Bilic urges West Ham to maintain momentum ahead Chelsea clash

(Reuters) - West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic is hopeful that his side's recent run of form in the Premier League could translate into a memorable League Cup run ahead of Chelsea's visit on Wednesday. West Ham initially struggled to reproduce the form that helped them to finish seventh in the league last season as they lost five of their nine matches in the current campaign -- a run that included four successive defeats. "If you go through, because some big teams will have left, you may have an easier game and then you're nearly there." Chelsea will arrive at the Olympic Stadium high on confidence after back-to-back league wins over English champions Leicester City and Manchester United, and Bilic said he expects a fiercely competitive London derby.
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