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Chelsea’s triumph at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup heightened expectations for the Blues in the 2025-26 Premier League season.

Although they were a clear fourth-favorite behind Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City, Chelsea started to get plenty of betting support and saw their odds dip more and more as the season drew nearer.

It was just one match, but some of the shine from Chelsea’s victory over PSG at MetLife Stadium has been muted after a drab nil-nil draw against Crystal Palace in Matchweek 1.

A similarly uninspiring performance against West Ham on Friday afternoon would cause the skeptics to get even louder.

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