Head-to-head
- This is the 100th meeting of the clubs in all competitions. Chelsea have won 44 times, West Ham 37 and there have been 18 draws.
- West Ham beat Chelsea for the first time in 13 league matches in the corresponding fixture last season. However, Chelsea were then 2-0 winners at Stamford Bridge.
- West Ham boss Sam Allardyce has picked up just two points in his previous six top-flight meetings with Jose Mourinho, losing all three home games.
- West Ham are without a win in their last four home games in the league (D1, L3 D1), their worst run under Sam Allardyce.
- They have failed to score in six of their 11 league matches this season.
- Their only league victory since the opening day of the season was by 3-0 at Tottenham.
- This is the start of three successive London derbies for the Hammers, with Fulham at home and Palace away to come.
- They have just six points from six games against teams in the top half of the table going into the start of the weekend's matches.
- Frank Lampard has scored in three of his last four Premier League appearances against his former club West Ham, but the England midfielder has failed to score in 10 successive league games - his longest run without a goal in the Premier League since April-August 2003.
- Chelsea are unbeaten in their last six London derbies in the league (W4, D2).
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