Opta Stats: Chelsea v West Ham United

Will Jose Mourinho be full of Christmas cheer after Chelsea's game with West Ham?

West London meets East as first-placed Chelsea host fourth-placed West Ham. Opta are on hand with all the stats.

Chelsea are unbeaten in their last nine Barclays Premier League games played on Boxing Day (W5 D4). They are 1.351/3 to win.

Chelsea's last five Boxing Day matches have seen a total of just six goals scored, since their famous 4-4 draw with Aston Villa in 2007. Under 2.5 goals is 2.466/4.

Defeat to Arsenal last season ended a run of three consecutive Premier League wins on Boxing Day for the Hammers. West Ham are 11.010/1 to get back to winning ways. 

Sam Allardyce has managed just two wins in 21 Premier League games against Chelsea (W2 D6 L13). Chelsea are 1.981/1 to win half-time/full-time.

Allardyce has no wins against Jose Mourinho in the competition (D3 L5), but his three draws have all come in away games (in four visits to Stamford Bridge). The draw is 5.85/1.

Chelsea have won 12 and lost just one of the last 16 Premier League games against the Hammers (D3). The draw half-time/Chelsea full-time is 4.67/2.

West Ham last won in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge in September 2002 (3-2), but since then have lost six of eight visits (D2) and scored just three goals. They are 1.8810/11 to win to nil.

Loic Remy has scored in both of his previous Premier League games against West Ham. Remy is 2.111/10 to score.

The Hammers have failed to score in four of the last five Premier League games against Chelsea. Under 1.5 goals is 5.24/1.

Jose Mourinho has a record of five wins and no defeats in six Premier League matches as a coach against West Ham. A 2-0 Chelsea win is 7.613/2.