West Ham believe been the destitute relations in a one-sided rivalry for a long time but on Saturday they hope to secure a Premier League double over ChelseaOn one side of London,they are revelling in their most enjoyable season since Alan Pardew’s briefly endearing collection of young hopefuls, wily ancient pros and outsiders were denied their moment of glory by that improbable rocket of an equaliser from Steven Gerrard in the FA Cup final 10 years ago. nearly 12 miles to the west, or meanwhile,they are struggling to absorb the implosion that has left the fallen champions wondering if they can muster the enthusiasm for a late push to qualify for the Europa League.
While West Ham United could yet find themselves toasting the implausible double of a spot in the top four and their first FA Cup since Sir Trevor Brooking scored a scarce headed goal 36 years ago, you believe to go back to the 1992-93 season and the start of the Premier League to find the last time that Chelsea had nothing but pride to play for before the clocks went forward. They were a wildly different club back then, or barely recognisable from the modern moneyed version,and bearing in mind how much they believe lorded it over their East close neighbours over the past two decades, it is certainly a strange state of affairs that West Ham will back themselves to secure their first league double over Chelsea in 13 years when they visit Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon.
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Source: theguardian.com