West Ham United V Chelsea: It’s getting grim for Grant
It’s bottom versus top this weekend at the Boleyn Ground and everything points to more pain for new West Ham boss Avram Grant. The former Chelsea and Portsmouth managed is rumoured to have just three games to save his bacon at the Hammers but only the most optimistic Hammers fan can see them turning over the champions on current form.
Chelsea head across the capital with a 100 per cent record and they look simply unstoppable. They haven’t conceded a goal yet, Malouda looks in fine form and even missed spot kicks from Frank Lampard can’t deny them victory.
Meanwhile West Hams fans are wondering where their first points of the season will come from, as after Chelsea they face Stoke City and Tottenham Hotspur.
Grant and West Ham must take it one game at a time but the pressure on them to get some points on the board is building daily.
The Hammers haven’t beaten Chelsea home or away in 11 previous meetings but they did achieve a credible draw at Upton Park last season when Zola’s position was under threat.
Only our optimistic West Ham pundit can see anything other than an away win here.
West Ham United v Chelsea; Kick off 3pm 11 September 2010
Prediction Panel
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Arsenal |
Don McMahon |
1 |
V |
3 |
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Aston Villa |
Lynette Ranson |
1 |
V |
3 |
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Birmingham |
Steve Coulter |
0 |
V |
3 |
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Blackburn |
Terry Kennedy |
0 |
V |
3 |
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Blackpool |
Phil Trow |
0 |
V |
3 |
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Bolton |
Dave Blackburn |
1 |
V |
3 |
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Chelsea |
Joe Tyler |
0 |
V |
3 |
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Everton |
Chris Goodwin |
1 |
V |
3 |
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Fulham |
Russell Goldman |
0 |
V |
2 |
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Liverpool |
Mark Williams |
0 |
V |
2 |
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Man City |
Callum Rothwell |
1 |
V |
3 |
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Man Utd |
Peter Lee |
0 |
V |
3 |
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Newcastle |
Michael Stout |
0 |
V |
3 |
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Stoke City |
Philip Eccleston |
1 |
V |
3 |
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Sunderland |
Tony Ratton |
1 |
V |
4 |
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Tottenham |
Dave Nash |
0 |
V |
3 |
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West Brom |
Andy Wakeman |
1 |
V |
3 |
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West Ham |
Nigel Telfer |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Wigan |
Alan Moore |
0 |
V |
4 |
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Wolves |
Chris Cox |
1 |
V |
2 |
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OUR EXPERTS |
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Editor |
Antony Melvin |
0 |
V |
3 |
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Writer |
Colin Illingworth |
0 |
V |
3 |
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Writer |
Hugh Larkin |
0 |
V |
2 |
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Writer |
Paul Grech |
0 |
V |
3 |
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Pompey fan |
Dan Taylor |
1 |
V |
3 |
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Boro fan |
Sue Gardener |
1 |
V |
4 |
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Pompey fan |
Peter Rendle |
1 |
V |
2 |
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West Ham fan |
Matthew Beeby |
0 |
V |
4 |
Panel Verdict
The Panel believes Avram Grant’s former club will do his future prospects at Upton Park no good by inflicting another defeat on them.
Home: 0; Away: 27; Draw: 1.
* Do we have it right, or do you know better? Please don't bother with derisory comments on the predictions after the match - unless you also pulled us up before it!
