Tomas Soucek has been a reliable performer for West Ham since he joined the club in the 2019/20 season, acting as a consistent shot threat during his time at the club.

Soucek’s main asset in the final third is his aerial ability, he is exceptional at timing his runs into the box and has a physical advantage from set pieces, which is the focus of our selection here.

Chelsea have struggled with set pieces since before Liam Rosenior arrived at the club, with the lack of physical presence in the side costing Chelsea from these situations since Graham Potter was in charge. 

Chelsea have already conceded three goals from set pieces since Rosenior took charge - with Palace, Charlton and Arsenal all exposing this weakness. They conceded seven corners in their 5-1 win over West Ham earlier in the campaign, with Soucek having two shots in that clash - one of which came from a set piece situation.

Overall, Soucek has taken 13 shots across his nine starts for West Ham in the Premier League this season (1.30 per 90), pitching in with two goals for the Hammers across these minutes. He’s lasted the full 90 minutes in each of West Ham’s last three Premier League matches, so he is trusted by Nuno at the moment and should get the bulk of the game here.

There is excellent value with this selection when backing with bet365, the exact same angle is priced as low as 1.36 with other major bookmakers.