25 Jan 2026	W 3–1	at Crystal Palace Premier League
21 Jan 2026	W 1–0	v Pafos FC Champions League
17 Jan 2026	W 2–0	v Brentford Premier League
7 Jan 2026	L 1–2	at Fulham Premier League

24 Jan 2026	W 3–1	v Sunderland Premier League
17 Jan 2026	W 2–1	at Tottenham Hotspur Premier League
6 Jan 2026	L 1–2	v Nottingham Forest Premier League
3 Jan 2026	L 0–3	at Wolverhampton Premier League
30 Dec 2025	D 2–2	v Brighton & Hove Albion Premier League

22 Aug 2025	West Ham United 1–5 Chelsea Premier League

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Marc Cucurella Defender	45	1	0	0.36	85.3	+31.7
Benoît Badiashile Defender	45	0	0	–	71.8	+16.7
João Pedro Forward	45	1	1	0.50	65.4	+4.0
Wesley Fofana Defender	45	0	1	–	60.6	−2.6
Pedro Neto Midfielder	64	0	0	–	59.3	+5.3
Trevoh Chalobah Defender	90	0	0	–	58.0	+2.2
Jorrel Hato Defender	45	0	0	–	51.3	+1.8
Enzo Fernández Midfielder	90	1	0	0.32	50.9	−10.2
Moisés Caicedo Midfielder	90	0	0	0.06	49.6	−5.8
Robert Sánchez Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	48.9	−4.1
Liam Delap Forward	90	0	0	0.90	44.3	−5.1
Reece James Defender	9	0	0	–	40.8	–
Alejandro Garnacho Forward	45	0	0	–	40.0	−12.7
Malo Gusto Defender	81	0	0	–	38.9	−17.5
Cole Palmer Midfielder	90	0	0	0.65	36.8	−18.3
Jamie Gittens Midfielder	26	0	0	–	33.9	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Jarrod Bowen Midfielder	81	1	0	0.26	70.3	+20.2
Crysencio Summerville Midfielder	90	1	0	0.32	62.0	+11.0
Oliver Scarles Defender	9	0	0	–	57.9	–
Mateus Fernandes Midfielder	90	0	0	0.09	54.7	−3.0
Adama Traoré Forward	9	0	0	–	52.6	–
Aaron Wan-Bissaka Defender	90	0	2	–	51.5	−1.1
Max Kilman Defender	23	0	0	–	49.8	–
Pablo Felipe Forward	67	0	0	–	49.2	−6.0
El Hadji Malick Diouf Defender	81	0	0	–	48.9	+2.5
Valentín Castellanos Forward	76	0	0	0.24	45.7	−2.6
Jean-Clair Todibo Defender	90	0	0	0.20	43.7	−3.8
Konstantinos Mavropanos Defender	90	0	0	–	43.2	−9.3
Alphonse Aréola Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	43.0	−5.8
Callum Wilson Forward	14	0	0	–	39.4	–
Tomáš Souček Midfielder	90	0	0	–	38.6	−10.4