West Ham United paid for not taking their chances against Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday night (1-1), and have now slipped seven points behind the Premier League’s (PL) top three. That midweek draw did snap a two-match losing run in the league though, and every point is vital as the battle for fourth looks set to rage all season.

Now facing leaders Chelsea, they at least haven’t lost a league game here since October (W2, D1), so the ‘Hammers’ should be happy about playing in familiar surroundings. Although they’ve a mixed record in home London derbies across the last 12 months (W2, D3, L2), they’ve scored first in six of their seven home PL matches this term (W3, D2, L2) so could spring a surprise to add to their recent defeat of Liverpool.