Chelsea play Monday night football for the second time in three weeks when they face London rivals West Ham United in the Premier League later today.

With the Conference League League Phase complete, Chelsea were out of action midweek, meaning the Blues have had a nine-day rest ahead of their clash with West Ham at Stamford Bridge. Enzo Maresca's side lost 3-1 to Manchester City in their last outing, with the loss meaning they entered the weekend sixth in the Premier League table.

With just one win in their last seven Premier League games, Chelsea will be desperate for three points against West Ham later today. with the Blues having won 3-0 in their last meeting with the Hammers in September. There are no new injury concerns for Maresca's side, with Wesley Fofana, Romeo Lavia and Benoit Badiashile the only guaranteed absentees.

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So, could Chelsea pick up a much-needed win later today? Let's take a look.

We simulated Chelsea vs West Ham to get a score prediction

To complete this simulation, we used EA FC 25 and updated the squads with the latest injuries, suspensions and transfers.

We predict that Chelsea could set up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Jorgensen; James, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Madueke, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson.

We predict that West Ham could set up in a 3-4-2-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Fabianski; Mavropanos, Kilman, Cresswell; Wan-Bissaka, Soucek, Alvarez, Emerson; Soler, Kudus; Paqueta.

A shaky start from Chelsea saw a handful of big chances fall West Ham's way in the opening stages, but Filip Jorgensen was on hand to make some crucial saves and keep the score at 0-0. After riding an early wave of pressure from the visitors, Chelsea started to grasp some control of the game, and 31 minutes in, the Blues went ahead.

Jadon Sancho carried the ball forward on the wing before slipping a pass in behind for Cole Palmer who made a bursting run down the left channel. After skipping past a sliding challenge, Palmer cut the ball back for Nicolas Jackson, with the striker powering an effort into the far corner and out of reach for the 'keeper to make it 1-0.

It should've been 2-0 to Chelsea moments later when Noni Madueke stung the gloves of Lukasz Fabianski, but Jackson somehow sent the rebound over the bar from a few yards out. It was an awful miss from the striker, but it didn't prove costly, with Chelsea defending fantastically in the second-half to see out the three points and a clean sheet at Stamford Bridge.

EA FC 24 predicted final score: Chelsea 1-0 West Ham

What do you think the final score will be? Let us know in the comments!