Sky pundit explains why Chelsea should be favourites for heavy West Ham win

It’s Friday, which means Sky pundit Charlie Nicholas has just unleashed his predictions for us to all pore over.

Chelsea aren’t on TV this week, which feels odd after a long televised run. We’re back in the Saturday 3pm slot for the first time in a while, with opposition coming in the form of struggling West Ham.

We’re two games without a win now, after a loss to Man City last weekend and a thrilling draw with Valencia in midweek, so it would be no surprise to see the Hammers tipped to pick up a surprise point.

But in the end, Nicholas has played it safe in calling a 2-0 win. He points out that “West Ham is Frank Lampard’s old club, Chelsea like to turn over West Ham, and I can’t see anything else.”

Frankly, he’s probably right We should be cautious over a trap game like this, but also acknowledge we’re big favourites.

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